Pyka
Compensation Manager
$140K–$200K
Remote · Remote · Manager · Full-time · Posted Oct 20, 2026
- Experience
- 5+ years of dedicated Compensation experience; 3+ years with startup equity programs.
- Visa sponsorship
- Employment is conditioned on continued availability of required government authorization for access to export-controlled items, such as an export license or other required documentation.
About the job
Leads Pyka’s global compensation programs, including pay structures, equity, market analysis, compensation cycles, and compliance as the company expands across countries.
What you'll do
- Develop and manage compensation philosophy, salary bands, job families, variable pay, and equity programs across the US and Brazil.
- Lead compensation planning, market benchmarking, and annual review, merit, and promotion cycles; manage compensation tools.
- Ensure compensation compliance and communicate pay and equity programs clearly to employees and candidates.
What they ask for
- 5+ years of dedicated compensation experience.
- Experience running compensation across multiple countries, with US operations as a core market.
- 3+ years of experience with startup equity programs, including grant sizing, market benchmarking, and structured grant frameworks.
- Knowledge of tech/hardware compensation benchmarking databases and strong Google Sheets or Excel skills; understanding of US labor laws and pay transparency mandates (FLSA).
Nice to have
- Experience managing compensation in Brazil or elsewhere in Latin America, or expanding programs into a new country.
- Experience with compensation planning software, cross-border equity, international taxation or mobility, or building compensation teams and programs.
Pay
$140,000–$200,000 per year (USD, base salary)
Tools
Google Sheets, Excel, Radford, Option Impact, Mercer, Pave, Pequity, Comprehensive
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