Senior Equity and Compensation Analyst

Summary

Join Greenhouse's Total Rewards team as a Senior Equity & Compensation Analyst! This pivotal role involves designing, analyzing, and administering global equity programs, ensuring the integrity and competitiveness of equity offerings and compensation. You will support all facets of compensation, collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal, and business leaders. Responsibilities include administering global equity programs, supporting the design and enhancement of equity vehicles and compensation plans, preparing regular and ad-hoc reporting, providing employee guidance, conducting market pricing and benchmarking, assisting with the annual compensation review cycle, and collaborating on process improvement initiatives. The ideal candidate will be a spreadsheet expert, equity and compliance knowledgeable, and a strong collaborator. Greenhouse offers a variety of benefits, including medical, dental, and vision insurance, life insurance, mental health resources, financial wellness benefits, paid parental leave, short-term and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, paid holidays, paid sick leave, and flexible PTO.

Requirements

• Progressive experience in global equity administration, with hands-on knowledge of equity plan mechanics (preferably in a public or late-stage private company)
• Experience supporting broad-based compensation, including market pricing and incentive plan analysis
• Familiarity with equity administration platforms (such as Carta, Shareworks, or similar) and HRIS/payroll systems
• Strong analytical and Excel/modeling skills with demonstrated ability to manage, audit, and report on large data sets
• Experience preparing and delivering detailed reports and presentations for leadership audiences
• Sound knowledge of compliance and reporting requirements around equity and compensation
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills with the ability to simplify complex topics for non-expert audiences
• Experience collaborating across HR, Finance, Legal, and third-party vendors in a fast-paced, high-growth environment

Responsibilities

• Administer all aspects of global equity programs, including grants, vesting, exercises, and terminations, ensuring accurate and timely processing and data integrity in platforms like Carta
• Support the design, analysis, and enhancement of new and existing equity vehicles and compensation plans, including plan design documentation and modeling
• Prepare and deliver regular and ad-hoc equity and compensation reporting for various stakeholders, ensuring compliance with global regulatory requirements (e.g., Section 409A, IRS, SEC)
• Provide guidance and respond to employee inquiries regarding equity plans, vesting, and eligibility, developing clear and effective employee communications
• Conduct market pricing and benchmarking for new and existing roles using competitive compensation data sources (e.g., Radford, Mercer) to inform plan design
• Assist with the annual compensation review cycle (merit, bonus, equity, refresh) and support sales and incentive compensation plan administration, including eligibility audits and calculations
• Collaborate on process improvement initiatives to scale and automate compensation and equity operations

Preferred Qualifications

Advanced degree or compensation/equity certification

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Basic life insurance
• Mental health resources
• Financial wellness benefits
• Fully paid parental leave program
• Short-term and long-term disability coverage
• A 401(k) plan and company match
• Up to 14 scheduled paid holidays and up to 80 hours of paid sick leave
• Up to 20-25 days of paid vacation time annually, depending on tenure
• Flexible paid time off (PTO)