Compensation Manager

The Company Youll Join

Carta connects founders investors and limited partners through world-class software purpose-built for everyone in venture capital private equity and private credit. Trusted by 65000 companies in 160 countries Cartas platform of software and services lays the groundwork so you can build invest and scale with confidence.

Cartas Fund Administration platform supports 9000 funds and SPVs representing nearly $185B in assets under management with tools designed to enhance the strategic impact of fund CFOs. Recognized by Fortune Forbes Fast Company Inc. and Great Places to Work Carta is shaping the future of private market infrastructure.

Together Carta is creating the end-to-end ERP platform for private markets. Traditional ERP solutions dont work for Private Funds. Private capital markets need a comprehensive software solution to replace outdated spreadsheets and fragmented service providers. Cartas software for the Office of the Fund CFO does just that - its a new category of software to make private markets look more like public markets - a connected ERP for private capital.

For more information about our offices and culture check out our Carta careers page.

The Problems Youll Solve

At Carta our employees set out on a mission to unlock the power of equity ownership for more people in more places. We believe that the problems we solve today unlock the opportunities of tomorrow. As a Compensation Manager (Individual Contributor) youll work to:

• Manage key Total Rewards initiatives which could include: compensation planning cycles compensation market analysis job architecture projects global total rewards program design and roll-out total rewards communications and education open enrollment etc.
• Consult as a subject matter expert on employee total compensation (base bonus and equity) job evaluation market benchmarking job classification global internal mobility etc.
• Prepare and maintain analytics tools dashboards and communications materials to drive consistency in total rewards decisions
• Partner with our HR Business Partner Team to develop job architectures and associated compensation structures aligning design elements to support business needs
• Partner with the Recruiting Team to build competitive and equitable compensation offers provide recruiting collateral about our rewards programs and collect data on recruiting market trends and best practices
• Identify opportunities to improve operational efficiency and cost effectiveness in order to enable our HR Business Partners and Recruiting Team to best support the business.
• Align with the Finance Team on compensation budgeting and forecasting.
• Drive and execute on cross-functional projects from planning to change management; identify opportunities to improve efficiency and business alignment.
• Support day-to-day global health welfare and retirement program administration including data analysis enrollment coordination and audits.
• Support open enrollment vendor management program rollouts and total rewards communication and education.
• Manage relationships with external total rewards vendors.
• Manage participation in external benchmarking surveys; analyze results and recommend structural or practice adjustments.
• Evaluate and refine compensation policies guidelines and procedures.

The Team Youll Work With

Youll be joining our high-impact Total Rewards Team reporting into the Director of Compensation at Carta and serving as the organizations consultant on compensation best practices partnering closely with the rest of the People Team Finance Legal Equity Admin teams external benefits vendors and business leaders to build and deliver equitable scalable and cost-effective rewards strategies.

About You

• 7 years of relevant experience in compensation and/or total rewards; private/high-growth company experience preferred
• Advanced analytical and data management skills with proficiency in Google Sheets / Excel; lookups pivots queries and/or macros are a must have
• Proficiency with HR tools and systems (Workday preferred)
• Hands-on experience with salary survey participation and market pricing (Radford preferred)
• Strong understanding of compensation principles job architecture market pricing and equity administration
• Demonstrated ability to scale processes in a high-growth environment
• Proven collaborator with strong communication stakeholder management and consulting skills
• Strong problem-solving and project management; able to build relationships and engage with various leaders and stakeholders across the organization
• Highly organized detail-oriented and execution-focused with a strong sense of urgency

At Carta youre not just an employee. Youre a builder who is creating infrastructure that accelerates innovation and empowers more ownership. Cartans are helpful relentless unconventional and kind; representing Cartas Identity Traits. They work collaboratively and cross functionally to challenge the status quo; working towards a common goal of creating more owners in the private markets.

Salary

Cartas compensation package includes a market competitive salary equity for all full time roles exceptional benefits and for applicable roles commissions plans. Our minimum cash compensation (salary) range for this role is:
$160000 - $200000 in San Francisco and New York
$152000 - $190000 in Seattle

Final offers may vary from the amount listed based on geography candidate experience and expertise and other factors.

Disclosures:

• We are an equal opportunity employer and are committed to providing a positive interview experience for every candidate. If accommodations due to a disability or medical condition are needed please connect with the talent partner via email.
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