Compensation & Equity
A holistic approach to investing in people
Sequoia guides you down a smarter path to achieving your business goals — starting with a compensation strategy that keeps top talent engaged while ensuring you get max impact from every dollar invested in people.
Smarter people spend— only from Sequoia
Your Challenge
The Sequoia Advantage
Your Challenge
- Old comp models don’t match today’s business needs.
The Sequoia Advantage
- We partner to build smart, flexible comp plans that scale.
With proven comp know-how backed by 24+ years of service excellence.
Your Challenge
- Disconnected systems and outdated data slow you down.
The Sequoia Advantage
- We bring together real-time data, benchmarks, and modeling in one place.
With Sequoia OS for real-time analytics, planning, and market data.
Your Challenge
- Too much equity use can hurt your cap table and hiring plans.
The Sequoia Advantage
- We help you balance cash and equity to stay competitive and on plan.
With equity burn modeling, milestone-based grants, and comp scenario tools.
Right-fit solutions to master compensation from day one
Comp Advisory
Expert comp advisors aligned to your business goals
Our comp advisors have uniquely qualified backgrounds — from running total rewards at large enterprises to guiding the boards at countless investor-backed companies. With exclusive access to Carta’s private market data, they can deliver bespoke benchmarks tailored to your company stage and also partner with your leadership team to deliver a comp program that reflects the value you place in your people.
Comp Outsourcing
A trusted partner to administer your compensation programs
Sequoia OS
An integrated platform to holistically view, analyze, and optimize your people data
Comp & Equity Capabilities
Work alongside our team of seasoned advisors to build competitive, equitable pay structures and incentive plans that attract and retain talent with a full spectrum of compensation capabilities.
Comp Foundation
Start with an equitable pay philosophy and job architecture that delivers on your people promise.
Employee Comp
Fine tune a competitive employee comp and equity approach that contains costs while maximizing retention.
Executive Comp
Strategically put the right leadership team in place with expert guidance on pay, equity, and severance matters.
Merit Cycle Support
Efficiently and collaboratively manage comp milestones for your entire org with built-in tracking.
Pay Ranges
Align salaries to the market and your own comp philosophy while staying transparent and compliant.
Incentive Plan Design
Design incentive plans that fairly and competitively reward your top performers.
Equity Pool Management
Roadmap your company approach to equity, balancing employee rewards with investor ROI.
Headcount planning
Execute your hiring plan with precision and align your people budget to your burn.
Comp Analytics
See, measure, and understand the impact of your programs at a micro level and at scale.
Comp Benchmarking
Calibrate your program and budget to the market with best-in-class competitive assessments and data.
IPO & Acquisition Planning
Get guidance and support on the most critical milestones in your company’s evolution.
Impacting client success, from emerging startup to household name
Explore how forward-thinking companies partner with Sequoia to achieve their business goals — from optimizing comp packages, to streamlining benefits administration, to elevating employee experiences.
Mid-Size
“Sequoia helped us organize our foundational comp strategy — everything we need to understand people spend. We’ve been blown away.”
Senior Director of People
Enterprise
“With Sequoia, we’ve created a more cohesive and transparent compensation and benefits experience for our employees.”
HR Director
SMB & PEO
“Sequoia OS allows us to dial in to see a holistic view of the market, but also a fine-grain view so we can see if we’re at parity or need to recalibrate.”
Head of Operations
