What you'll do- Owning Arc's compensation philosophy, salary targets, and equity strategy, and running annual and off-cycle compensation planning, including bonus cycles, promotions, and equity refreshes
- Benchmarking pay using compensation data sets to keep us competitive in the market while balancing business pragmatism
- Designing and administering benefits programs, including health, 401(k), leave, wellness, and Arc-specific perks
- Building and modernizing the systems, processes, and tools that let total rewards scale reliably from today's 200+ person crew to 500+, while preserving culture and enhancing employee value proposition
- Designing compensation frameworks, manager enablement tools, and incentive programs that give people leaders more ownership over how they recognize their teams while landing as meaningful, visible rewards
- Developing differentiated pay strategies across engineering, technical, hourly, and revenue-generating roles
- Building Arc's executive compensation strategy and evolving our equity programs, including valuation methodology and cash14equity trade options
- Partnering with Recruiting on offers, leveling, and candidate-facing communication
- Ensuring compliance with federal and California pay transparency, equal pay, and benefits regulations
- Communicating total rewards clearly to our crew through onboarding, open enrollment, and ongoing channels
Minimum Qualifications- 7+ years of experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards spanning both exempt and non-exempt roles, with meaningful experience operating at a strategic level, building programs and philosophy
- Experience building or significantly evolving a company's compensation infrastructure and tools to support growth
- Experience designing executive and manager-level equity compensation, including ISOs, NSOs, RSUs, and milestone or impact-based equity grants
- Proficiency with comp benchmarking tools (Pave, Radford, Mercer, or similar) and HRIS platforms (Rippling, Gusto, or similar)
- Fluency with modern tools (AI and others) to get more leverage out of time, enable better collaboration across the People team, and communicate total rewards to the company effectively
- Ability to translate ambiguous, cross-functional business needs into clear compensation philosophy, policies, and exception frameworks
- A strong point of view on compensation strategy, paired with the ability to build a rationale and influence senior leadership stakeholders around it
- Strong analytical and modeling skills, with proficiency at leveraging modern AI tools to improve efficiency and increase quality
Bonus Qualifications- Experience scaling total rewards at a fast-growing startup
- Background in EV, hardware, aerospace, or defense companies
- Experience designing compensation for distinct technical or engineering disciplines with different market premiums
- Experience with pre-IPO equity programs, including valuation methodology, cash14equity trade design, and alternative payout structures
- Comfortable pushing at a fast but sustainable pace
- Enthusiasm for boating and the water
What we offerSalary: P4: $170,000 P5: $200,000
Highly competitive equity grants are included with full-time offers, as well as semi-annual bonuses tied to your impact, not just your tenure.
Additionally, Arc offers top-tier benefits for full-time employees, including:
- Healthcare benefits - 99% employer-paid medical, dental, and vision
- Parental leave - 14 weeks fully paid for birthing and non-birthing parents
- Generous time off - Highly competitive PTO with an opportunity to earn more time with tenure
- Income protection - Life and disability insurance for all employees
- Retirement savings - Traditional and Roth 401(k) access
- Water fund - $500 for you to spend each year to get out on the water, however you choose
- Professional development - $500 annual reimbursement for professional development and a monthly AI stipend
- Safety support - Annual reimbursement for PPE, ergonomic equipment, and anything that ensures we keep our crew safe
- Captain training - Training and access to take Arcboats out with friends and family
- Office perks - Daily lunches, snacks, and good coffee while onsite
- Relocation assistance - Available depending on role eligibility.
