Chainguard
Head of Total Rewards
$204K–$240K
United States - Remote +1 · Remote · Director · Full-time · Posted Sep 14, 2026
- Location
- United States - Remote
Remote - US - Experience
- 8–10 years of progressive compensation and benefits experience, including 3+ years in management.
About the job
Leads Chainguard’s total rewards team and sets compensation and benefits strategy as the company grows and expands internationally.
What you'll do
- Set global compensation and benefits strategy, balancing employee experience and cost efficiency.
- Manage and develop the Total Rewards team; oversee compensation cycles and scalable processes.
- Advise leadership on rewards strategy, headcount growth, and cost management.
What they ask for
- 8–10 years of progressive compensation and benefits experience, including 3+ years in management.
- Experience setting total rewards strategy, with strong expertise in compensation or benefits and working knowledge of the other.
- End-to-end compensation-cycle experience, equity program design and administration, and international experience, particularly across EMEA.
- Experience partnering with or managing an Employer of Record; working knowledge of pay equity and multi-state and international compliance.
Nice to have
- Experience scaling total rewards at a high-growth SaaS or startup, ideally from roughly 1,000 to 3,000+ employees.
- Experience in Japan, Singapore, or South America.
Pay
$204,000 — $240,000 USD (base salary)
Tools
Carta, Shareworks, Radford, Pave, Mercer
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