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Chicago, Illinois, United States
Source: OpenGov careers · View original posting
From OpenGov's posting. “We” and “our” refer to the employer.
OpenGov is the leader in AI and ERP solutions for local and state governments in the U.S. More than 2,000 cities, counties, state agencies, school districts, and special districts rely on the OpenGov Public Service Platform to operate efficiently, adapt to change, and strengthen the public trust. Category-leading products include enterprise asset management, procurement and contract management, accounting and budgeting, billing and revenue management, permitting and licensing, and transparency and open data.
These solutions come together in the OpenGov ERP, allowing public sector organizations to focus on priorities and deliver maximum ROI with every dollar and decision in sync. Learn about OpenGov’s mission to power more effective and accountable government and the vision of high-performance government for every community at
O penGov.com.
Job Summary
As the Senior Compensation Manager, you will lead the evolution and scale of OpenGov's compensation programs in alignment with our business objectives, combining hands-on program ownership with strategic analytics and AI-enabled operations. You'll serve as a trusted compensation advisor to HRBPs, People Managers, Talent Acquisition, and cross functional partners across the business — helping them navigate compensation decisions with clarity and confidence.
You'll own the full compensation toolkit — program design, cycle execution, equity planning, and manager enablement — while building the data-driven infrastructure and automated workflows that let compensation scale ahead of the business, not behind it. This is a player-coach role: you'll do the work yourself building models, running benchmarks, owning cycles, while also setting direction and raising the bar for other professionals on the team.
Compensation
Administer and evolve OpenGov's compensation programs - comp cycles, promotions, and variable pay - serving as project lead across each program
Maintain the integrity of compensation data and systems, including internal job architecture, career paths, salary scales, and comp ranges aligned with our compensation philosophy
Serve as a strategic advisor to HRBPs, People Managers, and FP&A, providing business-relevant compensation guidance and recommendations for new and existing employees to ensure internal equity, external competitiveness, and budget alignment
Enablement
Design and build AI-powered workflows and tools that automate recurring compensation work — benchmarking, offer modeling, job description generation, and comp cycle reporting — operationalizing and automating so compensation scales with our growth
Integrate AI tools directly into daily compensation work to increase speed and consistency of deliverables, including market analysis, manager communications, and data summarization
Evaluate where AI can responsibly replace manual steps, with clear judgment on where human review must stay in the loop, and bring recommendations forward proactively to the broader People Team
Compensation
Chicago, IL: $160,000 - $180,000
On target ranges above include base plus a portion of variable compensation that is earned based on company and individual performance.
The final compensation will be determined by a number of factors such as qualifications, expertise, and the candidate’s geographical location.
Why OpenGov?
A Mission That Matters.
At OpenGov, public service is personal. We are passionate about our mission to power more effective and accountable government. Government that operates efficiently, adapts to change, and strengthens public trust. Some people say this is boring. We think it’s the core of our democracy.
Opportunity to Innovate
The next great wave of innovation is unfolding with AI, and it will impact everything—from the way we work to the way governments interact with their residents. Join a trusted team with the passion, technology, and expertise to drive innovation and bring AI to local government. We’ve touched 2,000 communities so far, and we’re just getting started.
A Team of Passionate, Driven People
This isn’t your typical 9-to-5 job; we operate in a fast-paced, results-driven environment where impact matters more than simply clocking in and out. Our global team of 800+ employees is united in our commitment to challenge the status quo. OpenGov is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Dubuque, Dallas, and Pune.
A Place to Make Your Mark
We pride ourselves on our performance-based culture, where every employee is encouraged to jump in head-first and take action to help us improve. If you have a great idea, we want to hear it. Excellent performance is recognized and rewarded, and we love to promote from within.
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