Business Operations Associate | Compensation Job at Paribus (Ramp), New York, NY

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  • Paribus (Ramp)
  • New York, NY

Job Description

About Ramp

At Ramp, were rethinking how modern finance teams function in the age of AI. We believe AI isnt just the next big wave. Its the new foundation for how business gets done. Were investing in that future and in the people bold enough to build it.

Ramp is a financial operations platform designed to save companies time and money. Our all-in-one solution combines payments, corporate cards, vendor management, procurement, travel booking, and automated bookkeeping with built-in intelligence to maximize the impact of every dollar and hour spent. More than 50,000 businesses, from family-owned farms to e-commerce giants to space startups, have saved $10B and 27.5M hours with Ramp. Founded in 2019, Ramp powers the fastest-growing corporate card and bill payment platform in America, and enables over $100 billion in purchases each year.

Ramps investors include Lightspeed Venture Partners, Thrive Capital, Sands Capital, General Catalyst, Founders Fund, Khosla Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock, and Redpoint, as well as over 100 angel investors who were founders or executives of leading companies. The Ramp team comprises talented leaders from leading financial services and fintech companiesStripe, Affirm, Goldman Sachs, American Express, Mastercard, Visa, Capital Oneas well as technology companies such as Meta, Uber, Netflix, Twitter, Dropbox, and Instacart.

Ramp has been named to Fast Companys Most Innovative Companies list and LinkedIns Top U.S. Startups for more than 3 years, as well as the Forbes Cloud 100, CNBC Disruptor 50, and TIME Magazines 100 Most Influential Companies.

About the Role

Ramp is entering its next phase of growthscaling globally, competing for top AI and technical talent, and preparing for the long-term discipline required of a public-ready company. As a Compensation Associate, youll help shape the frameworks, insights, and systems that guide how Ramp attracts, motivates, and retains exceptional talent.

You will work directly with Ramps Compensation Lead and partner closely with leaders across Finance, Talent, People, and Legalmany with backgrounds from top-tier consulting, private equity, tech or high-growth startups. Your work will influence some of the companys most important decisions: talent and hiring strategy, performance programs, equity planning, and compensation competitiveness in emerging markets.

This role blends strategic problem-solving with hands-on execution. Youll build models, pressure-test assumptions, design new approaches, and help run high-stakes processes that must scale as Ramp grows. Its an ideal role for someone who is analytically exceptional, thrives in high-expectations environments, and wants to develop deep expertise in compensation while operating at the center of a fast-moving business.

What Youll Do
  • Build the analytical backbone of Ramps compensation strategydeveloping models, insights, and frameworks that guide hiring, performance, and equity decisions.

  • Advise cross-functional leaders (Finance, Talent, People, Legal) by translating complex data into clear, actionable recommendations that influence company-wide decisions.

  • Support and help run core compensation programs , including promotion cycles, equity refresh planning, and custom compensation structures for high-impact roles.

  • Design and improve high-scale workflows and tools , creating models, templates, and lightweight automations that increase accuracy and efficiency as Ramp grows.

  • Own high-stakes, end-to-end projects with a blend of strategic problem-solving and detailed executionoperating with speed, rigor, and a strong sense of ownership.

What You Need
  • 25+ years in strategy consulting, business operations, people analytics, finance, or other analytical/strategy roles.

  • Exceptional analytical and problem-solving skills; mastery of Excel/Sheets modeling.

  • Ability to break down ambiguous problems, structure approaches, and execute with speed and rigor.

  • Strong communication skills with the ability to simplify complex analysis for non-technical audiences.

  • High ownership, low ego, and willingness to work across both high-stakes strategic projects and detailed execution.

  • Comfort in fast-changing, high-growth environments where priorities evolve quickly.

  • Curiosity about compensation strategyeven if you havent worked in it before.

  • Ability to work onsite from the New York office (near Madison Square Park) three or more days per week

Nice-to-Haves
  • Experience in compensation, total rewards, or workforce planning (not required)

  • Familiarity with SQL or scripting, or interest in learning.

  • Experience building or supporting incentive programs or analytical frameworks for HR, Finance, or Talent teams.

  • Prior experience in high-growth SaaS, fintech, or startup environments.

Benefits (for U.S.-based full-time employees)
  • 100% medical, dental & vision insurance coverage for you

    • Partially covered for your dependents

    • One Medical annual membership

  • 401k (including employer match on contributions made while employed by Ramp)

  • Flexible PTO

  • Fertility HRA (up to $5,000 per year)

  • WFH stipend to support your home office needs

  • Wellness stipend

  • Parental Leave

  • Relocation support to NYC or SF (as needed)

  • Pet insurance

Referral Instructions

If you are being referred for the role, please contact that person to apply on your behalf.

Other notices

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

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Job Tags

Full time, Work at office, Work from home, Home office, Relocation package, Flexible hours, 3 days per week,

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