Role Overview
Fireworks is seeking its first dedicated Compensation Partner to shape pay strategy, build operational rigor, and guide compensation decisions across a rapidly expanding organization. This full-time position is based in San Mateo with remote flexibility available for qualified candidates who suit a hands-on People team environment.
Key Responsibilities
Translate company compensation philosophy into practical guardrails, salary bands, and decision frameworks for managers and HR business partners.
Manage job architecture, run regular market research, and benchmark salary bands to maintain market competitiveness.
Maintain accurate compensation data as the primary source of truth for Finance, People Operations, and HR leadership.
Design and execute the end-to-end compensation review cycle, including timelines, manager tools, and calibration processes.
Direct the strategic development of global benefits programs to ensure competitiveness and cost-effectiveness during company growth.
Collaborate with the Finance team to design robust equity compensation frameworks, including options and RSUs.
Serve as the internal subject matter expert on pay decisions, offer approvals, and job evaluations.
Requirements
Bring six or more years of progressive compensation experience, ideally within fast-growing organizational settings.
Possess direct working knowledge of equity compensation design and experience partnering with finance stakeholders on equity frameworks.
Demonstrate a strong analytical background with expertise in compensation modeling and market data translation.
Maintain a hands-on execution mindset capable of managing granular administrative and strategic process details.
Exhibit exceptional written communication skills to articulate complex compensation concepts to diverse audiences.
Show familiarity with industry-standard compensation systems and survey data providers such as Workday, Radford, Pave, and Carta Total Comp.
Nice to Have
Background in sales and go-to-market compensation plan design.
Experience scaling benefits programs across international or multi-geography expansions.
Direct background in owning strategic benefits frameworks beyond day-to-day administration.
Experience integrating compensation review cycles alongside performance management initiatives.
Skills and Tools
Compensation program design and market benchmarking
Equity compensation management (options, RSUs)
Data analysis and compensation modeling
Workday and HRIS compensation modules
Survey data tools like Radford, Pave, and Carta Total Comp
PyTorch familiarity through organizational context
Salary and Benefits
Annual base salary ranging from $180,000 to $220,000 USD.
Opportunity to work with bleeding-edge technology at the forefront of enterprise AI infrastructure.
About the Company
Fireworks is the platform for specialized intelligence that empowers businesses to build, train, and serve AI models tailored to proprietary data and workflows. Founded by the team behind PyTorch and backed by prominent venture capital firms and technology leaders, the Series D enterprise powers production AI workloads across hundreds of state-of-the-art open models.
How to Apply
Interested candidates should submit their application directly on the official company careers page.
