Global Compensation Lead: Strategy, Analytics & Pay Equity

Chainlink Labs

Boston (MA)

On-site

USD 150,000 - 210,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

Chainlink Labs is seeking an experienced Compensation Lead to own and evolve broad-based compensation across offers, promotions, and salary structures on a global scale. The role partners with People Partners, Talent Acquisition, Finance, Legal, and HRIS to move from execution toward data-driven, recommendation-led compensation decisions.

The ideal candidate brings 7+ years of experience, advanced analytics skills, and a builder mindset to leverage data, automation, and AI for scalable

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 our migration to Pave and the continued development of our compensation data infrastructure.
Design clear, accessible compensation views and resources for managers, team members, and People Partners.
Advise People Partners and business leaders on compensation strategy, programs, and individual decisions.
Translate complex compensation data and trade-offs into concise, executive-ready recommendations.
Use AI and modern tooling to improve the speed, quality, and scalability of compensation analysis, reporting, and communication.