Total Rewards Lead

Decagon
San Francisco, New York
Workplace: OnsiteFull timeUSD 195,000 - 240,000 annuallyFunction: Data Analytics & Business IntelligenceExperience: 8+ yearsSkills: ["Communication","Leadership","Data-driven","Problem-solving","Collaboration"]

Lead Decagon's total rewards strategy, designing compensation and benefits architecture from the ground up, owning equity programs, and partnering with founders, People, and Finance to build scalable, competitive programs for a fast-growing SaaS company.

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Decagon
Decagon
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Total Rewards Lead

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Job Summary

Lead Decagon's total rewards strategy, designing compensation and benefits architecture from the ground up, owning equity programs, and partnering with founders, People, and Finance to build scalable, competitive programs for a fast-growing SaaS company.
Location: San Francisco, New York
Workplace: Onsite
Employment Type: Full time
Job Function: Data Analytics & Business Intelligence

Key Responsibilities

  • •Design and own Decagon's total compensation philosophy, including salary bands, equity guidelines, bonus structures, and benefits programs
  • •Build and maintain a job architecture and leveling framework that creates consistency and clarity across the company
  • •Lead annual and mid-year compensation review cycles, partnering closely with Finance and People Business Partners
  • •Own all equity program administration — from grant processes and refresh cycles to employee education and vesting communications
  • •Manage our benefits programs end-to-end, including open enrollment, broker relationships, and ongoing plan design

Pay and Benefits

Salary: USD 195,000 - 240,000 annually
Equity and Bonus:Equity
Perks:MedicalDentalVisionRetirementParental LeaveMeal Allowance

Key Requirements

  • •8+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards at a high-growth tech or SaaS company; leadership experience is a plus
  • •Built or significantly rebuilt compensation structures, job architecture, and leveling frameworks in a fast-moving, pre-IPO environment
  • •Deep expertise in equity compensation (option plans, RSUs, refresh cycles) and experience educating employees on equity
  • •Design and administer competitive benefits programs (medical, dental, vision, 401(k), and ancillary programs) while managing vendor relationships and renewals
  • •Data-driven approach using market data (Pave, Levels.fyi) to anchor decisions and build defensible comp models
Experience:8+ yearsSaaSTechnologyAI
Skills:CommunicationLeadershipData-drivenProblem-solvingCollaboration
Tech Stack:PaveLevels.fyiCartaRadfordWorkdayRippling

Company Brief

Decagon
Builds conversational AI agents and a platform that automates customer support across chat, email, and voice, enabling brands to deliver concierge-level customer experiences at scale.
Industry: AI & Machine Learning
Company Size: Medium (51 to 250 employees)
Growth: Scaleup
Valuation: Unicorn (USD 1B+)
Funding: Series C
Headquarters: San Francisco, United States
Founded: 2023
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Glassdoor: 3.9
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