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Compensation Analyst III (Senior) – Equity Administration & Global Rewards
Architect Appian's global equity and total rewards strategy while modernizing plan design for high-scale enterprise growth.
Location: Chennai, India | Work Model: Hybrid
About the Team
The People Team at Appian fuels global growth by attracting, rewarding, and retaining world-class talent. In an industry powered by AI-Powered Process Automation, our team builds data-driven compensation strategies that sustain competitive market advantage. We partner directly with executive leadership to champion pay equity, optimize total rewards platforms, and drive scalable governance across global offices.




The Opportunity
As Appian accelerates its international expansion, modernizing our equity architecture and total rewards framework is critical. As Compensation Analyst III, you will act as a core global partner based out of our Chennai tech hub. You won't just analyze data; you will shape global pay equity initiatives, architect scalable equity management structures, and directly manage equity plan administration using E*TRADE/Morgan Stanley. This role offers a unique prospect to build scalable compensation frameworks in a fast-paced environment backed by enterprise-grade stability.
What You’ll Do
Modernize Equity Plan Architecture: Lead global equity plan governance and modernize grant structures, option/RSU execution lifecycles, and cap-table administration using E*TRADE/Morgan Stanley.
Drive Executive Insights & Strategic Analytics: Oversee global HR and compensation intelligence models,

📌 Compensation Analyst III (Chennai)
🏢 Appian
📍 Chennai