Business Operations Lead, Compensation & Equity

Ramp is hiring a Business Operations Lead, Compensation & Equity to help build the next stage of our compensation function. This is a senior individual contributor role with exposure to company-level decisions and frequent partnership with the executive team and leaders across People, Finance, Legal, Talent, and the business. You will not manage a team, but you will operate as a thought partner and owner for some of Ramp's most important people and business decisions.

Responsibilities

Lead high-priority compensation and equity projects from problem definition through analysis, recommendation, stakeholder alignment, and execution; Build analytical models and decision frameworks for compensation bands, equity grants, refresh programs, promotion cycles, retention offers, international compensation, incentive structures, and executive-level scenarios; Partner with leaders across People, Talent, Finance, Legal, Sales, Product, Engineering, and executive leadership to translate complex compensation questions into clear, practical recommendations; Help run and improve major company-wide compensation processes, including merit cycles, promotion cycles, equity refreshers, offer governance, and special compensation reviews; Develop tools, templates, dashboards, and workflows that make compensation decisions faster, more accurate, and more consistent as Ramp grows; Use AI to remove manual work from the compensation function: pulling relevant context, flagging exceptions, drafting decision materials, and automating repeatable analysis; Pressure-test compensation and equity philosophy against market data, hiring needs, retention risk, budget constraints, and internal equity

Requirements

4-8 years of experience in business operations, corporate strategy, consulting, finance, people strategy, total rewards, or another analytical operating role, ideally in a high-expectation environment with senior stakeholders, fast timelines, and ambiguous problems; Exceptional analytical and structured problem-solving skills, including strong Excel / Google Sheets modeling. You can take a messy question, identify the real decision, break it into the right components, and build a path to an answer; Experience building executive-facing analyses, operating models, decision memos, or board-level materials; Practical AI fluency. You should be comfortable using AI tools to build, prototype, automate, and improve workflows, with good judgment about where AI helps and where human judgment is required; Strong communication and stakeholder management skills. You can simplify complex or sensitive topics for executive and non-technical audiences, influence without authority, keep senior partners aligned, handle pushback, and know when to escalate versus when to drive independently; High emotional intelligence and discretion. This role will touch compensation, equity, performance, retention, and other sensitive employee matters; Low ego, high ownership, strong business judgment, and real interest in compensation, equity, talent markets, and how people systems shape company performance; Ability to work onsite from Ramp's New York office three or more days per week

Nice to have

Experience in a client service, strategy, finance, or operating environment where you owned complex workstreams and advised senior stakeholders; Experience in compensation, equity, total rewards, people analytics, workforce planning, sales compensation, or executive compensation; Experience at a high-growth technology company, fintech company, or late-stage private company; Familiarity with SQL, Python, or lightweight automation tools; Exposure to talent strategy, performance management, org design, or financial planning

Benefits

Flexible PTO; Centralized home-office equipment ordering; Health and wellness stipend; Budget for intra-office travel; Weekly coffee stipend; 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you, with partial coverage for dependents; One Medical annual membership; 401(k), including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp; Fertility HRA (up to $10,000 per year); Parental leave: up to 16 weeks (birthing + bonding) or 8 weeks (bonding only) at 100% pay; Pet insurance; In-office perks: lunch, snacks, drinks, and more; Relocation expense coverage to NYC or SF (if needed)