Senior Compensation Manager

About the role

Waabi, a Physical AI company behind autonomous trucks and robotaxis, is hiring a Senior Compensation Manager for a remote US and Canada position. The role shapes how the company attracts, rewards and retains people as it scales its technology, acting as the trusted expert on compensation for employees, managers, executives and leadership.

Key responsibilities

• Anchour compensation in the business trajectory: headcount plans, commercialization milestones, geographic expansion and funding outlook.
• Design the future compensation structure, defining how base, equity and variable pay work together, setting ranges and grant guidelines.
• Own the annual compensation cycle, administer the compensation tool and partner with managers and senior leaders, scaling the process with AI tools where they add value.
• Lead market benchmarking across locations, covering job architecture, survey submissions and cash and equity range updates.
• Build bottom-up compensation forecasts with Finance and own modeling and analysis projects.
• Lead compensation enablement: training managers, helping employees understand total compensation including stock options, supporting recruiting with competitive offers and building employee communications.
• Advise the executive team, prepare compensation materials for board review, and ensure pay equity and compliance through regular reviews and pay transparency and reporting requirements in the US and Canada.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Economics, Finance, Business, Human Resources or a related field.
• 7+ years of compensation experience, ideally in high-growth technology companies, including annual cycles and multi-location benchmarking.
• Experience designing compensation philosophy, structures and programs (salary, variable and equity).
• Executive presence and strong collaboration and communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for applying AI tools to improve workflows.

Required skills

• Extensive analytical and modeling skills, including forecasting.
• Expertise in benchmarking and survey methodology (Radford, Carta, Pave, etc.).
• Nice to have: private company compensation planning, board review preparation, and hands-on use of AI tools such as ChatGPT and Claude.

What we offer

• US salary range of $175,000 - $260,000 per year, plus competitive perks and benefits.
• Additional compensation including equity incentive awards and an annual performance bonus.