About Compa

Compa is a venture-backed SaaS startup revolutionizing the future of compensation.

In a dynamic job market with hiring challenges, accountability, and the rise of AI, companies need the best data to stay ahead of industry changes, competition, and costs. Compa has developed the premier real-time compensation data platform, delivering top-tier compensation intelligence to leading enterprise teams.

Compa is a compensation intelligence company built to augment enterprise compensation teams in the era of AI.

Our customers include the world’s biggest companies: Apple, NVIDIA, Tesla, Mastercard, T-Mobile, Sanofi, Moderna, Gilead Sciences, and more.

You’ll be the first dedicated People leader at Compa, reporting to the Director of Finance & Operations. Today HR duties are distributed across multiple leaders; tomorrow you will own the full employee lifecycle and design the systems that let us scale without breaking culture or compliance.

Core Responsibilities

• People Strategy & Org Design – Translate company initiatives into 6- to 12-month workforce plans; model hiring scenarios and capacity needs.

Talent Acquisition – Partner with our in-house recruiter to fill business-critical openings in < 45 days across every function.

• Total Rewards – Define and maintain global compensation bands tied to market benchmarks; develop equity refresh guidelines and partner with Finance on budgeting.
• HR Operations & Systems – Own HRIS, payroll, benefits, leave management and SOC 2 personnel controls.
• Employee Relations & Compliance – Advise managers; handle investigations, performance plans and terminations; stay current on employment law across 10+ U.S. states and 4+ countries in tandem with our international EOR.
• Culture – Lead engagement surveys, annual reviews, ERGs and L&D programs; set and track OKRs for retention, eNPS and representation.
• People Analytics – Build dashboards for headcount, attrition, span-of-control and productivity; present insights to senior leadership.
• Leadership & Team Building – Hire, mentor and scale a small but mighty People Ops team (recruiting, HRBP, office/IT) over the next 18 months.
• Tech & Tools – Own the full HR tech stack and identify new tools to help us scale (current stack: Gusto, Ashby, Oyster).
  
  

Success Looks Like

First 90 days: workforce plan delivered, HRIS/PEO selected, and engagement survey established.

First 6 months: HRIS live and payroll migrated, total rewards philosophy approved, hiring engine humming, and performance management launched.

Prepare for scale: excellence in onboarding, operations, and analytics to support growth to 150 employees and beyond.

About You

• 8–12 years leading People functions at venture-backed tech companies, including 2–4 years managing managers.
• Experience in B2B SaaS is a plus.
• Proven track record scaling from ≤ 50 to ≥ 150 global employees.
• Fluent in California and multi-state employment law; PHR/SPHR or SHRM-SCP preferred.
• Data-driven yet pragmatic—comfortable owning compensation philosophy and defending it with the board.
• Low ego, decisive and resilient in high-ambiguity, resource-constrained environments.
• Strategic communicator who can influence founders, investors and employees alike.
  
  

Benefits

• 15 days PTO + generous company holiday schedule
• 100 % employer-paid health, dental and vision insurance (employee)
• Paid parental leave policy
• Access to WeWork, Headspace, Duolingo, DoorDash and Spotify
• Compa is an equal-opportunity employer and will provide reasonable accommodations throughout the hiring process.