Director of Compensation Strategy

Replit
United States
Remote

Who this role is best for

Aimed at senior compensation professionals who architect scalable systems and AI workflows in high-growth tech environments, requiring in-office presence in Foster City.

Best fit for

  • Systems thinker comfortable translating policy into automated workflows.
    โ€” โ€œStrong systems thinker who can translate policy into scalable workflowsโ€
  • Product-minded builder who operates hands-on in ambiguous situations.
    โ€” โ€œProduct mindset โ€” you think in terms of users, workflows, and iterationโ€
  • Compensation architect with 8+ years in high-growth tech firms.
    โ€” โ€œ8+ years in compensation, total rewards, or related analytical rolesโ€

Things to consider

  • Mandatory in-office requirement three days per week.
    โ€” โ€œThe role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Fridayโ€
  • Expectation to build from scratch rather than maintain existing systems.
    โ€” โ€œYou prefer operating within established compensation programs rather than building systems from scratchโ€

How to stand out

  • Demonstrate concrete examples of AI-enabled compensation workflows you've designed.
    โ€” โ€œDesign and implement AI-enabled workflows for offers, merit, promotionsโ€
  • Showcase experience integrating compensation data with HRIS/ATS platforms.
    โ€” โ€œOwn the compensation tech stack : build vs. buy decisions, HRIS/ATS/equity platform integrationsโ€
  • Highlight projects where you reduced manual processes through automation.
    โ€” โ€œeliminating manual processes and reducing reliance on comp as a service layerโ€
Pace ยท SteadyCollaboration ยท HighAutonomy ยท MediumDecision Impact ยท CompanyLevel ยท Senior

Derived from job-description analysis by Serendipath's career intelligence engine.

What success looks like

  • evolve compensation philosophy
  • design and maintain salary bands
  • build and maintain dashboards
  • operate compensation planning cycles
Typical background
8+ years in compensation, total rewards, or related analytical roles

Skills & requirements

Required

Compensation StrategyData ArchitectureAi-native WorkflowsDecision SupportAnalytical Frameworks

Preferred

Ai-native Company ExperienceInternal Tools Or Engineering-adjacent Work

Stack & domain

Compensation StrategyData ArchitectureAIHrisAtsEquity PlatformSecurityData ModelingAi WorkflowsDecision SupportAnalyticsCommunicationProblem-solvingTeamworkAdaptabilityPersistenceCompensationHr

About the role

Original posting from Replit via Ashby

Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.

ROLE SUMMARY

Replit is the world's most widely used AI coding platform, and as we scale, we're rebuilding how compensation works internally from the ground up. This role owns that. You'll go beyond traditional comp management to architect the systems, data infrastructure, and AI-enabled workflows that make fast, consistent, and high-quality compensation decisions possible at scale.

You will serve as the architect of our compensation engine: translating compensation philosophy into scalable systems, and utilizing AI to improve speed, accuracy, and transparency.

You will partner closely with People Business Partners, Recruiting, Finance, People Operations, and the Data team to embed compensation directly into company workflows, eliminating manual processes and reducing reliance on comp as a service layer.

You will shape how we attract, reward, and retain top talent, while building infrastructure that scales with the business.

WHAT YOU'LL OWN

Compensation Strategy

  • Evolve our compensation philosophy across cash and equity; design and maintain salary bands, leveling frameworks, and equity structures
  • Ensure market competitiveness while partnering with Finance on cost and workforce planning
  • Operate compensation planning cycles and generate first-pass recommendations for comp decisions
  • Build dashboards and analytical frameworks covering market competitiveness, internal equity, retention risk, and workforce cost

WHAT WE'RE LOOKING FOR

  • 8+ years in compensation, total rewards, or related analytical roles, ideally at a high-growth tech company
  • Deep expertise in salary bands, equity design, and market benchmarking (broad-based, sales, and executive)
  • Strong systems thinker who can translate policy into scalable workflows and decision logic
  • Product mindset - you think in terms of users, workflows, and iteration
  • High ownership; willing to operate hands-on

Nice to have

AI-Native Workflows

  • Design and implement AI-enabled workflows for offers, merit, promotions, and market adjustments
  • Build human-in-the-loop validation frameworks to audit AI-generated recommendations for bias, accuracy, and logic

Tools: Pave, Radford, Rippling, Lattice, Ashby, Carta, Google Sheets, internal AI/automation tooling

This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.

Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:

๐Ÿ’ฐ Competitive Salary & Equity

๐Ÿ’น 401(k) Program with a 4% match (US Only)

โš•๏ธ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance

๐Ÿฉผ Short Term and Long Term Disability

๐Ÿšผ Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave

๐Ÿ Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays

๐Ÿš— Commuter Benefits (In-Office & US Only)

๐Ÿ“ฑ Monthly Wellness Stipend

๐Ÿง‘โ€๐Ÿ’ป Autonomous Work Environment

๐Ÿ–ฅ In Office Set-Up Reimbursement (In-Office Only)

๐Ÿš€ Quarterly Team Gatherings

โ˜• In Office Amenities (In-Office Only)

Want to learn more about what we are up to?

  • Meet the Replit Agent https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IYiVPrxY8-Y
  • Replit: Make an app for that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4zd9hzngFwY
  • Replit Blog https://blog.replit.com/
  • Amjad TED Talk https://youtu.be/kCudFI4tcpg?si=l4ViCejV_f2RZkDi

Interviewing + Culture at Replit

  • Operating Principles https://blog.replit.com/operating-principles
  • Reasons not to work at Replit https://blog.replit.com/reasons-not-to-join-replit

To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.

Source: Replit careers (Ashby)

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