Senior Staff Compensation Partner — AI-Driven Rewards

Aurora; Pittsburgh (Allegheny County); Hybrid; USD 162,000 - 287,000; Full time

Job summary

Aurora is seeking a Senior Staff Compensation Partner to lead compensation strategy, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration within a hybrid work model. You will partner with VPs and HR leaders to design programs that balance equity, competitiveness, and risk across the organization.

You will analyze market data, influence executive decisions, and help implement scalable compensation solutions, with emphasis on pay equity and program improvement, in a dynamic high-tech

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of compensation experience partnering with leaders on recommendations.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing compensation programs (salary structure, bonus, long-term programs).
• Deep expertise in compensation benchmarking and survey methodology (Radford, Mercer, Compa, Pave).
• Strong executive presence and ability to communicate complex topics clearly.

Responsibilities

• Be the partner and trusted advisor with VPs, Directors, and senior HR leaders to design compensation strategies aligned with Aurora’s philosophy.
• Develop creative, data-driven solutions to compensation challenges, balancing competitiveness, equity, risk, and reward.
• Analyze compensation programs, assess market competitiveness, and model the impact of alternatives for informed leadership decisions.
• Leverage AI to build scalable mechanisms; partner with compensation tech teams to implement tools and automation.
• Support development, administration and continuous improvement of compensation programs and cycles.
• Support pay equity and transparency, and educate on compensation programs.
• Drive job architecture projects, evaluate roles and ensure internal equity.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Education

Certified Compensation Professional (CCP)

Tools

Excel

Claude

Lovable

Google Suite

Job description

Aurora is seeking a Senior Staff Compensation Partner to lead compensation strategy, data-driven decision making, and cross-functional collaboration within a hybrid work model. You will partner with VPs and HR leaders to design programs that balance equity, competitiveness, and risk across the organization.

You will analyze market data, influence executive decisions, and help implement scalable compensation solutions, with emphasis on pay equity and program improvement, in a dynamic high-tech