Senior Compensation Partner, Global Strategy & Equity

Decisive Point; Sunnyvale (CA); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Applied Intuition is seeking a Compensation Business Partner to shape pay programs and strategy as we scale. You’ll develop competitive, equitable compensation and partner with leaders to drive talent decisions.

You will lead benchmarking, job architecture, leveling, and pay equity analyses, translating data into actionable recommendations and scalable processes while working with AI tools. This is an in-office role with occasional remote flexibility in Sunnyvale, CA.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, business, finance, economics, or related field.
• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience (cash and equity).
• Experience designing and evolving compensation programs, including benchmarking, job architecture, leveling, and pay equity.
• Experience supporting compensation programs across multiple functions, geographies, or employee populations.
• Strong analytical and quantitative skills to translate data and market insights into practical recommendations and to build forecasting models.
• Proven ability to independently lead complex initiatives in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with strong communication and stakeholder management across senior leaders and cross-functional partners.
• Experience with building and implementing people solutions using AI/Dev tools (e.g. Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor).

Responsibilities

• Build and evolve compensation programs and practices that support Applied Intuition’s continued growth.
• Serve as a trusted compensation advisor to business leaders and cross-functional partners on compensation decisions and strategy.
• Lead compensation benchmarking and market analysis, translating data and insights into clear, actionable recommendations.
• Support the design and execution of compensation programs, including compensation reviews, job architecture, and related frameworks.
• Develop scalable approaches and processes that can evolve with changing business priorities and talent needs.
• Balance strategic program design with hands-on execution, bringing structure and clarity to complex compensation challenges.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Benchmarking

Pay equity

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

AI tools experience

Independent initiative

Education

Bachelor’s degree in HR, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field

Tools

Claude

ChatGPT

Cursor

Job description

Applied Intuition is seeking a Compensation Business Partner to shape pay programs and strategy as we scale. You’ll develop competitive, equitable compensation and partner with leaders to drive talent decisions.

You will lead benchmarking, job architecture, leveling, and pay equity analyses, translating data into actionable recommendations and scalable processes while working with AI tools. This is an in-office role with occasional remote flexibility in Sunnyvale, CA.