Are you a total rewards leader who thrives in building from the ground up while scaling for what’s next?

Compensation

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and equity strategy to building the foundation for global expansion and IPO readiness, your work will directly influence how we scale.

, equity, and

philosophy, including benchmarking, leveling, and job architecture Lead

planning and provide guidance on complex decisions, including offers and retention Design and refine incentive

plans across go-to-market roles Define and evolve equity strategy, including building the roadmap toward IPO readiness Establish clear governance to ensure consistency, equity, and strong decision-making Develop global total rewards strategy as we expand into Europe and Canada Define and evolve Ridgeline’s

and equity programs in late-stage private or pre-IPO environments Strong expertise in

strategy, equity design, incentive plans and

practices Familiarity with tools such as Radford, Pave, and Workday About Ridgeline Ridgeline is the first front-to-back system of record for investment managers. Founded by visionary entrepreneur Dave Duffield (co-founder of both PeopleSoft and Workday), the company was created to modernize an industry held back by outdated, disconnected technology.

Benefits

Are you excited by the challenge of evolving programs in a high-growth environment on the path to IPO? If so, we’d love to meet you.

You’ll play a critical role in shaping how we attract, retain, and motivate talent—ensuring that our Total Rewards programs are competitive, scalable, and aligned to the next phase of our company’s growth. This is a highly strategic individual contributor role with company-wide impact. You will define the frameworks and philosophy that guide decisions, while partnering across HR, Talent, Finance, and Legal to bring them to life.

strategy that supports our workforce today while building the foundation for global growth and IPO readiness. At Ridgeline, how we work matters as much as what we build. We act like owners, choose growth over comfort, and bias toward action.

We bring solutions, not just problems, and we’re energized by building for the future while delivering today.

Shape and scale

strategy, ensuring programs are competitive, scalable, and aligned with employee needs and business growth Build the global

strategy and framework to support expansion into Europe and Canada, balancing local market competitiveness, compliance, and employee experience Partner closely across HR, Finance, Legal, and Talent to align rewards with business and financial goals What we look for: Deep experience in total rewards within high-growth technology companies Experience scaling

strategy Experience managing

strategy through periods of systems and operating model change, such as PEO transitions, global scaling, or HRIS transformation Ability to operate as a strategic individual contributor with high ownership and influence Executive presence and ability to guide senior leaders on complex decisions Comfort building from ambiguity and delivering pragmatic, iterative solutions Strong cross-functional partnership skills, especially with Finance, Legal, and Talent Bonus: Experience supporting global expansion and international total rewards strategy Exposure to IPO readiness or public company

Senior Staff Total Rewards Partner