Global Compensation Lead - Data-Driven, Remote

Chainlink Labs; Boston (MA); Remote; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Compensation Lead to own the operating engine of broad-based compensation globally. You will manage offers, promotions, pricing, and salary structures, building data-driven programs and dashboards for decision-making.

You will partner with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance and Legal to elevate the function from execution to advisory, driving pay equity and scalable processes in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of broad-based compensation experience within a fast-paced, global organization; 10+ years for consideration at the senior level.
• Proven experience owning compensation programs across offers, promotions, compensation cycles, market pricing, and salary structures.
• Strong compensation benchmarking and market-pricing expertise, including experience with major compensation surveys and datasets.
• Advanced Google Sheets or Excel modelling and analytical skills; experience working with structured data is highly valued.
• Strong judgment and the ability to turn complex compensation questions into clear options and recommendations.
• Experience advising People Partners and senior business leaders on compensation decisions.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity and build scalable processes in a rapidly evolving environment.
• Comfortable partnering cross-functionally with teams such as People Operations, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and HRIS/People Tech.
• A builder mindset with an interest in using data, automation, and AI to improve how compensation work gets done.

Responsibilities

• Own the execution and evolution of broad-based compensation programs, including offers, promotions, compensation cycles, market pricing, and salary structures.
• Lead global initiatives across pay equity, job architecture, workforce planning, and compensation program design.
• Build compensation models, dashboards, and analyses that inform business and People decisions.
• Lead benchmarking, survey participation, job matching, market pricing, and pay competitiveness analysis.
• Review complex offers and compensation escalations across levels, functions, and global markets, providing clear recommendations.
• Partner with People Tech on migration to Pave and development of compensation data infrastructure.
• Design clear, accessible compensation views and resources for managers and partners.
• Advise People Partners and business leaders on compensation strategy, programs, and individual decisions.

Skills

Broad-based compensation

Pay benchmarking

Market pricing

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Automation/AI tooling

Tools

Pave

Workday

SQL/BigQuery

Radford

Mercer

Job description

Chainlink Labs is seeking a Compensation Lead to own the operating engine of broad-based compensation globally. You will manage offers, promotions, pricing, and salary structures, building data-driven programs and dashboards for decision-making.

You will partner with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance and Legal to elevate the function from execution to advisory, driving pay equity and scalable processes in a fast-paced environment.