# Compensation Manager at Watershed VC

- Company: Watershed VC
- What the company does: We are committed to breaking open access to venture capital and backing entrepreneurs creating turning points in foundational industries and issues.
- Company website: https://watershed.vc
- Type: Startups
- Level: Senior
- Location: San Francisco
- Work setup: Remote
- Pay: $167K to $200K base salary per year (USD)
- Posted: 2026-10-28
- Apply by: 2026-12-12
- Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/Watershed/026fd0c6-e3c8-4a72-9b70-59449790644d?utm_source=1752vc&utm_medium=careers
- Page: https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/watershed-vc-compensation-manager/

## About the role

You’ll lead Watershed’s global compensation program. You’ll be our sole dedicated compensation team member, taking ownership of an established, increasingly complex program across the U.S., EMEA, Australia, and Mexico City. This is a hands-on individual contributor role reporting to our Head of People: you’ll build and check the models, validate market benchmarks, run compensation planning, and help employees understand their pay. Found on 1752vc Careers, the job board for startup and VC roles.

## What they're looking for

- 7+ years of experience in compensation, or equivalent depth of expertise, including hands-on ownership of compensation programs and cycles
- Experience managing compensation programs at technology companies, including SaaS businesses, with an understanding of how cash and equity support hiring, performance, and retention
- Strong compensation fundamentals: market pricing, survey participation, job matching, salary ranges, cash and equity compensation, and budget modeling
- Experience implementing or materially improving compensation planning tools, including configuration, testing, rollout, and adoption. You can translate compensation rules into workflows
- Advanced spreadsheet skills. You can build and audit complex models
- Hands-on experience with U.S. compensation practices and experience supporting compensation in at least one other country. You can learn unfamiliar local requirements and work effectively with regional experts. Experience in Mexico a strong plus!

Tags: Business Foundations

Source: 1752vc Careers, https://www.1752.vc/careers/jobs/watershed-vc-compensation-manager/