Total Rewards Lead

Ridgeline • Reno, NV

13h • $168,000 - $228,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Total Rewards Lead at Ridgeline owns and evolves the company’s total rewards strategy across compensation, equity, and benefits. This strategic individual contributor role has company-wide impact, defining frameworks and philosophy while partnering with HR, Talent, Finance, and Legal to implement programs. The role supports Ridgeline’s growth, global expansion into Europe and Canada, and preparation for IPO readiness. It includes shaping scalable compensation and equity programs, establishing governance, and building benefits strategies that meet employee needs and business goals.

Requirements

• Deep experience in total rewards within high-growth technology companies.
• Experience scaling compensation and equity programs in late-stage private or pre-IPO environments.
• Strong expertise in compensation strategy, equity design, incentive plans, and benefits strategy.
• Experience managing benefits strategy through systems and operating model changes, such as PEO transitions, global scaling, or HRIS transformation.
• Ability to operate as a strategic individual contributor with high ownership and influence.
• Executive presence and ability to guide senior leaders on complex decisions.
• Comfort building amid ambiguity and delivering pragmatic, iterative solutions.
• Strong cross-functional partnership skills, especially with Finance, Legal, and Talent.

Nice To Haves

• Experience supporting global expansion and international total rewards strategy.
• Exposure to IPO readiness or public company compensation practices.
• Familiarity with tools such as Radford, Pave, and Workday.

Responsibilities

• Own and evolve Ridgeline’s total rewards strategy across compensation, equity, and benefits.
• Shape and scale compensation philosophy, including benchmarking, leveling, and job architecture.
• Lead compensation planning and advise on complex decisions, including offers and retention.
• Design and refine incentive compensation plans across go-to-market roles.
• Define and evolve equity strategy, including the roadmap toward IPO readiness.
• Establish governance that supports consistency, equity, and strong decision-making.
• Develop global total rewards strategy as the company expands into Europe and Canada.
• Define and evolve benefits strategy to ensure programs are competitive, scalable, and aligned with employee needs and business growth.
• Build a global benefits strategy and framework for expansion into Europe and Canada, balancing local market competitiveness, compliance, and employee experience.
• Partner with HR, Finance, Legal, and Talent to align rewards with business and financial goals.

Benefits

• Unlimited vacation.
• Educational reimbursements.
• Wellness reimbursements.
• $0 cost employee insurance plans.
• Participation in the Company Stock Plan, subject to the applicable Stock Option Agreement.
• Opportunities for career advancement.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior
• Education Level: No Education Listed