Compensation Programs & Operations Lead

The role

The Compensation Programs & Operations Lead owns end-to-end program management for cyclical and ad hoc compensation programs globally. This role involves turning compensation priorities into executable plans and leading delivery from scoping through launch and continuous improvement.

What you will do

• Lead the compensation program portfolio and integrated roadmap.
• Drive programs from planning through completion.
• Translate compensation expertise into practical operations.
• Build and review models, validate inputs, and reconcile outcomes.
• Establish reliable execution controls and quality checks.
• Shape compensation systems and tooling by partnering with People Technology.
• Manage incoming requests and changing priorities through an intake process.
• Develop operating guides, manager resources, and communications.
• Improve function operations by measuring accuracy and timeliness.

Required qualifications

• 10+ years of progressive compensation experience.
• Substantial responsibility for global compensation programs and operations in a complex, fast-growing organization.
• Experience performing core responsibilities of a Compensation Operations Analyst, Compensation Analyst, Compensation Partner, and Compensation Program Manager.
• Deep compensation expertise across base pay, incentives, equity, market benchmarking, salary structures, and job architecture.
• Experience independently leading complex compensation cycles and new initiatives.
• Strong analytical skills.
• Practical systems experience including advanced spreadsheet modeling.
• Hands-on work with Workday or comparable HR and compensation platforms.
• Ability to establish priorities and drive progress when requirements are incomplete or changing.
• Ability to communicate clearly with senior leaders and working teams.
• Ability to exercise sound judgment with confidential information.

Before you apply

• Background checks for applicants will be administered in accordance with applicable law.

About the company

OpenAI is an AI research and deployment company dedicated to ensuring that general-purpose artificial intelligence benefits all of humanity.