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Total Rewards Manager, Compensation Lead

Benchling· People
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San Francisco, CA$169.1k - $247.1knot specifiedPosted 11mo ago

About the role

Responsible for designing and managing Benchling's global compensation programs, including job architecture, pay structures, market analysis, and internal communications.

Responsibilities

  • Design and maintain Benchling's global compensation framework, including job architecture, leveling, and pay bands across all functions
  • Lead merit, promotion, and off-cycle compensation planning cycles—partnering with Finance and leadership to manage budget and ensure consistency
  • Conduct market analysis and benchmarking using survey data to inform competitive positioning and make recommendations on pay structure adjustments
  • Partner with Recruiting and hiring managers on offer strategy, competitive market intelligence, and compensation for new roles
  • Serve as subject matter expert for People Partners and managers—advising on pay decisions, equity grants, job evaluations, and policy interpretation
  • Build reporting and analytics that surface compensation trends, pay equity insights, and risks or opportunities across the organization
  • Own compensation communications and enablement—translating complex programs into clear guidance for employees and managers

Qualifications

  • 5+ years of hands-on compensation experience including job leveling, market pricing, merit planning, and data analysis
  • Strong technical skills—comfortable working in Excel/Google Sheets, HRIS systems, and compensation survey tools (Radford, Pave, or similar)
  • Experience at a high-growth tech, ideally Series C through pre-IPO stage
  • Ability to operate independently and drive projects end-to-end with minimal oversight
  • Clear, direct communicator who can translate technical compensation concepts for non-technical audiences
  • Detail-oriented with strong judgment on when to escalate and when to decide
  • Comfortable with ambiguity and shifting priorities—you build the plane while flying it

Skills

Required:Compensation strategy and designMarket analysis and benchmarkingData analysis and reportingCommunication

Benefits

  • Competitive total rewards package
  • Broad range of medical, dental, and vision plans for employees and their dependents
  • Fertility healthcare and family-forming benefits
  • Four months of fully paid parental leave
  • 401(k) + Employer Match
  • Commuter benefits for in-office employees and a generous home office setup stipend for remote employees
  • Mental health benefits, including therapy and coaching, for employees and their dependents
  • Monthly Wellness stipend
  • Learning and development stipend
  • Generous and flexible vacation
  • Company-wide Winter holiday shutdown
  • Sabbaticals for 5-year and 10-year anniversaries
Last updated Jan 11, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
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Benchling is a cloud-based platform for biotechnology research and development and the only biology-first platform for scientific data, collaboration, and insights.

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