Compensation & Equity Programs Lead

Plaid; New York (NY); On-site; USD 123,000 - 181,000; Full time

Job summary

Plaid is a leading fintech company focused on building tools that connect people with their financial accounts. The Compensation team designs, manages, and evolves compensation strategies to attract, retain, and motivate world-class talent.

We work on cash and equity programs, annual and mid-year cycles, benchmarking, and exec compensation support. In this role, you will own compensation support for specific client groups and lead cycle operations and tooling across the team.

Qualifications

• 5–8+ years of experience in compensation or total rewards.
• Hands-on experience owning or co-owning a compensation cycle (YE or mid-year).
• Benchmarking experience: job matching, survey submissions, competitive analysis.
• Strong analytical skills — you build and own complex models, not just populate templates.
• RSU/equity experience — you understand how equity comp works and can explain it clearly.

Responsibilities

• Own comp support for specific client groups — offers, promos, manager/HRBP questions — with a high bar for speed and accuracy.
• Lead configuration and rollout of annual and mid-year compensation cycles in Workday and comp tooling.
• Manage and maintain Plaid’s comp systems: Compa, Pave, and external survey tools (Compensia, Radford).
• Run benchmarking analysis — job matching, market data pulls, competitive pay positioning. Maintain compensation band and zone data; ensure ranges stay current and accurate.
• Build and maintain complex models in support of program design and leadership decisions.
• Partner closely with other team members on high-priority workstreams and peak-season capacity.

Skills

Compensation

Total Rewards

Workday

Compensation cycles

Data analysis

Equity/RSU

Tools

Workday

Compa

Pave

Job description

Plaid is a leading fintech company focused on building tools that connect people with their financial accounts. The Compensation team designs, manages, and evolves compensation strategies to attract, retain, and motivate world-class talent.

We work on cash and equity programs, annual and mid-year cycles, benchmarking, and exec compensation support. In this role, you will own compensation support for specific client groups and lead cycle operations and tooling across the team.