Director, Total Rewards & Analytics

Astranis•575 20th Street, Historic Pier 70, San Francisco, CA 94107, US• Full Time

Posted 2 months ago• Business & Finance

Compensation

$200,000–$230,000/year

Job Description

Astranis builds advanced satellites for high orbits, expanding humanity’s reach into the solar system. Today, Astranis satellites provide dedicated, secure networks to highly-sophisticated customers across the globe— large enterprises, sovereign governments, and the US military. With five satellites on orbit and many more set to launch soon, the company is servicing a backlog of more than $1 billion of commercial contracts.

Astranis is the preferred satellite communications partner for buyers with stringent requirements for uptime, data security, network visibility, and customization. Astranis has raised over $750 million from some of the world’s best investors, from Andreessen Horowitz to Blackrock and Fidelity, and employs a team of 450 engineers and entrepreneurs. Astranis designs, builds, and operates its satellites out of its 153,000 sq. ft. headquarters in Northern California, USA.

Director, Total Rewards & Analytics

As Astranis’s Director of Total Rewards & Analytics, you will lead a business-critical function that shapes how we pay, support, and empower a fast-growing team. You’ll work side-by-side with our SVP of People to create the analytics muscle that helps us make smarter, faster people decisions. This role blends strategy, hands-on execution, and company-shaping impact.

Role

Design and evolve our compensation philosophy, frameworks, and leveling.
Oversee base pay, equity and benefits offerings, leveraging our tools (Radford, Pave, Salary.com) to benchmark these offerings against our peers.
Manage benefits strategy, vendor relationships, renewals, and plan optimization.
Partner with the SVP of People to build the people analytics function - leveraging pre-built dashboards to pull insights and reporting for leaders across the company.
Partner with Finance on headcount planning, workforce modeling, and budgeting.
Ensure compliance across jurisdictions; lead audits and policy updates.
Advise execs and managers on reward decisions, tradeoffs, and market trends.
Improve systems and data integrity across HRIS, equity platforms, and analytics tools.
Lead a small team; develop processes that scale with company growth.

Requirements

10+ years in compensation, benefits, or total rewards; strong analytics background.
Expertise in comp design, equity structures, market data, and benefits regulations.
Advanced Excel/Sheets; familiarity with reporting dashboards, ability to story tell with data.
Strong business judgment and ability to translate data into action.
Experience in a fast-paced environment.

Bonus:

Clear compensation frameworks.
Predictable budgeting.
Rewards aligned with performance and market reality.
Leaders making faster, better decisions with your insights.
Transparency into the workforce through our data.

What we offer:

All our positions offer a compensation package that includes equity and robust benefits.

Base pay is just one component of Astranis’s total rewards package. Your compensation also includes a significant equity package via incentive stock options, high-quality company-subsidized healthcare, disability and life insurance, 401(k) retirement planning, flexible PTO, and free on-site catered meals.

Astranis pay ranges are informed and defined through professional-grade salary surveys and compensation data sources. The actual base salary offered to a successful candidate will additionally be influenced by a variety of factors including experience, credentials & certifications, educational attainment, skill level requirements, and the level and scope of the position.

Base Salary

$200,000—$230,000 USD

U.S. Citizenship, Lawful Permanent Residency, or Refugee/Asylee Status Required

(To comply with U.S. Government space technology export regulations, applicant must be a U.S. citizen, lawful permanent resident of the United States, or other protected individual as defined by 8 U.S.C. 1324b(a)(3))

Our mission and our products are meant to connect the world and everyone in it, regardless of gender, race, creed, or any other distinction. We believe in a diverse and inclusive workplace, and we encourage all people to join our team and bring their unique perspective to help make us stronger.