Strategic Compensation Lead – Executive & Equity

CoreWeave; Michigan; On-site; USD 127,000 - 168,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Company-paid Life Insurance

401(k) with employer match

Tuition Reimbursement

Flexible PTO

Job summary

CoreWeave is seeking a Compensation Lead to own the design, benchmarking, and administration of compensation programs company-wide. You will work with Talent Acquisition, HRBPs, and Finance to ensure competitive, equitable pay structures and informed hiring decisions.

This role requires a seasoned professional who can operate independently, exercise discretion on sensitive pay matters, and engage senior stakeholders, including executives.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience with ownership of exec and non-exec programs.
• Deep expertise in benchmarking and survey participation.
• Proven ability to design and run comp programs at scale (merit, bonus, equity).

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation benchmarking across exec and non-exec roles.
• Design and maintain salary structures, pay bands, and job architecture.
• Partner with executives on base, bonus, and equity design.
• Monitor pay trends and regulatory changes to keep programs compliant.
• Administer annual compensation cycles and governance frameworks.
• Budget, model, and forecast compensation with Finance.

Skills

Market benchmarking

Executive compensation

Data presentation

Excel/Sheets

HRIS (Workday)

Tools

Workday

Job description

CoreWeave is seeking a Compensation Lead to own the design, benchmarking, and administration of compensation programs company-wide. You will work with Talent Acquisition, HRBPs, and Finance to ensure competitive, equitable pay structures and informed hiring decisions.

This role requires a seasoned professional who can operate independently, exercise discretion on sensitive pay matters, and engage senior stakeholders, including executives.