Senior Staff Compensation Partner | Hybrid, Data-Driven Pay Strategy

Aurora; San Francisco (CA); Hybrid; USD 179,000 - 287,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid schedule

Annual bonus

Equity compensation

Benefits package

Job summary

Aurora is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Compensation Partner to shape compensation strategy and governance for our global teams. You will partner with senior leadership to design competitive pay programs, benchmark against peers, and drive equity and transparency across the organization.

You’ll analyze market data, build scalable processes, and collaborate with Total Rewards and business leaders to ensure fair, compliant, and motivatesinclusive compensation programs.

Qualifications

• 7-10+ years of compensation experience partnering with leaders and stakeholders on compensation-related recommendations and decisions.
• Extensive experience designing and implementing compensation programs (including expertise in salary structure, bonus and 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 in the room. Partner directly with VPs, Directors, senior HR leaders, and Talent Acquisition to design compensation strategies that align with Aurora’s philosophy while meeting the unique needs of each org.
• Solve problems that don't have obvious answers. Develop creative, data-driven solutions to complex comp challenges, balancing competitiveness, equity, risk, and reward.
• Go deep on the data. Analyze compensation programs, assess market competitiveness, and model the impact of alternatives so leaders can make informed decisions.
• Leverage AI to build mechanisms that scale. Partner with compensation tech teams to implement tools and automation that drive operational excellence, enhance efficiency, and improve insights across the function.
• Support the development, administration, and continuous improvement of compensation programs and processes, including the mid-year and annual compensation cycles.
• Support pay equity, pay transparency, and education of compensation programs at Aurora.
• Drive job architecture projects, evaluating roles, defining levels, and ensuring internal equity across the organization.

Skills

Compensation strategy

Data-driven decision making

Executive communication

Compensation benchmarking

Tools

Excel

Google Suite

Radford

Mercer

Pave

Job description

Aurora is seeking an experienced Senior Staff Compensation Partner to shape compensation strategy and governance for our global teams. You will partner with senior leadership to design competitive pay programs, benchmark against peers, and drive equity and transparency across the organization.

You’ll analyze market data, build scalable processes, and collaborate with Total Rewards and business leaders to ensure fair, compliant, and motivatesinclusive compensation programs.