Compensation Manager, HR​/Recruitment

Axiom Space is a human space exploration company, building era-defining space infrastructure and delivering technology-driven solutions that will empower civilization to transcend Earth. Beginning with Axiom Station, successor to the International Space Station, the company is pioneering a next-generation orbital settlement that will foster groundbreaking innovation and research in microgravity and drive the global space economy of tomorrow. Today, guided by the vision of leading humanity's expansion off planet, Axiom Space is the principal provider of commercial human spaceflight services and developer of advanced spacesuits for the Moon and beyond.

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Axiom Space fosters a work environment inclusive of all perspectives. We are the pioneers of commercial space, leading the transformation of low-Earth orbit into a global space marketplace. Our mission-driven team is seeking a bold and dynamic Benefits Manager who is fueled by high accountability, execution horsepower, and driven to understand our world, science/technology, and life itself, for the benefit of all on Earth and beyond.

POSITION SUMMARY

Since Axiom Space is a very complex work environment, we are looking for a resilient, high-energy Compensation Manager. This role owns Axiom's compensation programs end-to-end: the job leveling and market pricing that keep pay fair and defensible across the workforce, and executive and Board compensation work. This is a hands-on, individual-contributor, subject matter expert role reporting to the Chief People Officer.

As the company grows, this role could potentially have direct reports in the future. The person in this seat will administer Axiom's existing compensation banding framework and title scoring model, own the compensation exception log, and prepare for executive compensation reviews. The ideal candidate will also be responsible for implementing best practices and an effective project management model and cadence.

Excellent ownership and collaboration skills are essential to be successful in this role.

KEY DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Own and maintain Axiom's salary structure, job leveling, and compensation bands across all levels, administering the existing scoring model and banding framework in partnership with Talent Acquisition and People Business Partners

• Partner with executive compensation consultant on executive and Board compensation, including peer groups, market benchmarking, and pay-mix proposals
• Prepare Compensation Committee materials, including pay-for-performance analysis, executive tally sheets, and equity utilization and burn-rate reporting
• Operate with public-company governance, including reporting drafting support and officer compensation processes
• Equity administration
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and the equity plan administrator on grant processing, vesting schedules, and equity plan compliance
• Model dilution and burn-rate scenarios to inform annual equity budget recommendations to the Chief People Officer
• Compliance and governance
• Conduct periodic pay equity analyses across the organization and recommend remediation, where warranted
• Monitor multi-state pay transparency and disclosure requirements, ensuring Axiom's job postings and offer practices remain compliant as the company hires across states
• Partner with HRBPs and Legal on FLSA exemption classification reviews, particularly at role-boundary transitions such as Supervisor-to-Manager
• Build and maintain documentation supporting SOX-relevant compensation controls mimicking public company requirements
• Cross-functional partnership
• Partner with Talent Acquisition on offer construction, band exceptions, and market…