Total Rewards Lead: Equity & Benefits Strategy

Candidate; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 200,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision

Life Insurance

Disability Benefits

401K

Parental Leave

Fertility benefits

Wellness stipend

Office lunches

Vacation policy

Job summary

Decagon seeks a senior Compensation leader to scale our total rewards framework. You will define compensation philosophy with founders and Head of People, shaping how we pay, reward, and retain talent as the company grows across markets.

You’ll partner with People leadership, Finance, and executives to design, govern pay programs and equity strategy in a fast-moving environment while building transparent communications for employees.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards at a high-growth tech or SaaS company.
• Experience building or rebuilding compensation structures, job architecture, and leveling frameworks.
• Deep expertise in equity compensation (option plans, RSUs, refresh cycles).
• Design and administer competitive benefits programs including medical, dental, vision, 401(k).

Responsibilities

• Design and own Decagon's total compensation philosophy, including salary bands, equity guidelines, bonus structures, and benefits programs.
• Build and maintain a job architecture and leveling framework that creates consistency and clarity across the company.
• Lead annual and mid-year compensation review cycles, partnering with Finance and People Business Partners.
• Own all equity program administration—grant processes, refresh cycles, and vesting communications.
• Manage our benefits programs end-to-end, including open enrollment and broker relationships.
• Serve as the internal expert on comp and benefits compliance (FLSA, ACA, state requirements).
• Partner with Recruiting to build compelling offers and win top talent at every level.
• Develop clear communications that help employees understand total compensation.

Skills

8+ years experience

Equity compensation

Data-driven

Finance partnership

Communication

Ambiguity tolerance

Leadership experience

Tools

Carta

Pave

Radford

Workday

Rippling

Job description

Decagon seeks a senior Compensation leader to scale our total rewards framework. You will define compensation philosophy with founders and Head of People, shaping how we pay, reward, and retain talent as the company grows across markets.

You’ll partner with People leadership, Finance, and executives to design, govern pay programs and equity strategy in a fast-moving environment while building transparent communications for employees.