Equity Program Manager - Fully Remote | Upto $200/hr

Job summary

Build compensation structures, including salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture, and manage annual merit, promotion, and bonus cycles. Benchmark compensation, design incentives, and oversee equity programs, including option and RSU plans, pool planning, 409A valuations, governance, and grant administration.

Job details

About The Job Mercor connects elite creative and technical talent with leading AI research labs. Headquartered in San Francisco, our investors include Benchmark, General Catalyst, Peter Thiel, Adam D'Angelo, Larry Summers, and Jack Dorsey. Position: Compensation & Equity Expert (Total Rewards) Type: Contract Compensation: $50–$200/hour Location: Remote Role Responsibilities Build salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture from the ground up. Own an annual compensation cycle, including merit planning, promotion decisions, and bonus programs. Benchmark against a peer set and defend to a skeptical exec team. Design incentive structures that are simple, credible, and behavior-changing. Manage equity programs, including option and RSU programs, grant guidelines, and pool planning. Work through 409A valuations, plan governance, and grant administration at a venture-backed company. Qualifications Must-Have Depth in compensation design & architecture or equity program management. Preferred Experience in compensation philosophy, benchmarking methodology, pay equity, and pay transparency. Compensation design for a global or contractor workforce at scale. Benefits program design, HRIS, and compensation tooling. Executive compensation, plan governance, or equity through IPO readiness. Interview Process Short screen followed by a paid conversation about a live question. Compensation & Legal Hourly contractor Paid for each engagement Application Process (Takes 20–30 mins to complete) Upload resume AI interview based on your resume Submit form Resources & Support For details about the interview process and platform information, please check: https://talent.docs.mercor.com/welcome For any help or support, reach out to: support@mercor.com PS: Our team reviews applications daily. Please complete your AI interview and application steps to be considered for this opportunity.

What you’ll do

Build compensation structures, including salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture, and manage annual merit, promotion, and bonus cycles. Benchmark compensation, design incentives, and oversee equity programs, including option and RSU plans, pool planning, 409A valuations, governance, and grant administration.

Requirements

Requires deep expertise in compensation design and architecture or equity program management. Preferred experience includes compensation philosophy, benchmarking, pay equity and transparency, global or contractor workforce compensation, benefits design, HRIS and compensation tools, executive compensation, plan governance, or IPO readiness.

Listed skills

• Technical · Preferred
• Organization · Preferred
• Planning · Preferred
• Process · Preferred
• Project management · Preferred

Other relevant skills

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• Compensation Design
• Compensation Architecture
• Equity Program Management
• Salary Banding
• Job Leveling
• Job Architecture
• Compensation Benchmarking
• Merit Planning
• Promotion Planning
• Bonus Program Design
• Incentive Design
• Pay Equity
• Pay Transparency
• Equity Grant Administration
• 409A Valuations
• Plan Governance

Job areas

• Human Resources
• Finance & Accounting
• Management & Leadership

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