Senior Total Rewards Manager

The role

You will own the compensation philosophy, salary targets, and equity strategy. You will design and administer benefits programs and build systems to scale total rewards for a growing crew.

What you will do

• Owning Arc’s compensation philosophy, salary targets, and equity strategy
• Running annual and off-cycle compensation planning
• Benchmarking pay using compensation data sets
• Designing and administering benefits programs
• Building and modernizing systems, processes, and tools for total rewards
• Designing compensation frameworks and manager enablement tools
• Developing differentiated pay strategies across various roles
• Building Arc’s executive compensation strategy and evolving equity programs
• Partnering with Recruiting on offers, leveling, and candidate-facing communication
• Ensuring compliance with federal and California pay transparency and benefits regulations

Required qualifications

• 7+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards spanning both exempt and non-exempt roles
• Experience building or significantly evolving a company’s compensation infrastructure and tools
• Experience designing executive and manager-level equity compensation, including ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, and milestone or impact-based equity grants
• Proficiency with comp benchmarking tools (Pave, Radford, Mercer, or similar)
• Proficiency with HRIS platforms (Rippling, Gusto, or similar)
• Fluency with modern tools (AI and others)
• Ability to translate ambiguous, cross-functional business needs into clear compensation philosophy, policies, and exception frameworks
• A strong point of view on compensation strategy
• Strong analytical and modeling skills

Nice to have

• Experience scaling total rewards at a fast-growing startup
• Background in EV, hardware, aerospace, or defense companies
• Experience designing compensation for distinct technical or engineering disciplines with different market premiums
• Experience with pre-IPO equity programs, including valuation methodology, cash↔equity trade design, and alternative payout structures
• Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace
• Enthusiasm for boating and the water

Benefits

• 99% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision
• 14 weeks fully paid parental leave for birthing and non-birthing parents
• Highly competitive PTO with an opportunity to earn more time with tenure
• Life and disability insurance
• Traditional and Roth 401(k) access
• $500 annual water fund
• $500 annual professional development reimbursement
• Monthly AI stipend
• Annual reimbursement for PPE, ergonomic equipment, and safety
• Captain training and access to take Arcboats out
• Daily lunches, snacks, and good coffee while onsite
• Relocation assistance available depending on role eligibility

About the company

Arc is on a mission to electrify the marine industry by rethinking powertrains, software, and vessel designs. They are scaling production of their flagship model and extending their platform to commercial applications.