Compensation Partner
Sierra•San Francisco, CA
•$210,000 - $250,000
About The Position
Sierra is seeking a Compensation Partner to support and evolve global compensation programs through analysis, scalable processes, AI-native workflows, and cross-functional collaboration. The role serves as a trusted compensation subject matter expert to stakeholders and employees as the company grows. It includes compensation analysis and modeling, global market benchmarking, compensation planning, recruiting offer support, equity operations, and development of tools and self-service experiences.
Requirements
- At least 5 years of compensation or total rewards experience in high-growth technology environments.
- Experience developing and maintaining compensation bands, including sales OTE and equity frameworks, and job architectures at scale.
- Strong understanding of global compensation practices and experience supporting international markets.
- Hands-on experience with equity compensation, including RSUs and stock options, and familiarity with equity administration processes and platforms such as Carta.
- Strong collaboration skills and a track record of cross-functional partnerships, particularly with Recruiting, Legal, and People teams.
- Experience using compensation data platforms such as Pave, Radford, and Levels.FYI, and HRIS platforms such as Workday, to generate insights and inform decisions.
- An AI-native mindset, with an instinct to use AI, automation, and technology to improve work rather than defaulting to manual processes.
Nice To Haves
- Experience supporting compensation programs across multiple geographies, including local pay regulations, statutory requirements, and regional market data.
- Experience at a large or high-growth technology company and understanding of how to design scalable compensation programs and processes.
- Experience building AI-powered or automated workflows that replaced manual operational processes or created self-service capabilities.
Responsibilities
- Conduct detailed compensation analysis and modeling, using AI and automation to support program design and decision-making.
- Lead global market benchmarking and build scalable workflows for market reviews and ongoing evaluation of internal equity and external competitiveness.
- Manage compensation planning cycles, focusing on data accuracy, analysis, and process optimization.
- Partner with Recruiting to improve offer processes using market intelligence and internal equity insights.
- Support stock plan administration and partner with Legal on equity grant processes and improvements to equity operations accuracy and employee experience.
- Develop and maintain compensation tools, dashboards, and self-service experiences for Recruiting, People, and business leaders.
- Integrate AI tools and automation into compensation processes to improve efficiency and generate sharper insights.
Benefits
- Flexible (unlimited) paid time off
- Medical, dental, and vision benefits for employees and their families
- Life insurance and disability benefits
- Retirement plan dependent on country of employment
- Parental leave
- Fertility and family building benefits through Carrot
- Lunch, snacks, and coffee
- Discretionary benefit stipend
- Free alphorn lessons
- Eligible full-time employees can participate in Sierra's equity plans, subject to applicable plans and policies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
