At Vast, our mission is to contribute to a future where billions of people are living and thriving in space. We are building artificial gravity space stations, allowing long-term stays in space without the adverse effects of zero-gravity. Our initial crewed space habitat will be Haven-1, scheduled to be the world’s first commercial space station when it launches into low earth orbit in August 2025. Our team is all-in, committed to executing our mission safely and on time. If you want to work with the most talented people on Earth furthering space exploration for humanity, come join us.

Vast is looking for a Compensation & Benefits Analyst, reporting to the Senior Compensation Manager, to support the development of the systems that will be required for the design and build of artificial-gravity human-rated space stations.

This will be a full-time, exempt position located in our Long Beach location.

Responsibilities:

This role involves conducting market research, participating in salary surveys, and developing competitive and equitable salary recommendations.
Maintain quarterly compensation related dashboards, regular on-going reporting, and ad-hoc reporting as needed.
Stay abreast of relevant federal, state and local laws related to compensation and recommend plan changes accordingly.
Conduct job analysis and market pricing.
Develops analytical tools and templates to be used for analysis.
Prepares and maintains job descriptions for each position in the organization; ensuring descriptions accurately reflect the work being performed by incumbents.
Supports the administration of the company’s benefits and health plans and programs.
Performs quality checks and audits of benefits-related data.
Responsibilities include benefits tracking cost trends, recommending plan changes to ensure they remain competitive and cost-effective.
Support open enrollment enrollment.
Collaborate with vendors and brokers to optimize benefit offerings.
Develop material and support communication around the total rewards package.

Minimum Qualifications:

2+ years of experience in compensation or related field
Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, or related field or equivalent years of experience

Preferred Skills & Experience:

Ability to prioritize workload, demonstrate initiative, and manage competing priorities.
Experience in a tech start-up or high growth company.
Strong technical knowledge of excel required including development of spreadsheets with formulas, functions, pivot tables, lookups.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational and multitasking abilities.

Additional Requirements:

Ability to travel at least once a year to our Mojave facility and as needed to our Hawthorne location
Willingness to work evenings and/or weekends to support critical mission milestones

Salary Range: California

$74,000—$120,000 USD

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Base salary will vary depending on job-related knowledge, education, skills, experience, business needs, and market demand. Salary is just one component of our comprehensive compensation package. Full-time employees also receive company equity, as well as access to a full suite of compelling benefits and perks, including: 100% medical, dental, and vision coverage for employees and dependents, flexible paid time off for exempt staff and up to 15 days of vacation for non-exempt staff, paid parental leave, short and long-term disability insurance, life insurance, free catered meals and snacks and beverages, access to a 401(k) retirement plan, One Medical membership, ClassPass credits, personalized mental healthcare through Spring Health, and other discounts and perks.

U.S. EXPORT CONTROL COMPLIANCE STATUS

The person hired will have access to information and items subject to U.S. export controls, and therefore, must either be a “U.S. person” as defined by 22 C.F.R. § 120.62 or otherwise eligible for deemed export licensing. This status includes U.S. citizens, U.S. nationals, lawful permanent residents (green card holders), and asylees and refugees with such status granted, not pending.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Vast is an Equal Opportunity Employer; employment with Vast is governed on the basis of merit, competence and qualifications and will not be influenced in any manner by race, color, religion, gender, national origin/ethnicity, veteran status, disability status, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, marital status, mental or physical disability or any other legally protected status.

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