Compa · 1 day ago
Forward Deploy Compensation Advisor
Orange County HQ
Full-time
Onsite
Senior Level
$125K/yr - $150K/yr
5+ years expCompa is a venture-backed SaaS startup revolutionizing the future of compensation. The Forward Deploy Compensation Advisor will act as a trusted compensation advisor to customer leaders, guiding them in embedding Compa's market data and AI solutions into their compensation workflows and driving measurable business impact.
Enterprise SoftwareHuman Resources
Responsibilities
Act as a trusted compensation advisor to Heads of Compensation and senior People leaders on complex initiatives (e.g., job architecture redesigns, market pricing shifts, pay philosophy and equity strategy decisions)
Guide customers in embedding Compa’s market data and AI agents into live compensation workflows, cycles, and strategic projects
Drive adoption, trust, and confidence in Compa’s data, methodologies, and AI-driven logic
Identify where Compa’s data and agents can materially change decision-making
Own outcomes across a portfolio of customers, including adoption milestones, workflow transformation, and decision velocity
Surface customer patterns, friction points, and unmet needs, translating real-world use cases into actionable product feedback
Partner closely with product teams to ensure Compa’s solutions reflect how compensation decisions are made in practice
Qualification
Required
5+ years of experience in compensation consulting, compensation program management, or as a compensation partner or lead
Strong command of compensation fundamentals, including job architecture, leveling, market benchmarking, and pay philosophies
Demonstrated ability to apply compensation frameworks pragmatically across varied customer scenarios
Strong analytical skills, with the ability to interpret market and internal data and evaluate tradeoffs
Proven solution-oriented mindset, turning ambiguous compensation challenges into structured, actionable outcomes
Clear and credible communicator with experience engaging stakeholders from compensation teams through executive leadership
High tolerance for ambiguity and comfort operating in evolving, high-stakes environments
Strong ownership mindset with a track record of driving under-defined problems through to measurable results
Preferred
Experience working directly with enterprise or high-growth technology companies
Familiarity with AI-enabled tools or strong curiosity about applying emerging technologies to modernize compensation workflows
Experience influencing product strategy, roadmaps, or UX through customer-driven insights
Background managing a portfolio of customers while balancing depth, scalability, and repeatability
Experience guiding change management or workflow transformation within compensation or People teams
Company
Compa
Compa is making compensation fair and competitive for everyone by removing barriers to effective decision-making.
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageTotal Funding
$13.9MKey Investors
Storm VenturesBase10 Partners
2023-08-15Series A· $10M
2021-08-26Seed· $3.9M
Leadership Team
T
Taylor Cone
Co-founder & Chief Experience Officer
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