From the PyTorch Lightning creators. Own your AI, don. Backed by Index.
About the role
At a company scaling this fast, compensation is a modeling problem before it's an HR problem, and we're looking for someone who treats it that way. This is a build role. You'll own compensation philosophy, incentive and equity design, and the models and tools the business actually runs on: market research turned into clear recommendations, offer and leveling frameworks that People and Finance reach for, and fast, defensible answers in the moments that matter: performance cycles, offer decisions, retention calls.
What they're looking for
- 3+ years in compensation, strategic finance, FP&A, analytics, or a comparably quantitative role, with real ownership of comp planning and the models behind it
- Proven ability to drive compensation planning in step with business and People strategy, come ready to walk through specifics
- Strong modeling and analytical skills: you build and maintain complex comp and equity models and translate the output into clear recommendations for senior leaders
- A track record using market data (Radford, Pave, OpenComp, Levels.fyi, Mercer, or similar) to benchmark and calibrate pay
- Experience partnering with cross-functional stakeholders, with deep knowledge of at least one competitive talent market (AI, infrastructure, tech, or similar)
More about this role
Lightning AI is the company behind PyTorch Lightning. Founded in 2019, we build an end-to-end platform for developing, training, and deploying AI systems—designed to take ideas from research to production with less friction.
Through our merger with Voltage Park, a neocloud and AI Factory, Lightning AI combines developer-first software with cost-efficient, large-scale compute. Teams get the tools they need for experimentation, training, and production inference, with security, observability, and control built in.
We serve solo researchers, startups, and large enterprises. Lightning AI operates globally with offices in New York City, San Francisco, Seattle, and London, and is backed by Coatue, Index Ventures, Bain Capital Ventures, and Firstminute.
The people who thrive here are builders who move fast, communicate openly, take ownership, and continuously improve themselves, their teams, and our company. Here's what that looks like in practice:
- Move with Urgency: We move quickly, make thoughtful decisions, and keep momentum. We value action over perfection and learn by shipping.
- Take Ownership: We own outcomes, not just our individual work. We make decisions that move the company...
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