Director of People Rewards, Operations & Systems, Suno
+ Company Equity Package
AI music generation tools
Open for applications
AI music generation tools
101-200 employees
Open for applications
+ Company Equity Package
101-200 employees
Company mission
To build a future where anyone can make music.
Role
Who you are
- This role is ideal for an HR leader with a sharp, progressive outlook on how total rewards, compensation, benefits, and operations can play in scaling organizations at the frontier of entertainment and AI
- You're motivated to push beyond what “great” looks like in this space and build this function from the ground up
- 10+ years of progressive experience in Total Rewards, People Operations, Systems, or related leadership roles
- At least 5 years leading compensation and benefits strategy
- Demonstrated experience in executive compensation, equity strategy, and incentive design
- Led or materially contributed to an HRIS migration or major systems overhaul
- Built or transformed People Operations processes in a high-growth environment
- Demonstrated hands-on AI adoption to automate or enhance workflows
- Strong working knowledge of U.S. employment law and compliance (CA, MA, NY experience preferred)
- Experience in high-growth technology or consumer companies; AI or creative tech experience is a plus
- Demonstrated experience managing global vendors and cross-functional partnerships
- Proven experience leading and developing high-performing teams
What the job involves
- This is a founding role on Suno's new People Team, sitting at the intersection of strategy, infrastructure and experience design
- You're motivated to push beyond what “great” looks like in this space and build this function from the ground up
- This role reports to Suno's Head of People and will sit on her Leadership Team
- Define and continuously refine Suno’s compensation philosophy in alignment with our performance culture and long-term business strategy
- Design and administer salary bands, leveling architecture, annual incentive plans, and long-term equity programs
- Support executive compensation and equity strategy in partnership with Finance and Legal
- Conduct rigorous pay equity analysis and compensation benchmarking across AI, tech, and creative industries
- Develop clear compensation communication frameworks that build trust and understanding
- Own equity administration and vendor partnerships
- Lead open enrollment and ongoing benefits design, broker selection, and vendor negotiations
- Ensure our benefits reflect Suno’s values while remaining cost-effective and competitive
- Contribute to headcount modeling, budget forecasting, and cost scenario planning
- Develop best-in-class standard operating procedures across the employee lifecycle: onboarding, offboarding, employment verification, leave administration, immigration, relocation, compliance, and documentation
- Establish strong partnerships with Payroll and Legal to ensure seamless compliance and reporting
- Create clear policies and internal controls that mitigate risk without slowing momentum
- Ensure compliance across key jurisdictions (primarily CA, MA, and NY)
- Lead audits and documentation processes with rigor and clarity
- Build a service model that prioritizes responsiveness, clarity, and UX
- Drive continuous improvement through process redesign and automation
- Lead change management efforts tied to new rewards programs or operational upgrades
- Lead migration or overhaul of HRIS systems where needed
- Manage HRIS architecture, integrations, upgrades, and automation
- Identify service improvements through integrations, data pipelines, and workflow automation
- Partner with Corporate IT and Legal to ensure system security and data governance
- Develop and maintain employee data privacy standards and compliance frameworks
- Build dashboards and analytics that surface meaningful insights — not vanity metrics
- Use AI tools to model scenarios, automate workflows, generate reporting, and improve service quality
- Continuously experiment with automation to increase leverage and reduce manual work
Our take
Suno is a company leveraging AI for music creation, attempting to make it accessible to everyone, regardless of their musical background. The platform allows users to generate complete songs by inputting text prompts, breaking down the barriers that traditionally separate amateurs from professional musicians.
Unlike other AI music tools, Suno focuses on ease-of-use, enabling even those with no music theory knowledge to produce professional-sounding songs. This approach has already attracted a diverse user base, including everyday people and GRAMMY-winning artists.
Suno' rise has been fast and impressive, but it's now facing serious legal heat, including new lawsuits from independent artists. If it can defend its practices ad show respect for creators' rights, there's still a strong future ahead for the company.
Freddie
Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Company
Funding (2 rounds)
Nov 2025
$250m
SERIES C
May 2024
$125m
SERIES B
Total funding: $375m
Company HQ
Mid-Cambridge, Cambridge, MA
Leadership
Mikey Shulman
(Co-Founder & CEO)Previously worked as Head of Machine Learning at Kensho Technologies. Also worked as a Lecturer for the MIT Sloan School of Management.
Georg Kucsko
(Co-Founder & CTO)Also works as a Lecturer at the MIT Sloan School of Management. Prior work includes Head of AI Research at Kensho Technologies.
Martin Camacho
(Co-Founder)Previously worked as Engineering Director at Firefly Health and Chief Architect and Board Director at Kensho Technologies.
Keenan Freyberg
(Co-Founder & COO)Worked in Business Devlopment at Pinshape, and as an Associate at Capco. Also worked through several roles at Kensho Technologies.
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