Compensation Lead

Plaid

201-500

United States only

At Plaid, our mission is to unlock financial freedom for everyone. There has never been a better time than now to start building the future of fintech with us. Plaid powers the tools millions of people rely on to live a healthier financial life. We work with thousands of companies like Venmo, SoFi, and Betterment, several of the Fortune 500, and many of the largest banks to make it easy for people to connect their financial accounts to the apps and services they want to use. Plaid’s network covers 12,000 financial institutions across the US, Canada, UK and Europe. Founded in 2013, the company is headquartered in San Francisco with offices in New York, Salt Lake City, Washington D.C., London and Amsterdam.

The compensation team is responsible for ensuring that Plaid’s global compensation strategy, programs, and practices are competitive, fair, and scalable. We believe in designing programs that effectively attract and retain amazing talent across a diverse workforce.

You will be responsible for evaluating, designing, implementing, and communicating Plaid’s compensation strategy, programs, and policies that help attract and retain top talent. With an eye towards the future, you will scale and mature our global compensation programs and practices as Plaid continues to grow. And in doing so, you will become a trusted thought partner and leader on all compensation matters to partners and leaders across the business.

What excites you

Continue to improve compensation practices, pay decisions, and governance.
Lead benchmarking workstreams to continue to position Plaid’s compensation practices competitively by leveraging internal and external tools and resources.
Develop strong relationships with key partners across the business including our C-Suite, Finance, HR, Talent, and HRIS teams.
Advise on executive compensation and Comp Committee matters.
And most importantly, manage and grow Plaid’s amazing Compensation team!

What excites us

Both Public and Private company experience in Compensation and/or Total Rewards leadership roles in Software/Tech
Proven ability to evaluate, design and recommend compensation programs based on both market assessment and business strategy
Success in simplifying and articulating complex strategies and programs to leadership and peers
Experience building and coaching high performing teams
Demonstrated ability to influence different levels of stakeholders and thrives in working with cross-functional teams
Deep understanding of the current market including history of staying ahead of industry-standard methodologies and future trends
Proven analytical skills, keen eye for detail, and have an in-depth knowledge of building and maintaining complex models

Plaid is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We do not discriminate based on race, color, national origin, ethnicity, religion or religious belief, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender status, sexual stereotypes, age, military or veteran status, disability, or other applicable legally protected characteristics. We also consider qualified applicants with criminal histories, consistent with applicable federal, state, and local laws. Plaid is committed to providing reasonable accommodations for candidates with disabilities in our recruiting process. If you need any assistance with your application or interviews due to a disability, please let us know at [email protected]

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About this role

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May 16th, 2023

Job posted

March 17th, 2023

Job type

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About Plaid

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Plaid is used by thousands of digital financial apps and services like Betterment, Expensify, Microsoft and Venmo, and by many of the largest banks to make it easy for consumers to connect their financial accounts with the apps and services they want to use. Plaid connects with over 11,000 financial institutions across the U.S, Canada and Europe. The company was founded in 2013 by Zach Perret and William Hockey and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

At Plaid, we have diverse backgrounds and skills, but we're all passionate about building a more efficient and inclusive financial infrastructure—together.

We unlock financial freedom for everyone

OUR VISION

Plaid is focused on democratizing financial services through technology. We build beautiful consumer experiences, developer-friendly infrastructure, and intelligent tools that give everyone the ability to create amazing products that solve big problems.

OUR BUSINESS

We started out by building the technical infrastructure APIs that connect consumers, traditional financial institutions, and developers. Today, we add key insights to the data access we provide with our suite of analytics products.

OUR CULTURE

We value cross-team collaboration and diversity of thought. There's always an opportunity to learn from each other outside of day-to-day work, whether it's company-wide offsites, internal hackathons, or co-worker meetups.