People Operations & Compensation Lead
Hybrid (Palo Alto, CA)$147.5k - $181.5k + equity + bonusfull-timePosted 3mo ago
About the role
Lead the People Operations team and partner with the Head of People to deliver Arc Institute's compensation program, overseeing benefits, operations, and AI-driven processes.
Responsibilities
- Drive AI-native operations across the People function by implementing technology driven solutions with a great employee experience
- Oversee the core work of the People Ops team (onboarding, offboarding, processing employee changes, etc.)
- Serve as escalation point for complex operational issues, benefits decisions, and compensation situations
- Manage the relationship with our PEO to deliver our benefits program and ensure compliance throughout our operations
- Lead our benefits strategy, ensuring our benefits package is competitive and supports our team
- Establish and lead a culture of service and operational excellence
- Lead the delivery of Arc's compensation program, including owning cyclical compensation events
- Use AI-driven workflows to develop and maintain compensation benchmarking and Arc’s structure
- Partner with hiring managers and recruiting on offers, including building AI driven tools to uplevel process and information sharing
Qualifications
- 8+ years of experience in People Operations (or other relevant experience)
- Experience supporting benefits and compensation programs
- Proven track record of implementing AI and automation
- Strong operational background and cross functional collaborator
- Great manager
- Wide range of experience in technology and workplace tools
Skills
Required:People OperationsBenefits administrationCompensation managementAI and automation
Nice to have:Vendor/PEO management
Benefits
- Base salary and annual discretionary bonus
- Compound Cash Grant Program (CCGP) with multi-year cash grants paid semi-annually
Last updated Sep 30, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.
About Arc Institute
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Arc Institute is a nonprofit research organization headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
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