Senior Manager of Global Total Rewards & Operations

As Senior Manager of Global Total Rewards and Operations at Paxos, you'll own global compensation, equity, benefits, and people programs for a regulated blockchain infrastructure company rebuilding financial infrastructure. You'll blend strategic framework design with hands-on execution, supporting a fast-growing organization that serves enterprise clients including Mastercard, Visa, Robinhood, and PayPal.

What you'll do

• Lead the design and management of global compensation, benefits, and equity programs, ensuring competitiveness, fairness, and compliance across multiple geographies.
• Own compensation committee deliverables, including preparing board decks and presenting insights to senior leadership.
• Design and maintain job architecture, leveling frameworks, and compensation bands to support organizational scale.
• Manage annual compensation cycles (merit, bonus, equity refresh) in partnership with Finance and leadership.
• Provide strategic guidance to executives and managers on compensation philosophy and pay decisions.
• Oversee the design and rollout of people programs including performance management, engagement surveys, onboarding, and compliance.
• Partner with HRBPs, Talent Acquisition, and L&D to ensure processes and programs are consistent, efficient, and aligned with business priorities.
• Lead HR systems improvements, automation, and reporting to increase accuracy and scalability.
• Monitor people metrics and build advanced dashboards to provide actionable insights to executives and the Board.
• Ensure policies, processes, and systems remain compliant across multiple geographies.

What you bring

• 12-15 years of progressive HR and People experience, with at least 10-12 years focused on compensation, total rewards, and People Operations.
• Proven experience supporting and scaling organizations through high-growth environments, ideally in technology or regulated industries.
• Strong expertise in global compensation, benefits, equity, and job architecture, with experience managing compensation cycles and board and committee deliverables.
• Advanced analytical skills to model, interpret, and present complex data, especially in compensation analysis, to drive clear strategic decisions.
• Hands-on experience with HR systems, particularly Workday, and proven ability to leverage technology for reporting, analytics, and process improvements.
• Experience overseeing and implementing a wide range of HR programs such as performance management, engagement, onboarding, and compliance.
• A track record of thriving in fast-moving, ambiguous environments with sound judgment and proactive problem-solving.
• Ability to design and quickly implement solutions that cut across multiple disciplines.
• Successful management of competing priorities, taking initiative, and driving projects to completion in a timely and accurate manner.
• Strong communication and influencing skills across all levels, from employees to executives.

Nice to have

• Bachelor's degree and advanced HR certifications (PHR, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, or MSHR).
• Exceptional listening skills and a personable, approachable demeanor that enables you to relate to, influence, and coach employees at all levels.
• Ability to work independently as an active member of both the business and the People Team.
• Flexibility to think strategically, execute tactically, and collaborate across many teams, levels, and situations.
• Ability to work within constraints while also challenging the status quo.

About Paxos

Paxos is a regulated blockchain infrastructure company with over $500 million in total funding from leading investors including OakHC/FT, Founders Fund, PayPal Ventures, and Declaration Partners. The company enables the movement of any asset, any time, in a trustworthy way, serving enterprise clients by tokenizing, custodying, trading, and settling assets.