We are looking for a detail-oriented Compensation Specialist to help our growing Compensation team with a wide range of operations and analytical work, while partnering closely with many teams, managers, and employees across the firm.
Day to day, you will support high-volume compensation operations, including offer modeling and production, as well as year-end processes and a variety of other operational workflows. You will also take on some analytical and project-based work, such as participating in broad market data surveys, conducting compensation deep dives on specific job families, and exploring broader questions such as regionalization effects on pay. Over time, we expect you to take on increasingly complex projects as you develop expertise in our compensation practices.
Additional responsibilities of this role may include:
- Building and maintaining compensation models in Google Sheets, including complex formulas and data manipulation
- Analyzing candidate long-term incentive structures, such as RSU vesting schedules and buyout valuations
- Speaking directly with candidates to explain our compensation philosophy and walk through offers
- Supporting our annual compensation planning cycles and related operational processes
- Collaborating across HR functions, including Recruiting, HR business partners, HR Operations, and Mobility and Immigration
- Getting comfortable with our internal tools, with the potential to eventually learn some light coding
- Have 2-5 years of compensation-specific experience, or a mix of compensation and related HR roles (e.g., operations, analytics, HRBP)
- Compensation consulting experience is a plus, but not required; any industry background is welcome
- Skilled with data manipulation and building models and complex formulas in Google Sheets and/or Excel (this will be assessed during the interview process)
- Comfortable with technology and willing to learn our internal tools; having an interest in picking up light coding is a plus
- Detail-oriented with a high accuracy bar; discreet and trustworthy with sensitive compensation data
- A self-starter who can manage competing priorities and a high volume of work
- Flexible and adaptable across a range of work types and shifting priorities
- A strong written and verbal communicator; comfortable speaking with candidates
- Positive and approachable; able to remain composed, prepared, and balanced in all interactions
If you're a recruiting agency and want to partner with us, please reach out to [email protected].
Skills Required
- 2-5 years of compensation-specific experience or related HR roles
- Skilled with data manipulation and modeling in Google Sheets and/or Excel
- Comfortable with technology and willing to learn internal tools
- Detail-oriented with high accuracy
- Strong written and verbal communicator
Jane Street Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Jane Street and has not been reviewed or approved by Jane Street.
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Career-Linked Recognition & Rewards — Pay is considered exceptionally strong across roles, with substantial bonuses in strong years and firm-wide performance sharing. Collaboration is expected and rewarded, reinforcing a team-oriented payout model.
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Healthcare Strength — Benefits include zero-premium medical, dental, and vision coverage in the U.S., plus access to on-site or concierge primary care, physical therapy, and mental health services. This breadth and convenience signal a robust healthcare offering.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is described as generous, with equipped nursing rooms and backup childcare cited. Family-oriented supports like fertility coverage and elder‑care backup further enhance the package.
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What We Do
Jane Street works differently. As a liquidity provider and market maker, we trade on more than 200 trading venues across 45 countries and help form the backbone of global markets. Our approach is rooted in technology and rigorous quantitative analysis, but our success is driven by our people. Our bright, beautiful offices in the heart of New York, London, Hong Kong, and Amsterdam are open and buzzing with conversation. We come from many backgrounds and encourage travel between offices to share perspectives. Some of our best ideas come from bumping into a visiting colleague at the office coffee bar. Markets move fast. Staying competitive as we’ve grown has required constant invention—of new trading strategies, technology, and processes. We’ve found this is easier when you hire humble, kind people. They tend to help each other, and prioritize teamwork over titles. We invest heavily in teaching and training. There’s a library and a classroom in every office, because deepening your understanding of something is considered real work. Guest lectures, classes, and conferences round out the intellectual exchanges that happen every day. People grow into long careers at Jane Street because there are always new and interesting problems to solve, systems to build, and theories to test. More than twenty years after our founding, it still feels like we’re just getting started.
