Equity & Compensation Architect (Remote, Contract)

Mercor; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; GBP 52,000 - 208,000; Part time

Job summary

Mercor is seeking a Compensation & Equity Expert (Total Rewards) for a remote, hourly contract. You will build compensation bands, equity programs, and governance for a venture-backed company.

You will own annual compensation cycles, benchmark against peers, and design simple, credible incentive structures to drive behavior and results. This role supports global, contractor workforce compensation and requires strong architecture skills.

Qualifications

• Must have depth in compensation design & architecture or equity program management.
• Nice to have experience with compensation philosophy and benchmarking.
• Experience designing compensation for global/contractor workforce and pay transparency.

Responsibilities

• Build salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture from the ground up.
• Own an annual compensation cycle, including merit planning, promotion decisions, and bonus programs.
• Benchmark against a peer set and defend to an exec team.
• Design incentive structures that are simple, credible, and behavior-changing.
• Manage equity programs, including option and RSU programs, grant guidelines, and pool planning.
• Work through 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration at a venture-backed company.

Skills

Compensation design

Equity program management

Tools

HRIS

Compensation tooling

Job description

Mercor is seeking a Compensation & Equity Expert (Total Rewards) for a remote, hourly contract. You will build compensation bands, equity programs, and governance for a venture-backed company.

You will own annual compensation cycles, benchmark against peers, and design simple, credible incentive structures to drive behavior and results. This role supports global, contractor workforce compensation and requires strong architecture skills.