Senior Staff Total Rewards Partner

New York Cityfull timeOn Site

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$168k–$208k

H1B: no

Ridgeline The Senior Staff Total Rewards Partner at Ridgeline owns and evolves the total rewards strategy across compensation, equity, and benefits. This role partners across HR, Talent, Finance, and Legal to scale programs for a high-growth company approaching IPO.

Responsibilities

Own and evolve Ridgeline’s total rewards strategy across compensation, equity, and benefits
Shape and scale compensation philosophy, including benchmarking, leveling, and job architecture
Lead compensation planning and provide guidance on complex decisions, including offers and retention
Design and refine incentive compensation plans across go-to-market roles
Define and evolve equity strategy, including building the roadmap toward IPO readiness
Establish clear governance to ensure consistency, equity, and strong decision-making
Develop global total rewards strategy as we expand into Europe and Canada
Define and evolve Ridgeline’s benefits strategy, ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, and aligned with employee needs and business growth
Build the global benefits strategy and framework to support expansion into Europe and Canada, balancing local market competitiveness, compliance, and employee experience
Partner closely across HR, Finance, Legal, and Talent to align rewards with business and financial goals

Qualification

Familiarity with tools such as Radford

Required

Deep experience in total rewards within high-growth technology companies
Experience scaling compensation and equity programs in late-stage private or pre-IPO environments
Strong expertise in compensation strategy, equity design, incentive plans and benefits strategy
Experience managing benefits strategy through periods of systems and operating model change, such as PEO transitions, global scaling, or HRIS transformation
Ability to operate as a strategic individual contributor with high ownership and influence
Executive presence and ability to guide senior leaders on complex decisions
Comfort building from ambiguity and delivering pragmatic, iterative solutions
Strong cross-functional partnership skills, especially with Finance, Legal, and Talent
Experience supporting global expansion and international total rewards strategy
Exposure to IPO readiness or public company compensation practices
Familiarity with tools such as Radford, Pave, and Workday