Compensation Lead

The role

The Compensation Lead will own the compensation function and act as a strategic partner across total rewards. This person will lead compensation review cycles, manage benchmarking strategy, and drive complex compensation projects.

What you will do

• Lead end-to-end ownership of compensation review cycles
• Evaluate and refine compensation program design
• Own comprehensive benchmarking strategy including job architecture and market pricing
• Conduct in-depth analysis of complex compensation issues
• Serve as a senior cross-functional partner across Total Rewards, Talent Acquisition, and Humans Business Partners
• Build trusted relationships with senior business leaders
• Own compensation governance frameworks and audit processes
• Drive complex compensation projects from scoping through execution

Required qualifications

• 6+ years of progressive compensation experience
• Experience owning programs end-to-end with a high degree of autonomy
• Highly analytical with strong Excel and data skills
• Ability to translate complex data into clear recommendations
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced and ambiguous environment
• Proactive self-starter
• Detail-oriented
• Skilled communicator
• Love dogs

Nice to have

• Direct experience with Workday
• Direct experience with Pave

Benefits

• Dog-friendly office in SoHo
• Market-competitive compensation and equity packages
• Comprehensive Healthcare, Dental, and Vision
• Company supported mental health benefits
• 12 week paid parental leave
• Competitive 401k plan with company match
• Flexible PTO
• Discounted fresh food for your pup

About the company

The Farmer’s Dog is a personalized subscription service that sends complete and balanced, freshly-made dog food directly to customers’ doors. The company aims to improve the pet food industry through a direct-to-consumer business model.