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Executive and Equity Compensation Manager

Motive

Motive

United States · Remote
USD 102k-156k / year + Equity
Posted on Aug 2, 2025

Who we are:

Motive empowers the people who run physical operations with tools to make their work safer, more productive, and more profitable. For the first time ever, safety, operations and finance teams can manage their drivers, vehicles, equipment, and fleet related spend in a single system. Combined with industry leading AI, the Motive platform gives you complete visibility and control, and significantly reduces manual workloads by automating and simplifying tasks.

Motive serves more than 100,000 customers – from Fortune 500 enterprises to small businesses – across a wide range of industries, including transportation and logistics, construction, energy, field service, manufacturing, agriculture, food and beverage, retail, and the public sector.

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We're hiring an Executive & Equity Compensation Manager to join our fast-paced People team. You'll report to the Director, Total Rewards and be key to building our compensation function and talent strategy. You'll design and manage executive and equity compensation programs, act as a compensation expert, and ensure efficiency and compliance through strong data analysis and regulatory filings.

What You'll Do

  • Lead the design and execution of our executive and equity compensation programs, taking a fresh perspective on existing solutions to directly impact our talent strategy.
  • Serve as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor for all executive and equity compensation matters.
  • Drive efficiency and compliance by overseeing all aspects of Compensation Committee meeting preparation, data integrity, and regulatory filings, leveraging rigorous analytical skills to solve complex problems.
  • Empower our team through comprehensive education on compensation programs and lead change management for new initiatives, ensuring a broad understanding of user impact and relevant tradeoffs.
  • Collaborate cross-functionally with Finance, Legal, Accounting, and Stock Administration to streamline processes, manage inquiries, and enhance our compensation systems.

What You'll Bring

  • A BS/BA in Finance, Accounting, or a related discipline.
  • 6+ years of progressive experience in compensation, with a strong preference for executive and equity compensation, demonstrating deep and broad expertise in your discipline.
  • Expert-level analytical skills in Google Sheets (or similar) for data analysis, complex functions, and scenario modeling.
  • Deep understanding of the design and structure of executive and equity plans (e.g., performance equity plans, new hire equity programs, refresh equity programs).
  • Experience with equity budgeting, dilution analysis, and related financial concepts.
  • Experience interfacing with stock administration teams; experience with Schwab reports is a plus.
  • Exposure to emerging, high-growth companies in the technology or internet sectors is a plus.
  • Comfort with ambiguity and a knack for finding the right questions as well as the right answers in a fast-paced environment.
Pay Transparency
Your compensation may be based on several factors, including education, work experience, and certifications. For certain roles, total compensation may include restricted stock units. Motive offers benefits including health, pharmacy, optical and dental care benefits, paid time off, sick time off, short term and long term disability coverage, life insurance as well as 401k contribution (all benefits are subject to eligibility requirements). Learn more about our benefits by visiting Motive Perks & Benefits.

The compensation range for this position will depend on where you reside. Motive uses three geographic zones to determine pay range. For this role, the compensation ranges are:
San Francisco, California
$102,000$156,000 USD
U.S. metropolitan areas: Los Angeles, San Diego, New York City Area, Seattle, Washington D.C.
$102,000$156,000 USD
Other locations in the United States
$102,000$156,000 USD

Creating a diverse and inclusive workplace is one of Motive's core values. We are an equal opportunity employer and welcome people of different backgrounds, experiences, abilities and perspectives.

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