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Senior Compensation & Equity Analyst

K2 Space· Operations
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Los Angeles, CA$120k - $170k + equityfull-timePosted 1mo ago

About the role

Ownership of compensation and equity strategy for a rapidly scaling space-tech company, including market benchmarking, equity administration, data analytics, and AI enablement within the People function.

Responsibilities

  • Own end-to-end compensation processes, including offer reviews, promotion and merit recommendations, and market benchmarking across all job families
  • Manage compensation survey participation (e.g., Radford), including data submission, job mapping, and results interpretation
  • Build and maintain compensation frameworks — pay bands, leveling, and specialized frameworks (e.g., clearance premiums, hard-to-fill technical roles)
  • Partner with recruiters and hiring managers to validate offer memos against internal equity, peer set data, and compensation floors ahead of founder approval
  • Own equity administration in Carta, including grant tracking, cap table reconciliation, and data accuracy for internal and external reporting
  • Support equity program design, including new-hire grants, refresh cycles, and promotion-related equity, in partnership with People Ops leadership
  • Model equity scenarios (dilution, option pool sufficiency, grant timing) to inform program decisions
  • Build and maintain workforce dashboards and reporting (headcount, attrition, pacing, compensation trends) for People Ops and leadership audiences
  • Partner with People team leadership on data pulls supporting workforce planning, location strategy, and other business-critical analyses
  • Ensure data integrity across HR systems (Rippling, Carta) to support accurate, timely reporting
  • Lead evaluation and rollout of AI tools that improve People Ops efficiency, from compensation modeling to recruiting operations
  • Develop internal guidelines and training to support responsible, effective AI use across the People function
  • Act as a proactive partner to People Ops leadership on matching headcount and compensation investment to business initiatives
  • Provide backup support on workforce planning, location strategy, and ad hoc leadership requests (e.g., board materials, investor-facing analyses) as needed

Qualifications

  • 4+ years in compensation, HR analytics, or a related quantitative HR function, with a track record of translating data into clear recommendations for leadership
  • Direct experience with compensation benchmarking and survey participation (e.g., Radford, Option Impact, or similar)
  • Working knowledge of equity mechanics (vesting, dilution, option pools); experience with an equity administration platform such as Carta is a plus
  • Strong Excel/Google Sheets modeling skills; comfort building and maintaining dashboards and forecasting tools

Skills

Required:Compensation benchmarkingEquity mechanicsExcel/Google Sheets modeling
Nice to have:Carta/stock administrationPeople analytics

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits package including paid time off, medical/dental/vision coverage, life insurance, paid parental leave, and many other perks
Last updated Sep 23, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

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