Global Compensation Lead - Remote, Data-Driven Pay

Chainlink Labs; Tampa (FL); On-site; USD 170,000 - 260,000; Full time

Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking an experienced Compensation Lead to own the operating engine of broad-based compensation. You will lead programs across offers, promotions, cycles, market pricing, and salary structures, ensuring data-backed, defensible decisions for a global workforce.

You will partner with People Partners, TA, Finance, and Legal to evolve compensation from execution to recommendation-led, using AI and modern tooling to scale analysis and reporting.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of broad-based compensation experience in a global org.
• Strong benchmarking and market-pricing expertise; diverse datasets.
• Advanced modelling in Google Sheets or Excel; structured data experience.
• Ability to translate compensation data into actionable options.
• Experience advising senior partners and leaders on decisions.
• Excellent communication across technical and non-technical audiences.
• Ability to build scalable processes in a rapidly evolving environment.

Responsibilities

• Own execution and evolution of broad-based compensation programs.
• Lead global pay equity initiatives and job architecture efforts.
• Build compensation models, dashboards, and analyses for decisions.
• Benchmarking, survey participation, market pricing, and pay analysis.
• Review complex offers and escalations with clear recommendations.
• Collaborate on migration to compensation data infrastructure (Pave).
• Design accessible compensation views for managers and partners.
• Advise leadership on strategy, programs, and individual decisions.
• Translate data into concise executive-ready recommendations.
• Leverage AI/tools to speed up analysis and reporting.

Skills

Broad-based comp exp

Benchmarking expertise

Market pricing

Excel/Google Sheets modelling

Data-driven decision making

Stakeholder management

Advising senior leaders

Ambiguity handling

Cross-functional collaboration

AI/automation mindset

Education

Bachelor’s or higher in relevant field

Tools

Pave

Workday

SQL/BigQuery

Benchmarking platforms (Radford/Mercer)

Job description

Chainlink Labs is seeking an experienced Compensation Lead to own the operating engine of broad-based compensation. You will lead programs across offers, promotions, cycles, market pricing, and salary structures, ensuring data-backed, defensible decisions for a global workforce.

You will partner with People Partners, TA, Finance, and Legal to evolve compensation from execution to recommendation-led, using AI and modern tooling to scale analysis and reporting.