Team Description:

As a member of the People Operations team, you will have the unique opportunity to make a lasting impact on the Neuralink employee experience and will be the ‘go-to person’ for one of the most talented teams in the world.

Job Responsibilities and Description: 

We are looking for a strategic partner on the People Operations team who will build and refine our existing compensation structures to optimize hiring and drive employee retention strategies. You will be our first formal hire in this position and will work closely with the Finance and Legal teams to ensure equitable compensation packages for the company through scaling opportunities, headcount growth, and site expansion. 

• Advise on decision-making for hiring, annual compensation, promotions, and specific organizational initiatives.
• Refine compensation programs including job levels, salary structures, and performance recognition programs.
• Conduct research, quantitative analysis, and data modeling to see beyond the numbers and understand trends to drive decisions around people and the company’s needs.m
• Develop and implement communication and training on compensation programs for recruiters, People Operations professionals, and managers to promote understanding and transparency.
• Assesses jobs and their respective duties to determine classification as exempt or nonexempt and appropriate salary range.
• Benchmark jobs against survey data and other market intelligence to determine competitive compensation ranges for each position.
• Prepare annual employee total compensation statements with details on salary, equity, and benefits information.
• Maintain equity calculator for employee equity grants.
• Perform monthly equity grant audits to ensure all new grants are captured prior to being awarded and ensure that equity award totals match between Shareworks and HRIS records.

Key Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in business, mathematics, economics, or finance required.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 5+ years of professional experience in the area of compensation.
• Advanced proficiency in Excel.
• Familiarity with Shareworks and Radford.
• Strong consultative skills and highly effective in communicating clearly and effectively
• Demonstrated ability to solve complex problems using first principles thinking in order to provide new perspective on existing solutions, or create new solutions.
• Highly organized with ability to manage multiple high priorities in a fast-paced environment.

About you:

• You enjoy working in a fast-paced environment and are able to multitask multiple priorities at once.
• You are effective at project management/tracking and see tasks through to completion.
• You are a skilled communicator with a passion toward employee relations who exhibits a high-level of professionalism.
• You act with integrity and have the ability to thrive in a dynamic and constantly changing environment.
• You deliver by being extremely resourceful. You are adaptable, reliable, and outgoing.
• You find large challenges exciting and enjoy executing them to completion; no task is too big or too small.