# Senior Compensation Partner at Gusto

- Company: Gusto
- What the company does: Backed by General Catalyst, Kleiner Perkins and Y Combinator.
- Company website: http://www.gusto.com/
- Type: Startups
- Level: Principal and up
- Location: San Francisco, CA - Hybrid
- Work setup: Hybrid
- Pay: $154K to $190K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-09-09
- Apply by: 2026-10-24
- Apply: https://job-boards.greenhouse.io/gusto/jobs/8174849
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/gusto-senior-compensation-partner/

## About the role

The Senior Compensation Manager is a core member of Gusto's People team, responsible for building and scaling the compensation programs that help us attract, retain, and reward top talent. This role exists to bring rigor, fairness, and strategic clarity to how Gusto thinks about pay — operating at the intersection of data, policy, and people.

## What they're looking for

- 12+ years of experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, People Operations, or a related analytical function — ideally in a high-growth technology environment
- AI fluency: hands-on experience using AI tools or automation to accelerate analysis or synthesis, paired with strong judgment around trust and validation
- Hands-on experience running compensation cycles (merit, equity, benchmarking) and building scalable programs from early-stage to maturity
- Survey benchmarking fluency: direct experience with Radford/Aon, Mercer, Pave, or comparable compensation survey tools and methodologies
- Systems-first orientation: experience building durable workflows, automating reports, or designing operating mechanisms that reduce recurring manual work
- Strong analytical foundation: advanced spreadsheet skills (Excel, Google Sheets), comfort with data modeling, and experience building dashboards or visualizations that leaders actually use

Tags: People