Senior Compensation Leader — Equity & AI-Driven Strategy

OpenGov Inc.; Illinois; On-site; USD 160,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive healthcare options for 1

Flexible vacation policy and paid公司hol

401(k) with company match

Paid parental leave, wellness stipends

Professional development and growth

Job summary

OpenGov is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to lead the evolution of our compensation programs and scale them with business growth. This role blends hands-on modeling, benchmark analysis, and program ownership with strategic analytics and AI-enabled operations.

You'll advise HRBPs, People Managers, and cross-functional partners, building scalable systems, data infrastructures, and impactful compensation workflows across the organization.

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in compensation, consulting, or a related field in a high-growth, fast‑paced environment
• Experience building compensation programs, managing projects, and scaling processes with company growth
• Experience with equity program design and administration, including grant guidelines, vesting structures, and equity budget modeling preferred
• Advanced proficiency with Workday Advanced Compensation strongly preferred
• Strong analytical and Excel/Google Sheets skills required to analyze data and build meaningful, understandable models and reports; ability to see beyond the numbers to drive sound decision‑making
• Demonstrated, hands‑on experience building AI-powered tools or workflows in a compensation/HR context (e.g., automating benchmarking, modeling, or reporting tasks)
• Knowledge of federal, state, and local laws impacting people operations and compensation
• Experience working with base pay and incentive plans required
• Experience with global compensation strongly preferred
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience required; a strong background in data/quantitative analysis such as Finance, Statistics, or Economics preferred
• Ability to present and distill complex topics in a concise and meaningful manner to diverse stakeholders
• Strong consultative and advisory skills, with a track record of building trusted partnerships with cross‑functional stakeholders
• Must be able to independently problem‑solve and work under pressure in a deadline‑driven, rapidly changing organization
• Ability to gain alignment and represent a common point of view across multiple stakeholders

Responsibilities

• Compensation Advisory & Program Management: Administer and evolve OpenGov's compensation programs - comp cycles, promotions, and variable pay - serving as project lead across each program
• Equity Planning: Own equity planning and administration, including new‑hire and refresh grant guidelines, vesting structures, and equity budget modeling
• Strategic Analytics: Design and build compensation metrics, reports, and tools that inform program decisions and forecast/analyze compensation outcomes
• Enablement: Create and deploy compensation content and training for HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Managers, and Employees
• AI-Enabled Compensation Operations: Design and build AI-powered workflows and tools that automate recurring compensation work — benchmarking, offer modeling, job description generation, and comp cycle reporting — operationalizing and automating so compensation scales with our growth

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience

Finance/Statistics/Economics background

Tools

Workday Advanced Compensation

Excel/Google Sheets

Job description

OpenGov is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to lead the evolution of our compensation programs and scale them with business growth. This role blends hands-on modeling, benchmark analysis, and program ownership with strategic analytics and AI-enabled operations.

You'll advise HRBPs, People Managers, and cross-functional partners, building scalable systems, data infrastructures, and impactful compensation workflows across the organization.