Senior Compensation Leader - AI-Driven Pay Strategy

certexamdb.com; Northern, New York (KY, NY); On-site; USD 154,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity (RSUs)

Benefits

Job summary

Gusto is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to scale our compensation programs across a fast-growing tech company. You will design policy, run cycles, and partner with HR, Finance, and Legal to ensure market-competitive pay aligned with our values.

This role emphasizes AI-native workflows, data-driven decision making, and scalable tooling, with responsibility for dashboards, equity offerings, and compliance across federal and state pay laws.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in Compensation, Total Rewards, People Operations, or related analytics.
• AI fluency with hands-on experience using AI tools or automation.
• Experience running compensation cycles (merit, equity, benchmarking) and building scalable programs.
• Direct experience with Radford/Aon, Mercer, Pave, or comparable survey tools and methodologies.
• Systems-first orientation: durable workflows, automated reports, and scalable operating mechanisms.
• Advanced spreadsheet and data visualization skills; ability to build dashboards used by leaders.
• Knowledge of pay regulations (FLSA, pay transparency) and equity frameworks.
• Clear, concise communication of pay data to executives and non-specialists.
• Comfort advising leadership on compensation philosophy and strategy.
• Quantitative background preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

• Develop, implement, and communicate compensation programs, ensuring equity and external competitiveness.
• Partner with HRBPs, Finance, and senior leaders to translate philosophy into actionable programs.
• Lead annual compensation cycles (merit, equity refresh, benchmarking) end-to-end.
• Perform market analyses and benchmarking using survey data to set pay ranges and offers.
• Apply AI tools to accelerate analysis while maintaining data quality and guardrails.
• Design scalable compensation workflows and tooling for automation and reliability.
• Build dashboards and visualizations giving real-time insights into pay equity and budget.
• Craft competitive offers and playbooks for recruiters and HRBPs.
• Ensure compliance with pay regulations and flag legislative changes.
• Partner with People Operations to integrate and optimize HRIS/compensation tools.

Skills

AI fluency

Compensation cycles

Benchmarking

Data analysis

Dashboarding

Communication

Strategic thinking

Fairness/Equity

Problem solving

Attention to detail

Education

Mathematics/Finance/Statistics/Economics background

Tools

Radford

Aon

Mercer

Pave

Job description

Gusto is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to scale our compensation programs across a fast-growing tech company. You will design policy, run cycles, and partner with HR, Finance, and Legal to ensure market-competitive pay aligned with our values.

This role emphasizes AI-native workflows, data-driven decision making, and scalable tooling, with responsibility for dashboards, equity offerings, and compliance across federal and state pay laws.