Lead Analyst, Total Rewards

Forward Financing•Boston, MA

3d•$130,000 - $150,000•Remote

About The Position

Forward Financing is seeking a Lead Total Rewards Partner to architect and scale a global framework that truly cares for, rewards, and empowers its team. In this lead role, the individual will design people-centric compensation strategies that solve complex organizational challenges, champion fair and competitive pay, and ensure employees feel valued as the company scales. This role involves designing a comprehensive 3-year global benefits strategy, researching and deploying market data-driven, localized compensation bands, evaluating Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) enhancements, overhauling compensation structures to align with shifting managerial and individual contributor structures, serving as the principal compensation advisor to leadership, and leading annual compensation cycles.

Requirements

7+ years in Compensation, Equity, and Total Rewards, operating at a lead or principal level.
Deep expertise in US and Canadian compensation frameworks, job architecture, pay equity, and equity design (Options, RSUs, Phantom Equity).
Proven experience building complex financial models and visualizing compensation data for executive decision-making.
Experience in scaling global companies (500+ employees) and optimizing tools like Rippling, Pave, or Payscale.

Responsibilities

Design a comprehensive 3-year global benefits strategy with differentiated offerings across leadership tiers.
Research and deploy market data driven, localized, compensation bands.
Evaluate Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) enhancements, including program options for high-performing individuals, while partnering with Finance to maximize program ROI.
Overhaul compensation structures to align with shifting managerial and individual contributor structures, including updating job leveling, incentive compensation frameworks, and healthy/competitive compensation growth.
Serve as the principal compensation advisor to leadership, HRBPs, and Talent Acquisition, leveraging advanced market insights and internal equity modeling.
Lead annual compensation cycles (merit, bonuses, equity refreshes) and optimize workflows within our tech stack (including Rippling, CandorIQ, Pave, and Payscale).