OpenAI
Finance
CompensationAnalyst,Equity&ExecutiveCompensation
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“Compensation Analyst, Equity & Executive Compensation at OpenAI. Skills: Compensation analysis, Financial modeling, Equity compensation. Support pay design for new-hire, refresh, promotion, recognition, retention, and executive programs. Build and maintain analytical models for compensation programs”
What You'll Achieve.
Inform compensation design; Pay recommendations; Budgets and forecasts; Grant sizing; Equity usage; Dilution; Stock-based compensation considerations; Rigorous data integrity; Confidentiality
Industry & Context.
Rigorous modeling; Benchmarking; Reporting; Decision support; Navigate ambiguous problems; Build repeatable tools and processes; Translate complex, sensitive data into clear recommendations; Analytical depth; Sound judgment
What They're Looking For.
Must Have
5+ years of experience in compensation, finance, people analytics, or a related analytical field, financial modeling and analytical skills, advanced Excel or Google Sheets capability, experience working with large, sensitive datasets, Experience evaluating compensation design, market data, budgets, forecasts, or compensation program outcomes, translate analysis into business decisions, Demonstrated ability to own complex, cross-functional projects, navigate ambiguity, influence stakeholders without formal authority, develop repeatable solutions, Clear written and verbal communication skills, explain quantitative findings and tradeoffs to cross-functional stakeholders, High integrity, ownership, attention to detail when handling confidential compensation information
Nice to Have
Experience with equity compensation, executive compensation, other complex compensation programs
What You'll Do.
Support pay design for new-hire
and executive programs
Build and maintain analytical models for compensation programs
Drive key cross-functional compensation analytics projects
Partner with Finance on budgeting
Conduct market benchmarking and pay-design analyses
decision-ready materials for senior leaders
Collaborate with Total Rewards
and Equity Administration
How You'll Work.
Team & Collaboration
Partnering closely with Finance, Legal, and People leaders; Drive key cross-functional compensation analytics projects; aligning stakeholders on recommendations; Partner with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and analysis; Collaborate with Total Rewards, HR Business Partners, Recruiting, and Equity Administration
Communication Scope
Clear written and verbal communication skills; explain quantitative findings and tradeoffs to cross-functional stakeholders; executive-ready materials
Process & Methodology
Own complex, cross-functional projects, project scoping, project delivery
Full Job Description
About the Team OpenAI’s Equity Programs and Compensation teams design and support compensation frameworks that help attract, retain, and motivate exceptional talent as we pursue our mission of ensuring artificial general intelligence benefits all of humanity. Together, these teams build thoughtful, scalable programs across cash and equity compensation, grounded in strong governance and disciplined stewardship. Partnering closely with Finance, Legal, and People leaders, the teams develop competitive compensation programs and equity frameworks that align our people with OpenAI’s long-term success. About the Role We are hiring a Compensation Analyst, Equity and Executive Compensation to join OpenAI’s People team. This individual contributor role sits at the intersection of compensation, analytics, and finance, supporting thoughtful pay decisions through rigorous modeling, benchmarking, reporting, and decision support, with a focus on equity and executive compensation programs. You will own key cross-functional analytical projects that inform compensation design, pay recommendations, budgets and forecasts, grant sizing, equity usage, dilution, and stock-based compensation considerations. You will navigate ambiguous problems, build repeatable tools and processes, and translate complex, sensitive data into clear recommendations and executive-ready materials. This role is ideal for someone with strong compensation fundamentals, analytical depth, sound judgment, and a collaborative approach to solving complex, sensitive problems. This role reports to our Head of Equity Programs. In this role you will: - Support pay design for new-hire, refresh, promotion, recognition, retention, and executive programs through quantitative analysis and thoughtful recommendations. - Build and maintain analytical models for compensation programs, including pay outcomes, equity grants, equity usage, dilution, stock-based compensation, budgets, and scenario planning. - Drive key cross-functional
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