Manager, Compensation

Human Interest is on a mission to ensure that people in all lines of work have access to retirement benefits. 

Nearly half of all working Americans are not saving enough for their future. Too often it’s because they are employed by a company that doesn’t offer a retirement plan. Human Interest is changing that by making it affordable and accessible for small and medium-sized businesses to offer employees a path to financial independence through retirement savings.

We’re a high-growth tech company changing the retirement industry. We’ve raised $500M and are backed by leading investors. Most recently, by funding from BlackRock as well as many other top investors: TPG (The Rise Fund) with SoftBank led our Series D, Glynn Capital, NewView Capital, USVP, Wing, Uncork, and others.

The Compensation Manager will be responsible for implementing an updated compensation strategy for the entire organization with the support of the rest of the team; this will include re-pricing roles across the organization and leading the rollout of a job leveling framework. They will also be responsible for partnering with the Talent Acquisition team to bring on candidates at the appropriate compensation levels. As a compensation expert on the People team, you will be responsible for ensuring that our compensation practices as an organization align to our performance driven culture. The ideal candidate has a deep understanding of the compensation discipline coupled with the ability to think outside the box and tailor creative compensation solutions to the needs of the business, recognizing that the best compensation solutions will vary from company to company. 

What you get to do every day

• Lead the effort to re-build compensation ranges, including base salary, bonus and equity for all roles at Human Interest
• Serve as the primary point of contact for our compensation consultants and other vendors
• Build strong and trusting relationships with our key business leaders, and members of the People team, including the Talent Acquisition team
• Monitor the compensation landscape on an ongoing basis to ensure that our pay ranges remain aligned to our compensation philosophy
• Work with the People Business Partners and leaders in the business to successfully roll out a set of consistent job levels across the organization
• Support the Director of Total Rewards on building new strategies for the Total Rewards function, providing input on a variety of programs including base salary strategy, company bonus objectives and our approach to equity compensation 
• Align with the equity administration team to ensure that we have a consistent and timely equity grant process
• Leverage the wealth of People data that we have available as an organization to help inform compensation related decisions
• Act as a culture champion, keeping the Human Interest Way at the heart of our people programs

What you bring to the role

• 10+ years of Compensation experience
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience 
• Experience re-building a compensation strategy for a company from the ground up
• Demonstrated ability to influence compensation decisions at the executive level
• Experience partnering directly with a variety of roles across the People team 
• Strong ability to think strategically and adapt approach depending on the audience 
• Well developed communication and influencing skills, including facilitation of compensation programs and employee communications
• Ability to lead through ambiguity and prioritize effectively in a dynamic environment 
• Deep experience in handling complex compensation issues
• Experience working in private and public software companies preferred

Why you will love working at Human Interest

Mission - Highly collaborative startup dedicated to supporting employee engagement and growth. It’s an opportunity to help solve one of the biggest unsolved problems in America: saving for retirement.

Culture - Our operating principles define how we come together as a team to do our work. They reflect Human Interest’s unique view on what’s important and what’s right. Documenting this core aspect of our culture helps employees make good decisions on their own. It also helps candidates considering career opportunities critically evaluate whether they will thrive at Human Interest. 

• Customer obsession
• Long-term orientation
• Autonomous and accountable teams
• An escalating bar for talent and performance 
• Fundamental optimism 

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Compensation - The salary range target for the role seniority described in this job description is $140,000 - $170,000. Final offer amounts depend on multiple factors including candidate experience and expertise, geographic location, compensation/equity mix, and market data. This position may also be eligible for additional incentives such as equity awards, short-term incentives, or sales compensation.

Benefits - 

• A great 401(k) plan: Our own! Our 401(k) includes a dollar-for-dollar employer match up to 4% of compensation (immediately vested) and $0 plan fees
• Top-of-the-line health plans, as well as dental and vision insurance
• Generous PTO and parental leave policies
• Lyra - Enhanced Mental Health Support for Employees and dependents  
• Carrot - Fertility healthcare and family forming benefits
• Candidly - Student loan resource to help you and your family plan, borrow, and repay student debt
• Monthly work-from-home stipend; annual wellness stipend
• Employee Resource Groups including Veterans, Lift Ev’ry Voice, Pride, LatinX, Families, and Women in Tech
• Fun online and regional events and celebrations and department and company offsites
• The vast majority of our positions can be 100% remote
  

We’re a great place to work (but don’t take our word for it) 

Here’s a list of our awards and accolades:

• Certified as a Great Place To Work® (2023)
• Best Places to Work by Built In (2023)
• A Top Company by Y Combinator (2020-2023)
• America’s Best Startup Employers by Forbes (2020-2022) 
• Inc. Fastest Growing Companies (2021)

Human Interest is an equal opportunity employer. All applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, veteran or military status, pregnancy, or any other characteristics protected under federal, state, or local laws.

Human Interest employees must adhere to the Company’s security policies and Code of Ethics. 

Please note Human Interest does not accept unsolicited resumes from any source other than directly from candidates. We will not consider resumes from vendors including and without limitation search firms, staffing agencies, fee-based referral services, and recruiting agencies. 

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider employment-qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records. We comply with CCPA guidelines. See more: https://humaninterest.com/disclosures