Compensation and Benefits Manager (Total Rewards Manager)

About Glean:

Founded in 2019, Glean is an innovative AI-powered knowledge management platform designed to help organizations quickly find, organize, and share information across their teams. By integrating seamlessly with tools like Google Drive, Slack, and Microsoft Teams, Glean ensures employees can access the right knowledge at the right time, boosting productivity and collaboration. The company’s cutting-edge AI technology simplifies knowledge discovery, making it faster and more efficient for teams to leverage their collective intelligence.

Glean was born from Founder & CEO Arvind Jain’s deep understanding of the challenges employees face in finding and understanding information at work. Seeing firsthand how fragmented knowledge and sprawling SaaS tools made it difficult to stay productive, he set out to build a better way - an AI-powered enterprise search platform that helps people quickly and intuitively access the information they need. Since then, Glean has evolved into the leading Work AI platform, combining enterprise-grade search, an AI assistant, and powerful application- and agent-building capabilities to fundamentally redefine how employees work. 

About the Role:

We’re looking for a Compensation and Benefits Manager (Total Rewards Manager) to join our People team as we scale. In this role, you’ll partner closely with HR, Finance, and leadership to help design, analyze, manage, and evolve compensation and benefits programs that are competitive, equitable, and aligned with Glean’s mission and values.

You’ll play a key role in helping us attract and retain top talent by ensuring our total rewards strategy supports our high-performance, high-trust culture.

You will: 

• Conduct regular compensation benchmarking and market analyses to inform salary ranges, pay structures, and equity guidelines.
• Assist with the design, modeling, and administration of compensation programs
• Support the annual compensation review process, including system setup, data validation, reporting, and analytics.
• Partner with the leadership and Finance teams on budgeting, forecasting, and headcount planning.
• Manage and analyze benefits program data (health, retirement, wellness, etc.) to identify trends and areas for improvement.
• Manage administration of benefits and leave programs as a primary contact for employee questions
• Collaborate with external vendors, brokers, and providers to ensure a high-quality employee benefits experience.
• Help lead open enrollment processes and provide clear, employee-friendly communications on total rewards.
• Monitor compliance with compensation and benefits-related laws and regulations
• Maintain and update internal compensation and benefits documentation and processes.
• Continuously look for ways to improve tools, processes, and reporting to support data-driven decision-making.

About you:

• 3–5 years of experience in a compensation, benefits, or total rewards role—preferably in a fast-paced tech or startup environment.

• Strong Excel and data analysis skills; comfortable with spreadsheets, modeling, and HR systems.

• Experience conducting job evaluations and compensation benchmarking (e.g., Radford, Mercer, Pave).

• Clear, concise communicator with the ability to explain complex information to non-experts.

• Highly organized and detail-oriented with a proactive, collaborative working style.

• Familiarity with benefits administration and tools like Rippling, Gusto, or Workday.

• Knowledge of relevant compliance requirements in the U.S. (and ideally some exposure to global benefits)..

• A plus if you have experience with Geo based and International compensation and benefits.

Location: 

This role is a hybrid (3 days a week in the San Francisco or Palo Alto office)

Compensation & Benefits:

The standard base salary range for this position is $120,000 - $145,000 annually. Compensation offered will be determined by factors such as location, level, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience. Certain roles may be eligible for variable compensation, equity, and benefits.

We offer a comprehensive benefits package including competitive compensation, Medical, Vision, and Dental coverage, generous time-off policy, and the opportunity to contribute to your 401k plan to support your long-term goals. When you join, you'll receive a home office improvement stipend, as well as an annual education and wellness stipends to support your growth and wellbeing. We foster a vibrant company culture through regular events, and provide healthy lunches daily to keep you fueled and focused.

We are a diverse bunch of people and we want to continue to attract and retain a diverse range of people into our organization. We're committed to an inclusive and diverse company. We do not discriminate based on gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, religion, civil or family status, age, disability, or race