Staff Compensation Analyst

opengov; United States; On-site; USD 140,000 - 210,000; Full time

Job summary

OpenGov is seeking a Senior Compensation Manager to lead and scale our compensation programs, combining hands-on program ownership with strategic analytics and AI-enabled operations. You will serve as a trusted advisor to HRBPs and People Managers, owning design, cycles, equity planning, and manager enablement while building scalable data infrastructure and automated workflows.

You will collaborate with cross-functional partners to ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and budget

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in compensation or related field in a high-growth environment.
• Experience building compensation programs and scaling processes with company growth.
• Experience with equity program design, including grant guidelines and vesting structures (preferred).
• Advanced proficiency with Workday Advanced Compensation is strongly preferred.
• Strong analytical and Excel/Google Sheets skills to analyze data and build models.

Responsibilities

• Administer and evolve OpenGov's compensation programs — cycles, promotions, and variable pay.
• Maintain integrity of compensation data, job architecture, career paths, and comp ranges.
• Advise HRBPs and managers on compensation to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Build relationships with cross-functional partners to apply compensation philosophy confidently.
• Own equity planning and administration, including guidelines and vesting structures.
• Model equity budgets and coordinate with Finance and Legal on plan changes.
• Design and build compensation metrics, reports, and tools; lead market trend analyses.
• Create compensation content and training for HRBPs, managers, and employees.
• Design AI-powered workflows to automate recurring compensation tasks and improve speed.

Skills

Compensation design

Strategic analytics

Excel/Google Sheets

Equity planning

Cross-functional collaboration

Tools

Workday Advanced Compensation

Job description

OpenGov is the leader in AI and ERP solutions for local and state governments in the U.S. More than 2,000 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts rely on the OpenGov Public Service Platform to operate efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen the public trust. Category-leading products include enterprise asset management, procurement and contract management, accounting and budgeting, billing and revenue management, permitting and licensing, and transparency and open data. These solutions come together in the OpenGov ERP, allowing public sector organizations to focus on priorities and deliver maximum ROI with every dollar and decision in sync. Learn about OpenGov's mission to power more effective and accountable government and the vision of high-performance government for every community at O penGov.com .

Job Summary

As the Senior Compensation Manager, you will lead the evolution and scale of OpenGov's compensation programs in alignment with our business objectives, combining hands-on program ownership with strategic analytics and AI-enabled operations. You'll serve as a trusted compensation advisor to HRBPs, People Managers, Talent Acquisition, and cross functional partners across the business - helping them navigate compensation decisions with clarity and confidence. You'll own the full compensation toolkit - program design, cycle execution, equity planning, and manager enablement - while building the data-driven infrastructure and automated workflows that let compensation scale ahead of the business, not behind it. This is a player-coach role: you'll do the work yourself building models, running benchmarks, owning cycles, while also setting direction and raising the bar for other professionals on the team.

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

Maintain the integrity of compensation data and systems, including internal job architecture, career paths, salary scales, and comp ranges aligned with our compensation philosophy

Serve as a strategic advisor to HRBPs, People Managers, and FP&A, providing business-relevant compensation guidance and recommendations for new and existing employees to ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and budget alignment

Build trusted, consultative relationships with cross-functional partners, helping them apply compensation philosophy confidently to real business decisions

Equity Planning

Own equity planning and administration, including new-hire and refresh grant guidelines, vesting structures, and equity budget modeling

Partner with Finance and Legal on equity program design, plan changes, and compliance requirements

Advise HRBPs and business leaders on equity-related questions for offers, promotions, and retention scenarios

Strategic Analytics

Design and build compensation metrics, reports, and tools that inform program decisions and forecast/analyze compensation outcomes

Lead competitive intelligence on market trends and talent movement, particularly for premium and fast-moving job families (e.g., AI/ML, engineering, data science)

Analyze compensation data to surface trends, outliers, and risk areas, translating findings into clear, actionable recommendations for HR and business leaders

Enablement

Create and deploy compensation content and training for HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, Managers, and Employees, spanning foundational and complex compensation topics

Promote understanding of OpenGov's compensation philosophy and practices across the organization, building relationships that result in trusted partnership

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

Integrate AI tools directly into daily compensation work to increase speed and consistency of deliverables, including market analysis, manager communications, and data summarization

Evaluate where AI can responsibly replace manual steps, with clear judgment on where human review must stay in the loop, and bring recommendations forward proactively to the broader People Team

Requirements and Preferred Experience

• 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 report