Compensation Partner

Lyten, Inc.; North Carolina; Hybrid; USD 105,000 - 157,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Tiered bonus and equity

Healthcare

Dental

Vision

Corporate discounts

Paid holidays

PTO and sick time

401K

Employee relocation plan (if available

Job summary

Lyten, Inc. is seeking a hands-on Compensation Partner to evolve and scale our global compensation framework as we grow from 650 to 1,500+ employees across the U.S. and Europe.

You will lead market benchmarking, job architecture, salary structure maintenance, and variable compensation modeling. You will partner with HR, IT, and Finance, translating data into clear recommendations for leadership while building self-service tools and scalable processes to support international expansion and equity

Qualifications

• 3+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience.
• Experience with multi-country compensation structures, especially U.S. and European markets.
• Proven experience using market survey tools (Radford/Aon preferred).
• Advanced Excel/Sheets modeling skills (pivot tables, formulas, scenario modeling).
• Experience with HRIS compensation modules (Workday a plus).
• Strong advisory skills translating data into actionable business insights.

Responsibilities

• Assess current compensation structures, benchmarks, processes, and systems for optimization and automation.
• Partner with leadership to design a compensation roadmap supporting international expansion from 650 to 1,500+ employees.
• Collaborate with HR Operations, IT, and Finance to improve systems, data integrity, and reporting.

Skills

Advanced Excel modeling

Stakeholder advisory

Multi-country compensation

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

Workday

Radford/Aon

Google Sheets

Job description

Lyten is leading an industrial revolution through Lyten 3D Graphene™, a breakthrough supermaterial unlocking a new generation of products — from lithium–sulfur batteries and energy storage systems to concrete admixtures, lightweight composites, and next‑generation sensors that are revolutionizing industries. Together, these innovations are making a massive global improvement and driving real‑world impact across energy, mobility, construction, and defense. At Lyten, we believe the most meaningful careers begin with purpose — and with people who want to make a difference. We’re not just developing advanced supermaterials — we’re about to change the world as we know it, reshaping how energy is stored, how products are built, and how progress is made. We’re entering an exciting growth phase, scaling production across the U.S. and Europe and expanding our team of engineers, scientists, and innovators.

We are looking for a hands‑on, analytical, and collaborative Compensation Partner to help evolve, scale, and operationalize our global compensation framework. As we grow from ~650 employees to 1,500+ worldwide, this role will play a foundational part in assessing our current compensation landscape, closing infrastructure gaps, and building scalable programs across the United States and Europe. Reporting directly to the SVP Global People and Talent, you will independently drive key workstreams across global market benchmarking, job architecture, salary structure maintenance, variable compensation modeling, and business partner enablement. This position combines deep analytical rigor with consultative advisory skills, translating compensation data into clear business recommendations.

Key Responsibilities

• Assess current compensation structures, benchmarking methodologies, processes, and systems to identify opportunities for optimization and automation.
• Partner with leadership to design and execute a compensation roadmap that supports international expansion from 650 to 1,500+ employees.
• Collaborate with HR Operations, IT, and Finance to enhance compensation systems, data integrity, reporting capabilities, and workflow integrations.
• Help refine, document, and operationalize our global compensation philosophy, ensuring balanced alignment across market competitiveness, internal equity, geographic differentials, and peer group selections.
• Establish and govern clear, consistent guidelines for recurring compensation events (focal reviews, promotions, merit increases, market adjustments) and out‑of‑cycle exceptions.
• Design, implement, and support technology‑enabled compensation cycles, internal equity reviews, and focal compensation planning.
• Lead regular market pricing and compensation modeling for U.S. and European markets using survey sources (e.g., Radford/Aon).
• Establish a proactive cadence for monitoring market shifts and updating geographic pay ranges and salary structures so our offerings remain competitive.
• Conduct impact modeling and cost analysis for annual structure adjustments and market corrections.
• Build upon and refine the global job architecture, including job families, sub‑families, career tracks, and leveling criteria.
• Reconcile new and evolving roles against the leveling framework to ensure cross‑functional parity and clear career progression pathways.
• Act as a trusted compensation advisor to HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, and People Managers, providing data‑backed recommendations with clear rationale.
• Create self‑service enablement tools, offer‑generation guidelines, and structured decision frameworks that empower recruiters and HRBPs to handle routine compensation queries independently.
• Define and manage clear escalation paths and governance criteria for non‑standard compensation requests and exceptions.
• Support the design, benchmarking, and modeling of variable pay programs, including Sales/Go‑To‑Market commission structures and annual corporate bonus plans.
• Model On‑Target Earnings (OTE), base/variable mix ratios, and payout curves to ensure performance alignment and market competitiveness.

Minimum requirements

• Minimum of 3+ years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience, ideally within a high‑growth, global technology organization.
• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or a related field (or equivalent practical experience).
• Demonstrated experience with multi‑country compensation structures, with specific knowledge of U.S. and European market dynamics and regulatory environments.
• Proven experience utilizing market survey tools (Radford/Aon preferred).
• Advanced Microsoft Excel / Google Sheets modeling skills (e.g., complex formulas, pivot tables, index/match, scenario modeling).
• Experience with HRIS compensation modules (Workday experience is a plus/preferred, but not required).
• Solid foundation in job evaluation, leveling frameworks, salary band construction, and statistical analysis of compensation data.
• Strong interpersonal and advisory skills, with the ability to synthesize complex quantitative data into concise, actionable insights for diverse business stakeholders.

Physical Requirements: Able to lift 25 lbs. and stand/sit for many hours per day

Compensations Range: The expected base salary range for this position is between $105,000.00 - $157,400.00. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job‑related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise.

Disclosures: Pay Transparency Disclosure: This compensation and benefits information is based on Lyten’s estimate as of the date of publication and may be modified in the future. We generally do not negotiate on salary once we have made an offer. The level of pay within the range will depend on a variety of job‑related factors that may include location, relevant prior experience and/or education, or particular skills and expertise. New hires joining the company tend to be paid within the starting base pay range noted above, with opportunities to increase pay over time based on development of additional skills, competencies, and company‑specific knowledge.

• tier based bonus and equity
• healthcare
• dental
• vision
• corporate discounts
• paid holidays
• PTO and sick time
• 401K
• employee relocation plan (if applicable)

Export/ITAR Compliance Disclosure

Certain positions within Lyten, Inc. require compliance with export control laws and, as a result, all interviewed candidates will be screened pre‑interview to determine their eligibility in light of export restrictions. This position requires access to technology, software and other information that is subject to governmental access control restrictions, due to export controls. Employment in this position is conditioned on the continued availability of government authorization to authorize release of such items, to the extent required, including without limitation an export license, or other documentation required to establish authorization to receive access to such items. Company may delay commencement of employment, rescind an offer of employment, terminate employment, and/or may modify job responsibilities, compensation, benefits, and/or access to Company facilities and information systems, as Company deems appropriate, in order to ensure compliance with applicable government access control restrictions.

Lyten is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, status as a protected veteran, or status as a qualified individual with a disability. EEO Employer/Vet/Disabled.

Why Work at Lyten

At Lyten, you’ll be part of a team that’s redefining what’s possible in energy, materials, and manufacturing. We’re not just imagining the future — we’re building it today with breakthrough technologies that are changing how products are made and how industries innovate. Our people are the heart of that mission. From world‑class scientists and engineers to creative problem‑solvers in operations, manufacturing, and commercialization, every member of the Lyten team plays a role in turning bold ideas into real‑world impact. We believe that the best work happens when you’re doing great things in the world — with people you like. Collaboration, curiosity, and a shared sense of purpose drive everything we do.

What You’ll Find at Lyten

A mission that matters: Contribute directly to solving complex challenges in energy, mobility, and materials innovation. Cutting‑edge innovation: Work on technologies at the intersection of materials science, energy storage, and advanced manufacturing that strengthen energy security and local supply chains. Extraordinary people: Join a team of talented, friendly, and down‑to‑earth innovators who support, challenge, and inspire one another every day. Teamwork and culture: Experience a workplace built on trust, respect, and shared success — where collaboration fuels breakthroughs and everyone’s ideas are heard. Global impact: Help scale new materials and energy solutions that reinforce industrial resilience across the U.S. and Europe. Career growth: Be part of a fast‑moving company entering a commercial growth phase, with opportunities to lead, learn, and make your mark.

Purpose-driven values: Thrive in an environment that celebrates ingenuity, optimism, and meaningful progress — together.

Lyten offers the opportunity to do the most important work of your career — helping build the technologies that will power the next century of innovation. Join us, and help transform industries, communities, and the planet with friends who share your drive to make a difference.

Founded in 2015 in Silicon Valley, California, Lyten is transforming the future of energy and materials innovation to build a stronger, more resilient world. Our breakthrough innovation, Lyten 3D Graphene™, is a brand‑new supermaterial that enables the creation of products that perform better and cost less. Lyten is rapidly scaling operations across the U.S. and Europe. Our lithium–sulfur (Li‑S) batteries—free from nickel, manganese, cobalt, and graphite—deliver higher energy density and lighter weight while enabling a more secure, independent supply chain and a next‑generation alternative to traditional lithium‑ion chemistry. The acquisition of Northvolt’s assets in California, Poland, Sweden, and Germany has established a strong foundation for Lyten’s global energy storage growth, including Europe’s largest Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) manufacturing facility. Beyond battery systems, Lyten’s platform technology extends to high‑performance concrete admixtures, advanced composites, adhesives, and sensors, redefining material performance across industries from automotive and aerospace to construction and defense. Lyten has raised over $625 million in equity and received support from the U.S. Export‑Import Bank to provide up to $650 million in financing for international customer energy storage projects. Recognized as one of Fast Company’s “Most Innovative Energy Companies,” one of TIME’s “Top Green Technology Companies,” and a Silicon Valley Defense Group Top 100 National Security Company, Lyten is leading the next wave of high‑performance materials and energy systems that enhance energy security and supply chain resilience. Our lithium–sulfur batteries have been selected to power Chrysler’s Halcyon Concept EV. Behind every Lyten innovation is a world‑class team of scientists, engineers, and business leaders from some of the most respected technology, energy, and manufacturing companies — all united by a shared mission to make a lasting global impact. We’re entering an exciting growth phase — expanding production, launching new products, and hiring exceptional talent across engineering, operations, manufacturing, and commercialization. If you’re ready to shape the next era of advanced materials and product innovation — while working alongside some of the brightest minds in science and engineering — join Lyten and help us build the next industrial revolution.