ReplitDirector of Compensation Strategy
Replit is hiring a Director of Compensation Strategy for a remote role open to applicants in United States. It pays $171k-$270k a year and Level rates it ; you can apply on Replit.
Level's read on this job
- Uses AI ●●○○ is how Level rates this role: an ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- The posting lists this role as remote.
- Tools and skills the posting cites include Pave, Radradrd and Rippling.
- Level classifies it as a lead role.
- Level lists 51 other open roles at Replit.
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Director of Compensation Strategy building AI-enabled workflows and automated compensation systems at Replit.
Replit is the agentic software creation platform that enables anyone to build applications using natural language. With millions of users worldwide, Replit is democratizing software development by removing traditional barriers to application creation.
Role Summary
Replit is the world's most widely used AI coding platform, and as we scale, we're rebuilding how compensation works internally from the ground up. This role owns that. You'll go beyond traditional comp management to architect the systems, data infrastructure, and AI-enabled workflows that make fast, consistent, and high-quality compensation decisions possible at scale.
You will serve as the architect of our compensation engine: translating compensation philosophy into scalable systems, and utilizing AI to improve speed, accuracy, and transparency.
You will partner closely with People Business Partners, Recruiting, Finance, People Operations, and the Data team to embed compensation directly into company workflows, eliminating manual processes and reducing reliance on comp as a service layer.
You will shape how we attract, reward, and retain top talent, while building infrastructure that scales with the business.
What you'll own
Compensation Strategy
Evolve our compensation philosophy across cash and equity; design and maintain salary bands, leveling frameworks, and equity structures
Ensure market competitiveness while partnering with Finance on cost and workforce planning
Operate compensation planning cycles and generate first-pass recommendations for comp decisions
Build dashboards and analytical frameworks covering market competitiveness, internal equity, retention risk, and workforce cost
What we're looking for
8+ years in compensation, total rewards, or related analytical roles, ideally at a high-growth tech company
Deep expertise in salary bands, equity design, and market benchmarking (broad-based, sales, and executive)
Strong systems thinker who can translate policy into scalable workflows and decision logic
Product mindset - you think in terms of users, workflows, and iteration
High ownership; willing to operate hands-on
Nice to have
AI-Native Workflows
Design and implement AI-enabled workflows for offers, merit, promotions, and market adjustments
Build human-in-the-loop validation frameworks to audit AI-generated recommendations for bias, accuracy, and logic
Tools: Pave, Radford, Rippling, Lattice, Ashby, Carta, Google Sheets, internal AI/automation tooling
This is a full-time role that can be held from our Foster City, CA office. The role has an in-office requirement of Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
Full-Time Employee Benefits Include:
💰 Competitive Salary & Equity
💹 401(k) Program with a 4% match (US Only)
⚕️ Health, Dental, Vision and Life Insurance
🩼 Short Term and Long Term Disability
🚼 Paid Parental, Medical, Caregiver Leave
🏝 Flexible Time Off (FTO) + Holidays
🚗 Commuter Benefits (In-Office & US Only)
📱 Monthly Wellness Stipend
🧑💻 Autonomous Work Environment
🖥 In Office Set-Up Reimbursement (In-Office Only)
🚀 Quarterly Team Gatherings
☕ In Office Amenities (In-Office Only)
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Interviewing + Culture at Replit
To achieve our mission of making programming more accessible around the world, we need our team to be representative of the world. We welcome your unique perspective and experiences in shaping this product. We encourage people from all kinds of backgrounds to apply, including and especially candidates from underrepresented and non-traditional backgrounds.
How we rate this
Director of Compensation Strategy at Replit rates 45 out of 100 for how much of the daily work is AI. That makes it Uses AI (AI Level 2 of 4). The level is about AI in the job, not seniority.
Uses AI. An ordinary role that requires AI tools.
- ●●●● Builds AI80 to 100
- ●●●○ Works on AI60 to 79
- ●●○○ Uses AI40 to 59
- ●○○○ Little AI0 to 39
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- Tell me about a project where compensation strategy was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where equity design was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where data analysis was part of your work. What did you do?
- Tell me about a project where ai workflows was part of your work. What did you do?
- Walk me through how you've used Pave in your day-to-day work.
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- List these exact terms on your resume: Compensation Strategy, Equity Design, Data Analysis, AI Workflows, and Pave. An applicant tracking system matches the wording, not the idea.
- Attach one line of real, concrete experience to at least one of them. A tool named with nothing behind it rarely survives a human read.
- Put the AI tool in a bullet point about what you did, not just in a skills list. This role treats it as a required part of the job.
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