Total Rewards Partner

Unity; New York (NY); On-site; USD 141,000 - 211,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive health insurance

Life and disability insurance

Employee stock ownership

Retirement/pension plans

Generous vacation and personal days

Parental leave support

Wellbeing programs

Training and development programs

Volunteer and matching donations

Job summary

Unity is hiring a Total Rewards Partner to serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders within Unity’s Grow & AI, Engineering/Product, COO, G&A, or Sales & Marketing functions. You will design, implement, and deliver compensation and headcount planning programs with autonomy and centralized support.

You will partner with functional leaders to ensure competitive, equitable programs aligned with Unity’s governance.

Qualifications

• Experience in compensation, rewards, or total rewards consulting.
• Ability to advise business leaders on compensation strategy and market trends.
• Familiarity with job architecture, salary ranges, equity programs.

Responsibilities

• Partner with senior leaders to design, implement, and deliver compensation programs and headcount planning.
• Serve as primary advisor to functional leaders on pay programs and workforce investments.
• Participate in leadership meetings as an embedded member of the Talent Leadership Trio.
• Interpret job architecture and equity frameworks; apply them to business needs.
• Monitor market trends and advise on calibration and risk mitigation.
• Facilitate compensation cycles and off-cycle programs with business context.

Skills

Compensation expertise

Advising leadership

Market pricing

Workday/Pave experience

Tools

Workday

Pave

Job description

The opportunity

The Total Rewards Partner serves as an advisor to senior leaders within one of Unity’s five business functions (Grow & AI, Engineering/Product, COO, G&A, or Sales & Marketing) and is a core member of the People “Trio” alongside Talent Strategy and Talent Acquisition. In this role, you will partner closely with senior functional leaders to design, implement, and deliver Unity’s compensation and headcount planning programs. You will be trusted to operate with a high degree of autonomy and judgment, leveraging centralized rewards expertise as needed, while applying your knowledge of advanced compensation, market insights, and business acumen to ensure Unity’s programs remain competitive, equitable, and aligned with functional priorities.

What you'll be doing

• As part of the “Trio,” partner closely to ensure seamless communication and alignment while serving as the primary advisor to functional leaders on compensation and headcount planning, including guidance on pay programs and workforce investments.


• Participate in functional leadership meetings (staff, offsites, QBRs) as an embedded member of the Talent Leadership Trio


• Advise on compensation matters for hires, promotions, retention, reorganizations, and business transformations up to and including SVP, ensuring alignment to Unity’s philosophy and governance


• Interpret and apply job architecture, salary ranges, equity refresh frameworks, and recognition programs in a business-relevant way, leveraging centralized Compensation and Equity teams where deeper expertise is required


• Monitor market trends, pay practices, promotion velocity, and recognition patterns; surface risks and recommend course corrections to function and Total Rewards leadership


• Facilitate and administer compensation cycles and off-cycle programs, bringing business context to investment decisions and calibration discussions


• Provide structured feedback to centralized Compensation and Benefits teams on program effectiveness, edge cases, and evolving business needs


• Utilize the Compensation Analyst – Programs & Total Rewards Enablement for complex, project-based analyses and ensure efficient use of support resources


• Maintain up-to-date knowledge of Unity’s Total Rewards programs and relevant market developments through ongoing partnership with centralized teams

What we’re looking for

• Hands‑on experience in compensation, rewards, or total rewards consulting, preferably in a technology or high‑growth environment


• Demonstrated ability to advise business leaders on compensation strategy, pay decisions, and market trends


• Familiarity with market pricing, incentive/bonus plan administration, or equity programs; ability to learn and scale quickly into advanced areas as needed


• Strong analytical, spreadsheets, and communication skills; experience with Workday, Pave, or similar systems preferred

Additional information

• Relocation support is not available for this position


• Work visa/immigration sponsorship is not available for this position

Benefits

At Unity, we want our team members to thrive. We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support well‑being and work‑life balance.

Please note: Benefits eligibility, specific offerings, and coverage vary based on the country and employment status.

• Comprehensive health, life, and disability insurance


• Commute subsidy


• Employee stock ownership


• Competitive retirement/pension plans


• Generous vacation and personal days


• Support for new parents through leave and family‑care programs


• Office food snacks


• Mental Health and Wellbeing programs and support


• Employee Resource Groups


• Global Employee Assistance Program


• Training and development programs


• Volunteering and donation matching program

Life at Unity

Unity [NYSE: U] is the world’s leading game engine, powering play for more than 3 billion consumers each month. The top mobile games in the world, the most played PC indie titles, the most innovative console games, and virtually all of the top XR and Web Games are developed, deployed, and grown in Unity. Unity also enables teams across industries like automotive, manufacturing, and healthcare to design, simulate, and collaborate in 3D — closing the gap between ideas and reality. For more information, please visit www.unity.com.

Unity is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are committed to fostering an inclusive, innovative environment and celebrate our employees across age, race, color, ancestry, national origin, religion, disability, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, or any other protected status in accordance with applicable law. Our differences are strengths that enable us to support the growing and evolving needs of our customers, partners, and collaborators. If you have a disability that means there are preparations or accommodations we can make to help ensure you have a comfortable and positive interview experience, please fill out this form to let us know.

This position requires the incumbent to have a sufficient knowledge of English to have professional verbal and written exchanges in this language since the performance of the duties related to this position requires frequent and regular communication with colleagues and partners located worldwide and whose common language is English.

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*Note: This range reflects the anticipated base salary for this position. Beyond base salary, this role may be eligible for equity awards and participation in our company incentive plans (such as annual discretionary bonuses or sales commissions). The final offer amount will depend on several factors, including geographic location and the candidate’s relevant experience, professional background, and skill set.

Gross pay salary $140,900—$211,300 USD