--- title: Compensation Lead at Perplexity in New York, NY description: Perplexity is hiring for the Compensation Lead role in New York, NY. Pays $150K–$230K per year. See the full description and apply. type: job url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/compensation-lead-at-perplexity-01a16ac9-dc40-70b9-bb35-06fa00bdfdfe date: 2026-11-15T01:26:44Z og_description: Join Perplexity as Compensation Lead in New York, NY. Pays $150K–$230K per year. Full-time, hybrid role. og_image: https://www.foundrole.com/og/4tg35q.png breadcrumbs: - label: Home url: https://www.foundrole.com/ - label: Search url: https://www.foundrole.com/jobs --- | | | |---|---| | **Company** | [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) | | **Location** | San Francisco, CA (Hybrid) | | **Salary** | $150K/yr - $230K/yr | | **Type** | Full Time | | **Posted** | Oct 23, 2026 | ## Is this job real? **Ghost job check:** A- · Low risk. Probably a real opening. ## Visa sponsorship - **H-1B:** Perplexity sponsors H-1B visas. It filed 28 H-1B petitions (FY2026 Q1 – FY2026 Q4). - **E-Verify:** Perplexity uses E-Verify. ## Pay for similar jobs Most similar jobs pay $187,000 – $230,000 a year (median $207,000). ## Description We're hiring a Compensation Lead to build Perplexity's compensation function and own its day-to-day execution. You'll build the programs and processes that support how we hire, recognize, and retain people. You should be comfortable moving between program design and an individual offer, building longer-term structure while keeping today's decisions moving. The goal is a compensation approach that is competitive, financially sound, and clear enough for people to use, without adding unnecessary complexity. ## What you'll own - **Build the compensation foundation.** Assess existing practices, data, and tools; prioritize the gaps; and develop recommendations on compensation philosophy, market positioning, and cash and equity guidelines. - **Develop salary ranges and market benchmarks.** Establish a consistent approach to pricing roles across functions and locations. Partner with People and business leaders on job scope and leveling, and explain where market data is useful or incomplete. - **Own day-to-day compensation decisions.** Be the primary partner for offers, promotions, pay adjustments, and compensation questions. Evaluate recommendations against market data, internal equity, and budget, with clear approval paths for exceptions. - **Design and run compensation reviews.** Build the calendar, planning models, manager guidance, and approval process. Coordinate with Finance, People Operations, Payroll, and equity partners to carry decisions through to accurate implementation. - **Inform leadership decisions.** Model the cost and employee impact of proposed changes to salary and equity programs. Present a recommendation and its trade-offs, then own execution once approved. - **Identify and address inconsistencies.** Assess pay compression and potential inequities across teams, levels, and locations. Partner with People leadership and Legal on appropriate reviews and recommend actions. - **Build processes people can use.** Establish decision records, recruiter and manager guidance, and clear explanations of compensation programs. Improve recurring workflows so consistent decisions don't depend on individual knowledge or one-off conversations. - **Own the data and tools behind the work.** Establish reliable compensation records, select and manage benchmarking resources, and improve reporting and quality checks. Use approved automation and AI tools where they help, with appropriate protection for employee information and verification of results. ## What you bring - **Experience building compensation programs:** You've established or substantially rebuilt compensation frameworks and processes with limited infrastructure, and stayed accountable for running them after launch. - **Technical compensation depth:** Hands-on experience with market pricing, salary ranges, cash and equity programs, compensation reviews, and individual pay recommendations. - **Strong analytical judgment:** You can build and audit models, reconcile imperfect data, and explain your assumptions. You know when a benchmark is a useful comparison and when it misses the role. - **Ability to influence decisions:** You can turn analysis into a clear recommendation, discuss trade-offs with leadership, and constructively challenge an approach that isn't working. - **Independent, hands-on execution:** You can set priorities, build a workable process, and manage urgent requests without losing progress on longer-term work. You're comfortable being both the person designing the program and the person checking the data. - **Discretion and clear communication:** You handle sensitive information carefully and explain compensation decisions in language that recruiters, managers, and employees can understand. ## Skills - Payroll Processing - Influencing - Calendar Management - Discretion - Planning - Automation - HR Operations - Market Positioning - Workable - Benchmarking - Statistical Quality Control - Auditing - Market Pricing - Leadership - Communication - Equities - Market Analysis ## Related - [More jobs at Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Human Resources jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/human-resources?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Compensation & Benefits jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/human-resources/compensation-and-benefits?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Compensation Manager jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/careers/human-resources/compensation-and-benefits/compensation-manager?utm_source=ai_markdown)- [Browse all companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) ## Explore this job market - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260760 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118918 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27903 jobs - [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 232 jobs ## Related pages - [California](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 260760 jobs - [Software Products](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors/technology/software-products?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 118918 jobs - [San Francisco, CA](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us/california/san-francisco?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 27903 jobs - [Perplexity](https://www.foundrole.com/companies/perplexity?utm_source=ai_markdown) — 232 jobs ## Browse - [Companies](https://www.foundrole.com/companies?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by country](https://www.foundrole.com/locations?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs in the United States by state and city](https://www.foundrole.com/locations/us?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B sponsors by location](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-sponsors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [H1B salaries](https://www.foundrole.com/h1b-salaries?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Sectors and industries](https://www.foundrole.com/sectors?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Jobs by career field](https://www.foundrole.com/careers?utm_source=ai_markdown) - [Latest jobs](https://www.foundrole.com/jobs/latest?utm_source=ai_markdown)