Lead Total Rewards Partner
Forward Financing
Lead Total Rewards Partner
Forward Financing
Merchant cash advances for small businesses
Forward Financing is a financial technology company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America. Recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®, Forward is investing in its employees, technology, and customer experience – with long-term success in mind every step of the way.
At Forward, our people are our top priority. We are seeking a Lead Total Rewards Partner to architect and scale a global framework that truly cares for, rewards, and empowers our team. In this lead role, you will design people-centric compensation strategies that solve complex organizational challenges, champion fair and competitive pay, and ensure our employees feel valued as we scale.
Key Strategic Initiatives
Global Program Architecture: Design a comprehensive 3-year global total rewards strategy with differentiated offerings across leadership tiers.
Geographic Pay Strategy: Research and deploy market data driven, localized, compensation bands.
Equity & Incentive Design: Evaluate Long-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP) enhancements, including program options for high-performing individuals, while partnering with Finance to maximize program ROI.
Organizational Design & Leveling: Overhaul compensation structures to align with shifting managerial and individual contributor structures, including updating job leveling, incentive compensation frameworks, and healthy/competitive compensation growth.
Executive Advisory: Serve as the principal compensation advisor to leadership, HRBPs, and Talent Acquisition, leveraging advanced market insights and internal equity modeling.
Program Execution & Operations: Lead annual compensation cycles (merit, bonuses, equity refreshes) and optimize workflows within our tech stack (including Rippling, CandorIQ, Pave, and Payscale).
Required Experience
7+ years in Compensation, Equity, and Total Rewards, operating at a lead or principal level.
Regional Mastery: Deep expertise in US and Canadian compensation frameworks, job architecture, pay equity, and equity design (Options, RSUs, Phantom Equity).
Advanced Analytics: Proven experience building complex financial models and visualizing compensation data for executive decision-making.
Scale & Systems: Experience in scaling global companies (500+ employees) and optimizing tools like Rippling, Pave, or Payscale.
Annual Targeted Salary: $140,000-$177,000
Annual Target Bonus: 12%
At Forward Financing, we're committed to fair and transparent compensation. We believe in providing a compensation package that recognizes your skills, experience, and the unique value you bring to our team. We take a market-based approach to pay, regularly reviewing benchmark data to ensure our compensation remains competitive, equitable, and aligned with our performance-driven culture.
Final offers are determined by a variety of factors, including the candidate's qualifications, relevant experience, specific skills, and internal equity. This approach ensures that our compensation is competitive and equitable. Your recruiter will provide specific details on the expected base and variable earnings as it pertains to this specific role.
Additionally, we offer a comprehensive total rewards package, including but not limited to: medical, dental, vision, commuter benefits, a flexible time-off policy, paid parental leave, 401k match for US employees, wellness reimbursement, volunteering days, annual professional development budget, and charitable donation match.
Forward is proud to be a remote-first company, keeping workplace flexibility a top priority for our employees. As a business, we are focused on impact; we are more concerned with your contributions to the success of the company than where you get your work done. To help facilitate in-person collaboration, employees are welcome to work from one of our premiere office locations.
When we aren’t collaborating to drive business and support our customers, we’re finding virtual and in-person ways to get to know our colleagues, celebrate team wins, and have fun together!
The Forward Compass is the standard we hold for ourselves and one another—guiding how we lead, collaborate, and show up every day to move in the same direction.
Back the Builders: We are wired to fuel customer progress, not just provide support.
Rooted in People: We create an environment that balances deep connection with the extreme ownership and honesty required to reach our highest potential.
Flying V: We move through coordinated effort with speed and urgency to achieve what no individual could do alone.
Always Forward, Never Finished: We pursue growth with a relentless drive that keeps us ahead of the competition.
About Us:
Forward Financing is a fintech company based in Boston, Massachusetts with team members throughout the United States, Dominican Republic, and Canada. The company is on a mission to unlock the capital that fuels small businesses across America. Whether facing challenges accessing traditional financing or simply needing a convenient, flexible solution, Forward is committed to funding more of the millions of small businesses nationwide. By simplifying the requirements, streamlining the process, and using advanced proprietary technology, Forward is often able to deliver approvals within hours and funds that same day – giving more businesses the financial opportunity they need to thrive. Plus, with their dedicated teams and award-winning service, customers get personalized support when they need it most.
Since 2012, Forward has expanded access to capital by providing over $5+ billion in funding to more than 100,000 small businesses. The company is A+ rated by the Better Business Bureau with an Excellent / 4.7 stars rating on Trustpilot.com. Recognized as a Best Place to Work by Built In Boston and certified as a Great Place To Work®, Forward is dedicated to empowering both its team and the customers they serve, helping them succeed and thrive.
Forward Financing is proud to be an equal opportunity employer, and is committed to fostering a fair and inclusive culture built on a foundation of high performance and exceptional customer experience. With a laser focus on employee impact, we’re able to reduce biases and ensure the right people are in the right jobs to contribute to our mission. The varied perspectives of our people fuel innovation and make us a stronger team. By embracing what makes each of us unique, we create a supportive environment where people feel valued, accepted, and empowered to thrive.
Merchant cash advances for small businesses
Forward Financing provides fast, flexible funding to small businesses in the United States through non-bank lending. Its main product, a merchant cash advance, gives a lump sum in exchange for a percentage of future sales, enabling approvals often within 24 hours. It differentiates itself by using cash flow rather than credit history to assess eligibility, emphasizing speed, flexible repayment tied to sales, and regulatory compliance. Its goal is to expand access to capital for small businesses by offering quick, compliant funding through the alternative lending space.
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