Senior Associate of Compensation, Clear Street
$120-135k
+ Equity
4+ days a week in office
Modern infrastructure for capital markets
Be an early applicant
Modern infrastructure for capital markets
201-500 employees
Be an early applicant
$120-135k
+ Equity
4+ days a week in office
201-500 employees
Company mission
To rebuild the infrastructure that supports the capital markets, bringing them into the future.
Role
Who you are
- Approximately five (5) years of experience focused on compensation
- Experience with compensation benchmarking, salary surveys, and market pricing
- Familiarity with job leveling frameworks and compensation structure design
- Strong knowledge of federal, state, and local labor and compensation laws
- Proficiency with HRIS systems (UKG preferred)
- Strong Excel skills (pivot tables, VLOOKUP, data analysis) required; exposure to BI tools such as Tableau or Looker is a plus
- Detail-oriented with excellent organizational skills and ability to handle sensitive information with discretion
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to partner across teams
- Problem-solving mindset, curiosity to question existing processes, and willingness to learn
- HR or compensation-related certification (e.g., PHR, SHRM-CP) preferred
What the job involves
- As a Senior Associate, Compensation at Clear Street, you will support the development and execution of the firm’s compensation practices
- This role is ideal for someone with a solid foundation in compensation and HR who is eager to deepen their expertise, contribute to scalable compensation processes, and partner with People Team colleagues and business leaders
- You will assist in ensuring our compensation programs are competitive, consistent, and aligned with Clear Street’s business goals
- Partner with People Team colleagues to evaluate compensation practices and ensure alignment with hiring, retention, and engagement strategies
- Support the development and maintenance of a job title and leveling framework across departments
- Assist with the annual compensation planning cycle, including merit increases and incentive programs, ensuring accurate execution of processes
- Participate in salary surveys, analyze results, and provide insights on competitiveness in the market
- Review compensation policies and identify areas for improvement, efficiency, or compliance risk
- Collaborate with Talent Acquisition and People Operations on market pricing for new and existing roles
- Respond to employee questions regarding compensation and total rewards, ensuring a positive employee experience
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date HRIS data; support data hygiene efforts across systems
- Generate reports and provide compensation data analysis to support decision-making
- Work closely with Finance and other cross-functional partners on compensation-related projects
- Contribute to ad hoc compensation and People Team initiatives as needed
Our take
Clear Street is building up-to-date, cloud native infrastructure for capital markets, bringing clients faster and easier access to things like reporting, clearing, custody, and execution.
It’s been quite a rise to prominence for the New York based startup, which surpassed a billion dollar valuation in 2022 despite only launching in 2018. However, given the previous industry experience of its founders, Clear Street's success should come as no surprise. The trio built the platform as a remedy to their own pain points, missed opportunities, and lack of access to key data in the prime brokerage space.
With its Unicorn status secured and its list of clients growing, Clear Street is now gearing up for a period of rapid expansion, both geographically and across the financial services industry. Securing funding in 2023 from Prysm Capital, the company has money to play with as it continues to pursue better infrastructure for capital markets.
Kirsty
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
11% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Funding (last 2 of 3 rounds)
Apr 2023
$270m
SERIES B
May 2022
$165m
SERIES B
Total funding: $470m
Company benefits
- 401k matching
- Full medical, dental and vision insurance
- Generous vacation time
- Opportunities for professional development
- In-office benefits include lunch stipends, fully stocked kitchens, happy hours, and amazing office views
Company HQ
World Trade Center, New York, NY
Leadership
Chris Pento
(CEO)Financial services & investment veteran with over 30 years in the sector. Worked in Senior Management & Executive roles at Merrill Lynch, Knight Capital, Arxis Capital, Exos Financial, and Engineers Gate LP, before co-founding Clear Street in 2018.
Sachin Kumar
(CTO)Former Pearl Rothman Software Engineer who has founded two previous FinTech companies - Tolo Technologies, and QED Trading.
Uriel Cohen
(Executive Chairman)Trader, investor, and founder of proprietary trading firm Highland Capital Group. Co-founded proprietary investment firm Alpine Global Management in 2012.
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