About Function
Function Health is the AI operating system for health, designed to empower people to live 100 healthy years. We are redefining how individuals understand, measure, and improve their health — moving beyond reactive care to give people comprehensive, data-driven insight into their biology long before disease takes hold.
Through advanced diagnostics, deep biomarker testing, longitudinal data, and AI-enabled insights, Function equips members with actionable intelligence to take control of both the quality and length of their lives. Our long-term ambition is bold: to make proactive, data-driven health accessible at global scale and meaningfully impact billions of people.
Function recently announced a $298M Series B and is backed by a16z, Redpoint, and other leading investors. With hundreds of employees across a remote U.S. workforce, Function is entering its next chapter of growth, scaling domestically. To support that trajectory, we are seeking a Head of Total Rewards to architect and scale the compensation, equity, and benefits infrastructure that enables Function to attract, retain, and motivate world-class talent.
The Opportunity
Function is entering its next chapter of scale. Our people strategy will determine how effectively we attract and retain the talent required to execute on our mission.
This is an opportunity to build the Total Rewards function from first principles and scale it into a world-class system that supports a rapidly growing organization.
You will design the philosophy, infrastructure, and operating model that ensures Function remains highly competitive in attracting exceptional talent while aligning incentives with long-term company performance.
This is not simply a compensation administration role. It is a systems-building role. You will architect the frameworks, processes, and decision models that allow the company to scale compensation, equity, and benefits thoughtfully through hypergrowth, acquisitions, and global expansion.
Function is an AI-native company, and our compensation architecture must reflect the dynamics of organizations where talent density, technical leverage, and innovation cycles move quickly. The Head of Total Rewards will design frameworks that support this environment — ensuring compensation, equity, and incentives reward outsized impact, attract exceptional technical and AI talent, and scale effectively as the company evolves.
Reporting to the Senior Director of People Operations and AI, you will partner closely with executive leadership, finance, and legal to build a durable rewards strategy that evolves with the company’s growth and ambition.
What You’ll Do
Build (0 → 1)
- Design and implement Function’s Total Rewards strategy from first principles
- Establish a clear compensation philosophy aligned with company stage, talent density, and long-term value creation
- Architect salary bands, leveling frameworks, and job architecture across the organization
- Design scalable equity programs, including new hire grants, refresh programs, and executive compensation structures
- Oversee the preparation of all materials and presentations for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors, including executive compensation proposals
- Partner with Finance and Legal to develop a disciplined approach to equity planning and dilution management
- Evaluate, design, and implement a modern benefits strategy that supports employee well-being while scaling efficiently
- Build compensation review cycles, promotion frameworks, and pay governance processes
- Implement tools, data systems, and analytics that enable transparent and data-driven compensation decisions
- Design compensation architecture suited to AI-native companies, where talent density, technical leverage, and speed of innovation require differentiated approaches to pay, incentives, and equity
Scale (1 → n)
- Develop compensation frameworks that support sustained hypergrowth and evolving organizational complexity
- Design global compensation strategies and geographic pay models as the company expands internationally
- Build scalable processes for annual compensation reviews, promotions, and equity refresh cycles
- Ensure compensation and benefits programs remain competitive in highly competitive talent markets
- Create frameworks to integrate compensation structures during acquisitions
- Establish reporting, dashboards, and analytics to monitor pay equity, competitiveness, and program effectiveness
- Build and lead a high-performing Total Rewards team as the company grows
Equity & Incentive Strategy
- Own the design and evolution of Function’s equity strategy
- Partner with Finance and Legal on equity pool planning, grant strategy, and long-term incentive structures
- Design executive compensation frameworks aligned with long-term company performance
- Develop refresh programs that retain high-impact employees while maintaining discipline
- Ensure equity programs scale effectively as the company approaches future liquidity milestones
Strategic Impact
- Position Total Rewards as a strategic lever for attracting and retaining exceptional talent
- Advise leadership on compensation strategy during fundraising, acquisitions, and major organizational changes
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition to ensure compensation strategy supports hiring competitiveness
- Partner with People Operations to integrate compensation programs into broader people systems
- Provide executive leadership with clear insights on compensation market dynamics and workforce economics
- Establish governance and discipline that allows the company to scale compensation programs responsibly
What We’re Looking For
Required Experience
- 10+ years of progressive experience in global Compensation or Total Rewards leadership roles with at least 8 years focused on compensation.
- Experience building a Total Rewards function from 0 → 1 in high-growth companies
- Experience working with and presenting to the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
- Proven track record scaling compensation and equity programs through periods of hypergrowth
- Deep expertise in designing compensation frameworks, salary bands, and leveling systems
- Strong experience designing and managing equity programs in venture-backed companies
- Experience supporting IPO readiness, significant fundraising, or rapid scale environments
- Experience implementing global compensation frameworks across multiple geographies
- Experience integrating compensation and benefits programs during acquisitions
- Experience designing compensation and equity programs for AI-native or AI-forward companies where talent density and technical leverage significantly shape compensation strategy
- Strong analytical and financial modeling skills related to compensation planning
- Ability to partner effectively with Finance, Legal, and executive leadership, Compensation Committees, and external consultants (e.g., legal counsel, compensation advisors)
Leadership & Operating Style
- Systems-oriented operator who builds durable, scalable infrastructure
- Strong point of view on compensation philosophy and equity design
- Creative, innovative, first principles thinker
- Clear, decisive, and accountable
- Data-driven and outcome-focused
- Comfortable operating in ambiguity while creating structure
- Able to influence senior stakeholders with clarity and conviction
- Balances strategic thinking with hands-on execution
- Operates with urgency while maintaining discipline
Why This Role Matters
The quality and durability of our people systems will shape how effectively Function scales.
The Head of Total Rewards will build the infrastructure that ensures we can attract, retain, and motivate the exceptional team required to execute on our mission.
If we design the right incentives, structures, and rewards systems, we increase our ability to build and sustain a world-class organization capable of delivering on one of the most ambitious missions in healthcare: enabling people to live the healthiest life possible.
Why You'll Love Working With Us:
We value our team at Function and offer a competitive salary and benefits package, flexible working hours, and a dynamic work environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged. If you are a highly motivated and experienced individual who is passionate about using technology to improve people’s lives, we would love to hear from you.
At Function, we celebrate diversity and are committed to building an inclusive and equitable workforce. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex (including gender identity and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, veteran status, marital status, ancestry, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
Join the Function Health team and become a part of our mission to revolutionize healthcare. Work with us to make a difference in the lives of thousands, ensuring a healthier future for all. Discover more about us and how we're changing the face of healthcare at Function Health.
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