Senior Compensation & Equity Analyst

The role

You will own compensation and equity strategy for a scaling organization. You will manage equity administration in Carta, build analytical infrastructure for the People team, and lead AI tool adoption.

What you will do

• Own end-to-end compensation processes including offer reviews, promotions, and merit recommendations
• Manage compensation survey participation and data submission
• Build and maintain compensation frameworks like pay bands and leveling
• Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to validate offer memos
• Own equity administration in Carta including grant tracking and cap table reconciliation
• Support equity program design for new-hire grants and refresh cycles
• Model equity scenarios regarding dilution and option pool sufficiency
• Build and maintain workforce dashboards and reporting
• Lead evaluation and rollout of AI tools for People Ops efficiency
• Partner with People Ops leadership on headcount and compensation investment

Required qualifications

• 4+ years in compensation, HR analytics, or a related quantitative HR function
• Direct experience with compensation benchmarking and survey participation
• Working knowledge of equity mechanics (vesting, dilution, option pools)
• Strong Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills

Nice to have

• Experience with an equity administration platform such as Carta
• Background in aerospace, hardware, or other technical-hiring-heavy industries
• Experience supporting board-level or investor-facing People analytics

Benefits

• Paid time off
• Medical/dental/vision coverage
• Life insurance
• Paid parental leave
• Many other perks

Before you apply

• Must be a U.S. person as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.15 or otherwise eligible for a federally issued export control license

About the company

K2 is building high-power satellites for missions from LEO to deep space. The company is a high-growth Series D-funded organization.