Full-Time

Senior Associate Total Rewards

Posted on 9/4/2025

Zeta

Zeta

1,001-5,000 employees

Cloud-native payment card issuer platform

No salary listed

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India + 1 more

More locations: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

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Category
People & HR (1)
Requirements
  • 2–5 years of experience in Rewards operations, compensation, benefits or HR operations (in a fast paced environment is a plus).
  • Graduate/ Post Graduate or MBA in HR
  • Strong attention to detail.
  • Experience with HRIS and compensation tools.
  • Proficiency in Excel/Google Sheets and comfort with data analysis and reporting.
  • Strong organizational and project management skills—able to handle multiple priorities.
  • Ability to document, maintain, and improve standard operating procedures (SOPs).
  • Experience coordinating across departments (HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll) and with external vendors to ensure seamless execution.
  • Service-oriented mindset — approachable, responsive, and empathetic in handling employee queries.
  • High integrity and trustworthiness — ability to handle sensitive data with discretion and confidentiality.
  • Adaptability — able to thrive in a fast-paced SaaS with evolving priorities.
  • Continuous learner — willing to stay up to date on Total Rewards trends, tools, and best practices.
Responsibilities
  • Benefits Administration: Manage day-to-day administration of employee benefits programs, including reimbursements, enrollments, claims resolution, and vendor escalations.
  • Coordinate with benefits providers to ensure smooth operations during open enrollment and renewals.
  • Track and analyze benefits utilization, preparing regular reports to measure program effectiveness.
  • Support employee communication and education around benefits offerings, ensuring clarity and accessibility.
  • Compensation & Rewards Operations: Maintain accurate compensation data in compensation tools, ensuring data integrity for reporting and decision-making.
  • Act as system administrator for the Recognition & Rewards (R&R) platform — manage budgets, workflows, approvals, and reporting.
  • Serve as the first point of contact for employee and People Partner questions on compensation data, benefits, and R&R programs, providing timely, accurate, and confidential support.
  • Vendor & Process Management: Lead vendor coordination, including governance calls, issue resolution, contract renewals, and payment processing.
  • Document and maintain process playbooks, FAQs, and employee self-service resources to drive consistency and transparency.
  • Continuously assess processes and identify opportunities to streamline workflows, improve operational efficiency, and enhance the employee experience.

Zeta provides cloud-native, API-connected payment card issuer processing platforms for banks, financial institutions, and fintechs. Its core product, Omni Stack, lets clients launch and manage digital credit, debit, and prepaid card programs through integrated APIs and cloud services. Transactions and card program management are handled via the platform, often with managed services and partner integrations (e.g., Sparrow) to offer comprehensive payment solutions. The company differentiates itself with a fully cloud-native, API-first approach combined with strong regulatory compliance (ISO IEC 27001, PCI DSS 4.0, SOC 2 Type 2), enabling rapid deployment and secure operation of embedded banking and payments. Zeta’s goal is to accelerate the world toward invisible payments by rethinking payment systems from core to edge.

Company Size

1,001-5,000

Company Stage

Late Stage VC

Total Funding

$430M

Headquarters

San Francisco, California

Founded

2015

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Simplify's Take

What believers are saying

  • Raised $50M from Optum in 2025, boosting valuation to $2B from $1.15B.
  • Serves 25M accounts, plans 25M more, with $50M+ annual revenue.
  • Digital Credit as a Service launched 2024 processes 2M daily UPI transactions.

What critics are saying

  • Optum builds competing card processing, poaches Zeta customers within 12-24 months.
  • Mastercard integrates issuer processing, bypasses Zeta for issuers in 18-36 months.
  • Profitability target missed by March 2026, collapses investor confidence immediately.

What makes Zeta unique

  • Zeta's Omni Stack enables rapid launch of compliant digital cards and loans.
  • Tachyon platform powers Sparrow's top-rated credit card for underserved since October 2023.
  • Cloud-native API stack supports issuing, fraud, and digital banking apps globally.

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Tech in Asia
Oct 14th, 2025
Zeta raises $50M, valuation hits $2B

Zeta, an Indian fintech firm, has raised $50 million from Optum, boosting its valuation to $2 billion, up from $1.15 billion in 2021 when it received $250 million from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. Founded in 2015, Zeta aids banks and fintechs in modernizing services with cloud tech. It serves 25 million accounts, plans to add 25 million more, and aims for profitability by March 2026. The US is its largest market, followed by India, generating over $50 million annually.

VentureCapital.com
Jun 24th, 2025
Acorns Acquires Zeta for Family Finance

Acorns has acquired Zeta, a financial planning platform for couples and families, to enhance its financial wellness offerings across various life stages. This acquisition, which includes Zeta co-founders Kevin Hopkins and Aditi Shekar joining Acorns, marks the company's fifth strategic acquisition in under two years. Existing Zeta customers will gain access to Acorns' financial wellness benefits. Financial terms were not disclosed.

TechCrunch
Feb 11th, 2025
Zeta valued at $2B in new funding | TechCrunch

Zeta, a provider of banking software to banks and fintech startups, has raised $50 million from a strategic investor at a $2 billion valuation. The new Zeta, a provider of banking software to banks and fintech startups, has raised $50 million from a strategic investor at a $2 billion valuation.

Entrackr
Feb 11th, 2025
Zeta secures $50M, valued at $2B

Zeta, a modern banking tech company, has raised $50 million from an undisclosed strategic investor, valuing the company at $2 billion. Zeta became a unicorn in May 2021 with a $250 million Series C round from SoftBank Vision Fund 2. The company also received $30 million from Mastercard in March 2022 at a $1.5 billion valuation. Zeta's Indian entity reported a 9.42% revenue increase to ₹893.12 crore in FY24, with PAT rising 5.4x to ₹119.82 crore.

Business Wire
Mar 7th, 2024
Zeta Powers Sparrow’S Industry-Leading Credit Card For The Underserved

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Zeta, a leading provider of next-gen card processing solutions to banks and credit unions, is proud to announce its partnership with Sparrow Financial to power the most modern credit card program in existence for non-prime customers.Sparrow is founded by industry veterans - Evan Feldman and Lisa Sturm - who have spent 30+ years building and managing large-scale credit card portfolios. They embarked on a quest for a modern card processing solution to launch a differentiated card program for underserved Americans. After meticulous evaluation of various card processors, they chose Zeta's Tachyon platform.Evan Feldman, Co-CEO of Sparrow Financial, said: “Sparrow has built the #1 credit card experience for the underserved in every respect, from a seamless application journey and instantaneous underwriting, a user-friendly mobile app, cutting-edge virtual card experience, a hassle-free repayment process, and an operations center that puts the customer first. This achievement has been made possible through the next-gen capabilities and integrated stack of Zeta.”The Sparrow credit card went live in October 2023, leveraging Zeta for card processing, mobile app, servicing, and advanced data & analytics capabilities. And, in under 6 months of launch, it has received glowing reviews for its intuitive and modern experience from customers with consistently high ratings on Credit Karma and mobile app stores, such as:Great card, easy to use app | ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐“The virtual card is available right away on the app, which was super convenient. Overall the app is really easy to use, especially compared to some of my other cards.”| ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ “The virtual card is available right away on the app, which was super convenient

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