Director, Rewards Business Partner

Nscale•San Francisco, CA

About The Position

Nscale is a global AI infrastructure company building GPU cloud and data centers purpose-built for AI workloads. We're scaling rapidly across North America, Europe, and beyond. As we grow, we're building the internal programs and functions that let our people, and the company, scale with us. About the Role You will be the strategic Reward partner for Nscale's AI Infrastructure & Revenue organisation. Reporting to the VP of Reward, you will partner with executive leadership to shape how Reward drives business growth, accelerates innovation, and attracts exceptional talent. Acting as the voice of the business, you'll influence how Nscale's compensation, equity, and variable compensation/incentive strategies evolve by bringing together market insight, commercial judgement, andbusiness context. You'll work in close partnership with the Director of Compensation Programs and Director of Equity & Executive Compensation, ensuring enterprise Reward frameworks reflect the needs of technical and commercial talent while remaining aligned to Nscale's global Reward philosophy. You will own Nscale's Sales incentive strategy, while providing strategic leadership across compensation and equity for AI Infrastructure & Revenue. This is a role for someone who enjoys solving complex business problems through Reward and influencing strategy at the highest level.

Requirements

Significant experience partnering with executive leaders on Reward strategy in a high-growth technology company.
Deep expertise across compensation, equity, incentive design, and commercial Reward programmes.
Strong experience supporting technical and go-to-market organisations; experience designing and leading Sales incentive strategies is highly desirable.
Proven ability to influence enterprise Reward strategy through commercial insight and trusted business partnership.
Exceptional communication and storytelling skills, able to simplify complex Reward topics and influence senior stakeholders.
Experience supporting complex hiring, executive offers, promotions, and strategic workforce planning.
Strong commercial acumen with the ability to balance competitiveness, affordability, governance, and business outcomes.
Comfortable operating independently in a fast-moving, ambiguous environment.
A strategic thinker who enjoys building scalable Reward solutions and shaping the future direction of Reward in a global technology company.

Nice To Haves

Experience building people programs in a hypergrowth environment (e.g., rapid headcount scaling, multiple new-market launches).
Exposure to international workforce operations (e.g., EMEA/APAC coordination, cross-border onboarding or compliance nuances).

Responsibilities

Serve as the trusted Reward advisor to executive leadership.
Shape business decisions through compensation, equity, and workforce strategy.
Translate market insight into clear, compelling recommendations.
Build alignment through effective storytelling and commercial judgement.
Shape the Reward strategy for AI Infrastructure & Revenue.
Partner with the Director of Compensation Programs and Director of Equity & Executive Compensation to influence the evolution of Nscale's global Reward frameworks.
Ensure business priorities and market dynamics are reflected in enterprise Reward strategies.
Balance business flexibility with global consistency and governance.
Advise leaders on compensation, equity, and workforce investment.
Guide complex hiring, executive offers, promotions, and retention decisions.
Provide market guidance and consultation to leaders, People Partners, and Talent Acquisition.
Support annual compensation and equity cycles, ensuring consistent application of Reward philosophy.
Own the strategy, governance, and evolution of Nscale's Sales incentive programs.
Partner with Sales leadership to ensure incentive plans drive the right commercial outcomes.
Influence incentive frameworks for AI Infrastructure and other specialist populations as the business evolves.
Provide real-time feedback on incentive design principles in partnership with the Director of Compensation Programs.
Lead strategic Reward initiatives across Nscale.
Influence the future direction of compensation, equity, and incentive programs.
Champion scalable, globally consistent Reward solutions that support business growth.
Champion strong Reward governance and decision quality.
Use data, analytics, and market insight to influence strategy and investment decisions.
Simplify processes and drive continuous improvement through technology and AI.