Program Manager, SandboxAQ
Total Rewards
$106.4-204k
Salary dependent on location. Plus equity.
AI & quantum computing solutions
Open for applications
AI & quantum computing solutions
201-500 employees
Open for applications
$106.4-204k
Salary dependent on location. Plus equity.
201-500 employees
Company mission
To help address some of the world's most challenging problems through AI and Quantum technology.
Role
Who you are
- Experience: 8+ years in Compensation & Benefits, with at least 3 years in a high-growth tech startup (Series C through Post-IPO preferred)
- Analytical Mindset: You are a "data junkie" who can model complex equity scenarios and budget impact with ease. You think through data, but can talk and work with people who don’t. You consider the “so what” of the data, rather than just providing analysis
- Global Intelligence: Familiarity with international labor markets and benefit nuances outside the US, with demonstrated experience administering and executing elements of a global total reward program. You know that a “great benefit” in France looks very different from one in the US, and you design programs and provide recommendations with that in mind
- Communicator: You can distill complex data into a simple narrative and creatively engage stakeholders
- Systems Savvy: Experience with our key tools (or similar), including Pave, Radford, Ashby and Rippling
- Comfort with Ambiguity: Our industry and market evolves quickly, and while you enjoy keeping tabs on how the market is evolving and ensuring our strategy is up to date, you are OK with making high-stakes decisions with “just enough” data rather than perfection
What the job involves
- We are looking for our first Total Rewards hire to lead the evolution of our global compensation and benefits programs, reporting to the Head of People Operations and Programs
- This is a "player-coach" role where you will build upon the foundational architecture (Job Levels, Salary Bands, Equity Strategy) needed to scale and grow our business
- We need someone who can strategically craft our evolving total reward strategy, and administer it. For now, this is a team of one but you will work closely with an ecosystem that supports your activity
- You’ll deliver work in partnership with the greater people function and finance, and you’ll be an excellent collaborator that can drive results with colleagues
- You have to be comfortable setting the strategy, as well as executing it. We also want someone that goes far beyond compensation administration, and works to educate employees on the value of their total package, not just the numbers
- Global Compensation Strategy: Design and manage our global compensation philosophy, ensuring we remain competitive in the AI/Deep Tech market. This includes base salary, equity/LTI programs, and variable incentives
- Annual Cycles: Own the end-to-end annual merit, bonus, and equity review process. Partner with Finance, HR Business Partners and Business Leaders on budgeting and provide managers with the tools to make data-driven pay decisions
- Job Architecture: Level up and maintain our scalable job leveling framework and career ladders. Ensure every employee is given the tools to understand their growth path and how their compensation aligns with their impact
- Global Benefits & Wellness: Grow and lead our existing global benefits strategy across multiple countries (US, UK, France, etc.). Manage broker relationships, lead annual renewals, and ensure our perks align with our high-performance culture
- Executive & Equity Design: Partner with Leadership to manage executive compensation and equity pool modeling. Support administration efforts
- Compliance & Transparency: Ensure global compliance (Pay Transparency acts, FLSA, GDPR) and lead the communication strategy to ensure transparency and trust in our rewards programs
Our take
Spun out from Alphabet in 2022, SandboxAQ is a company providing AI and quantum computing solutions. Using cybersecurity modules that are in line with the "third quantum revolution", SandboxAQ can migrate enterprises to a higher level of security through the use of this cutting-edge technology.
The company's approach enables cross-pollination in a range of fields including physics, neuroscience, cryptography and more. Examples of its products are an end-to-end crypto-agile security suite, and quantum sensing solutions. Impressively, SandboxAQ has already partnered with Deloitte and Ernst & Young, as well as the US Air Force, to bring its quantum tech to the market.
Looking forward, SandboxAQ plans to build further relationships across the public sector, to help situate the company as one of the most "battle-tested" quantum providers on the market. The company has raised significant funds that will accelerate further product development, and in 2025 began partnering with the Department of War CIO to accelerate the discovery and inventory of cryptographic assets within the DoW's environment.
Steph
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Jul 2025
$95m
LATE VC
Apr 2025
$150m
SERIES E
Total funding: $1.1bn
Company benefits
- Stock options
- Unlimated vacation (PTO) and flexible work culture
- Company-wide winter and summer breaks to unwind
- Best-in-class health plans: Medical, dental and orthodontics, and vision
- Family planning and fertility benefits
- Military leave
- 100% paid parental leave
- 401k with company matching
- Education stipends
- Financial wellness resources
Company HQ
Palo Alto, CA
Leadership
Jack Hindary
(CEO)Serial entrepreneur and Co-Founder of several tech companies. Also the author of 'Quantum Computing: An Applied Approach', one of the leading textbooks used in the field.
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