Chainguard

Head of Total Rewards

Who can apply: US-based role. The employer has not said which states are eligible — confirm before applying.
Location as listed by the employer: “United States - Remote; Remote - US”
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About this role

Chainguard is hiring for a Head of Total Rewards role. See the official posting for full details.

Requirements

  • 8-10 years of progressive compensation and benefits experience, including 3+ years in a management capacity.
  • Proven experience setting total rewards strategy, with a strong background in either compensation or benefits (and working knowledge of the other)
  • Experience scaling total rewards programs at a high-growth SaaS or startup company, ideally through a growth stage comparable to scaling from roughly 1,000 to 3,000+ employees
  • End-to-end experience running compensation cycles — job architecture, market pricing, merit/promotion planning, and bonus design
  • Experience with equity program design and administration, including cap table fluency (Carta, Shareworks, or similar)
  • Strong command of market pricing and benchmarking tools (Radford, Pave, Mercer, or similar)
  • International experience required, particularly across EMEA; experience in Japan, Singapore, or South America is a strong plus
  • Experience partnering with or managing an Employer of Record (EOR) for international employees

Summarized from the employer's posting — check the full posting for every requirement.