Total Rewards Manager

The role

You will build and own the compensation and benefits infrastructure for a company restoring America's nuclear fuel supply. You will manage market benchmarking, benefits programs, and pay transparency compliance using a modern HR tech stack.

What you will do

• Manage salary surveys and build benchmarks for specialized roles.
• Build and maintain compensation bands, leveling, and guidance.
• Conduct compensation analysis including internal equity and cost projections.
• Run compensation review cycles from start to finish.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on offers and Finance on budgeting.
• Own benefits programs including medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and wellness.
• Lead annual benefits renewals and manage broker and carrier relationships.
• Source, evaluate, and implement new benefits vendors.
• Manage the benefits budget and plan open enrollment.
• Ensure pay transparency compliance and benefits regulation compliance.

Required qualifications

• 5+ years of Total Rewards experience with depth in compensation and benefits.
• Proven experience running benefits renewals, sourcing vendors, and managing budgets.
• Hands-on experience with market benchmarking and compensation analysis.
• Working knowledge of pay transparency laws, including California's requirements.
• Fluency with modern HR and comp tools such as Rippling, Carta, and Pave.
• Experience using AI tools to build models, automations, or internal tools.
• Strong analytical and Excel/Sheets modeling skills.
• Exemplary record of handling highly confidential information with discretion.
• Evidence of exceptional ability such as rewards programs built or models created.
• Ability to work extended hours and weekends as necessary.

Nice to have

• Experience administering equity and stock option programs.
• Experience designing compensation and benefits for hourly or shift-based workforces.
• Experience designing benefits and compensation for multiple states.
• Experience at a high-growth startup, especially as an early or first Total Rewards hire.
• Experience in nuclear, energy, aerospace/defense, advanced manufacturing, or other regulated industrial environments.

Benefits

• Stock options
• Medical coverage
• Vision coverage
• Dental coverage
• 401(k) retirement plan

About the company

General Matter enriches uranium to restore America's ability to produce nuclear fuel. The company is backed by over a dozen top venture capital firms and is building low-cost enrichment services in the US.