Total Rewards & Equity Architect

Weekday 1; United States; On-site; USD 69,000 - 276,000; Full time

Job summary

Weekday 1 is seeking Total Rewards practitioners with depth in compensation design and equity program management for client work in the United States. Compensation: $50 - $200 per hour.

The role includes building salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture, with ownership of annual cycles including merit, promotions, and equity refresh. Equity design and governance—RSU/option programs, 409A valuations, plan governance, and clear communication for stakeholders—are central.

Qualifications

• Built salary bands and job architecture from the ground up.
• Owned an annual compensation cycle: merit planning, promotions, bonuses, equity refresh.
• Benchmarked against peers and defended to executives.
• Designed simple, credible incentive structures that changed behavior.

Responsibilities

• Compensation design & architecture ownership and governance.
• Equity program design, grant guidelines, and vesting structures.
• Modeling and communication to explain equity value to candidates and employees.

Skills

Compensation design

Equity program management

Benchmarking

Pay equity

Pay transparency

Global compensation

Contractor workforce

Benefits design

HRIS tooling

Tools

HRIS tooling

Compensation software

Job description

Weekday 1 is seeking Total Rewards practitioners with depth in compensation design and equity program management for client work in the United States. Compensation: $50 - $200 per hour.

The role includes building salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture, with ownership of annual cycles including merit, promotions, and equity refresh. Equity design and governance—RSU/option programs, 409A valuations, plan governance, and clear communication for stakeholders—are central.