Director, Compensation & Equity Strategy

Olema Oncology; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 260,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual bonus & stock equity

401K match / ESPP

Health plan

Flexible work model

Home office allowance

Commute allowance

Flexible time off

Job summary

Olema Oncology is seeking its first Director of Compensation to establish rigorous, scalable compensation governance for non-executive roles as the company moves toward commercialization.

Reporting to the SVP, People & Culture, you will own design, administration, and governance of base pay, equity programs, and sales incentives, partnering with executives, finance, and legal to drive market competitiveness and internal equity.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience in biotech/pharma.
• Deep expertise in broad-based compensation for VP level and below.
• Proven track record in executive compensation design and benchmarking.
• Ability to lead compensation projects in a high-growth environment.

Responsibilities

• Own design, implementation, governance of non-executive compensation across the organization.
• Lead market benchmarking, job architecture, leveling, salary structures, and compensation planning processes.
• Support executive compensation and Compensation Committee activities with analyses, materials, and recommendations.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, Payroll, and external vendors to support equity compensation administration and governance.

Skills

Executive compensation

Financial modeling

Market benchmarking

Job architecture & leveling

Education

Bachelor's degree in business, finance, accounting, economics, or related field

MBA or CPA preferred

Tools

Power Query

Macros

HRIS systems

Equity platforms

Job description

Olema Oncology is seeking its first Director of Compensation to establish rigorous, scalable compensation governance for non-executive roles as the company moves toward commercialization.

Reporting to the SVP, People & Culture, you will own design, administration, and governance of base pay, equity programs, and sales incentives, partnering with executives, finance, and legal to drive market competitiveness and internal equity.