Lambda

Senior Compensation Analyst

Lambda

full-time

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Location Type: Hybrid

Location: San Francisco • California • 🇺🇸 United States

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Salary

💰 $173,000 - $259,000 per year

Job Level

Senior

Tech Stack

Tableau

About the role

  • Support the design, execution, and administration of compensation programs, including annual and mid-cycle reviews, promotion cycles, and equity refresh grants
  • Conduct market benchmarking and pay analysis to ensure competitive and equitable compensation practices
  • Partner with People Ops and Talent Acquisition to evaluate job offers, promotions, and leveling decisions
  • Maintain and optimize compensation tools and workflows in Rippling, Carta, and Pave, ensuring data accuracy and scalability
  • Prepare compensation reports, dashboards, and analyses to support HRBPs, finance, and people leadership
  • Manage survey submissions and external data requests to ensure reliable market benchmarking
  • Drive process improvements that enhance accuracy, efficiency, and employee experience in compensation programs

Requirements

  • 5+ years of experience in compensation (preferably in tech or high-growth environments)
  • Strong understanding of core compensation principles, including market pricing, job leveling, and pay equity
  • Working knowledge of equity compensation and ability to support equity programs (RSUs, options, refresh cycles)
  • Proficient in Excel/Google Sheets with advanced functions
  • Experience with Rippling, Carta, and Pave preferred
  • Strong analytical and problem-solving skills; detail-oriented and execution-focused
  • Effective communication and collaboration across HR, Finance, and Talent teams
  • Thrive in a fast-paced environment and manage multiple priorities with high degree of accuracy
  • Willingness and ability to work onsite at our San Francisco office 4 days per week
  • Nice to have: experience with compensation survey platforms (e.g., Radford, Pave); exposure to compensation compliance (e.g., SOX, pay transparency laws); familiarity with BI/reporting tools (e.g., Tableau, Looker)
Benefits
  • Generous cash & equity compensation
  • Health, dental, and vision coverage for you and your dependents
  • Wellness and Commuter stipends for select roles
  • 401k Plan with 2% company match (USA employees)
  • Flexible Paid Time Off Plan that we all actually use
  • Hybrid work arrangement (San Francisco office presence 4 days/week; designated WFH day Tuesday)

Applicant Tracking System Keywords

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Hard skills
compensation programsmarket pricingjob levelingpay equityequity compensationRSUsoptionsExcelGoogle Sheetsdata analysis
Soft skills
analytical skillsproblem-solving skillsdetail-orientedexecution-focusedeffective communicationcollaborationability to manage multiple prioritiesadaptability
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