People Operations & Compensation Lead

The role

This person will lead the People Operations team and partner with the Head of People to deliver the compensation program. They will drive AI-native operations and oversee core work like onboarding, offboarding, and benefits strategy.

What you will do

• Drive AI-native operations across the People function
• Oversee core work of the People Ops team including onboarding, offboarding, and processing employee changes
• Serve as escalation point for complex operational issues, benefits decisions, and compensation situations
• Manage the relationship with the PEO to deliver the benefits program and ensure compliance
• Lead benefits strategy to ensure the package is competitive
• Establish and lead a culture of service and operational excellence
• Lead the delivery of the compensation program and own cyclical compensation events
• Use AI-driven workflows to develop and maintain compensation benchmarking and structure
• Partner with hiring managers and recruiting on offers using AI driven tools

Required qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in People Operations or other relevant experience
• Experience supporting benefits and compensation programs
• Proven track record of implementing AI and automation
• Strong operational background and cross functional collaborator
• Great manager
• Wide range of experience in technology and workplace tools

Benefits

• Annual discretionary bonus
• Compound Cash Grant Program (CCGP) providing multi-year cash grants in semi-annual installments

About the company

Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology. It is based in Palo Alto and partners with Stanford University, UC Berkeley, and UC San Francisco.