People Operations & Compensation Lead

Arc Institute is an independent nonprofit research organization at the interface of artificial intelligence and biology, working to accelerate scientific progress and understand the root causes of complex diseases.

You will be leading our People Operations team and partnering with the Head of People and People Partner team to deliver our Compensation program.

Responsibilities:

• Lead our People Operations team: Drive AI-native operations across the People function by implementing technology-driven solutions with a great employee experience. Oversee the core work of the People Ops team (onboarding, offboarding, processing employee changes, etc.). Serve as escalation point for complex operational issues, benefits decisions, and compensation situations. Manage the relationship with our PEO to deliver our benefits program and ensure compliance throughout our operations. Lead our benefits strategy, ensuring our benefits package is competitive and supports our team. Establish and lead a culture of service and operational excellence.
• Lead the delivery of our compensation program: Lead the delivery of Arc's compensation program, including owning cyclical compensation events. Use AI-driven workflows to develop and maintain compensation benchmarking and Arc’s structure. Partner with hiring managers and recruiting on offers, including building AI-driven tools to uplevel process and information sharing.

Requirements:

• 8+ years of experience in People Operations (or other relevant experience)
• Experience supporting benefits and compensation programs
• Proven track record of implementing AI and automation
• Strong operational background and cross-functional collaborator
• Great manager
• Wide range of experience in technology and workplace tools

The base salary range for this position is $147,500 - $181,500. This position is also eligible to receive an annual discretionary bonus, with the amount dependent on individual and institute performance factors. In addition to the Base Salary and Annual Bonus, you will be eligible to participate in the Institute’s Compound Cash Grant Program (the “CCGP”).