Nscale Ltd.

Nscale is the GPU cloud engineered for AI. We provide cost-effective, high-performance infrastructure for AI start-ups and large enterprise customers. Nscale enables AI-focused companies to achieve superior results by reducing the complexity of AI development. Our GPU cloud bolsters technical capabilities and directly supports strategic business outcomes, including cost management, rapid innovation, and environmental responsibility. We thrive on a culture of relentless innovation, ownership, and accountability, where every team member takes pride in their work and drives it with excellence and urgency. As an Nscaler, you'll build trust through openness and transparency, where everyone is inspired to do their best work. If you join our team, you'll be contributing to building the technology that powers the future. Role Overview This role sits within the People team, as part of the Reward function, and will report directly to the VP of Reward. The role will play a critical part in building scalable, data-driven, and governance-aligned reward frameworks to support Nscale's rapid global growth. What You'll Be Doing Compensation Strategy & Benchmarking Lead the annual global compensation benchmarking process, including advising on partner selection and management (e.g. Radford, Pave, Ravio, etc.) alongside the Compensation Director. Conduct market pricing analysis for new and existing roles across global locations. Support new country/location reviews with compensation analysis and market data insights. Assist in the development and maintenance of global job architecture aligned to market frameworks. Provide data-driven recommendations to ensure competitive, equitable, and sustainable pay positioning. Annual Reward & Equity Cycle Management Lead end-to-end management of the annual compensation and bonus cycle. Design cycle timelines, governance frameworks, modelling scenarios, and approval workflows. Partner with Finance and FP&A to model budget impacts and support executive decision-making. Deliver post-cycle reporting and insights to senior leadership. Provide analytical input into Nscale's equity strategy, including grant guidelines, eligibility frameworks, and market competitiveness modelling, alongside supporting annual equity refresh cycles and ad-hoc grant processes. HRIS Implementation & Governance Lead Reward-related configuration and implementation within Workday, ensuring accurate compensation structures, approval workflows, and reporting capability. Ensure Reward processes meet SOX compliance requirements, with strong documentation, audit trails, and controls. Build scalable reward reporting dashboards and analytics within Workday and supporting systems. Lead and contribute to high-impact reward projects aligned to business growth (e.g. job architecture redesign, pay transparency readiness, geographic expansion frameworks). Develop scalable policies and documentation to support rapid international growth. Identify automation and process improvements to reduce manual effort and improve governance. HR Partnering & Education Act as a trusted advisor to People Partners and business stakeholders on compensation and equity matters. Provide training and education to managers on pay philosophy, benchmarking, promotions, and equity principles. Translate complex compensation data into clear, actionable guidance for non-technical audiences. Support sensitive compensation conversations and executive-level reward queries. About You Experience in Compensation or Reward within a high-growth tech or multinational environment. Strong job architecture and market benchmarking expertise. Proven experience managing annual compensation cycles in complex, multi-entity environments. Strong working knowledge of global market data providers (Radford, Pave, Mercer, etc.). Experience contributing to equity strategy and broad-based equity programmes. Familiarity with Workday compensation modules and experience supporting SOX-compliant environments. Strong financial and analytical acumen, with advanced Excel/modelling capability. Confident operating as an IC, with the ability to influence without direct authority. High attention to detail, strong governance mindset, and excellent stakeholder management skills. Comfortable working in ambiguity and building scalable frameworks in a fast-evolving organisation. At Nscale, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, diverse, and equitable workplace. We believe that a variety of perspectives enriches our work environment, and we encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds, experiences, and abilities. We strongly encourage applications from people of colour, the LGBTQ+ community, people with disabilities, neurodivergent people, parents, carers, and people from lower socio-economic backgrounds. If there's anything we can do to accommodate your specific situation, please let us know. The responsibilities outlined in this job description are not exhaustive and are intended to provide a general overview of the position. The employee may be required to perform additional duties, tasks, and responsibilities as assigned by management, consistent with the skills and qualifications required for the role. For information on how Nscale handles candidate personal data, please see our Employee & Candidate Privacy Notice: Here.