COMPENSATION AS A SERVICE
Nobody has the bandwidth for comp. Everybody pays for it.
Now somebody does.
Best-in-class compensation, fully managed from Obsidian. One monthly subscription. No headcount to hire, no platforms to license.
THE BURDEN
Comp keeps getting squeezed. Here’s why.
It lands on someone already covering a dozen other things. It's the piece that never gets the time it needs.
Modern comp demands four things at once
SYSTEMS
Platforms to run cycles, approvals, and workflows
Defensible market benchmarks, refreshed continuously
DATA
Merit cycles, offers, survey season, equity audits, range refreshes
HOURS
EXPERTISE
Market pricing, pay equity, and pay transparency strategy across states
Not software. Not a consultant. The whole function.
Compensation as a Service delivers on all four demands, all handled by Obsidian, powered by best-in-class technology and data.
✓ Systems — Platform included. We bring Compport and administer it for you, and you keep direct access.
✓ Data — Enterprise-grade Candor IQ benchmarking, licensed and run by our analysts.
✓ Hours — A dedicated fractional comp team running your cycles.
✓ Expertise — Job architecture, market pricing, pay equity, ongoing advisory.
One monthly subscription. No headcount to hire, no platforms to license, no surprise invoices.
HOURS
An analyst who lives in your data all year
Your daily contact sees every change as it happens, close enough to catch what a project-based review would miss.
AND THE REST OF THE YEAR
➤ Quarterly strategy reviews with Obsidian senior leadership
➤ Annual merit cycle
➤ Ad hoc comp reviews
➤ Salary structure recommendations
➤ Offer recommendations
DATA
Defensible market benchmarks
Enterprise-grade Candor IQ benchmarking, licensed and run by our analysts. Three surveys are included in your subscription, with no separate survey invoices.
Aggregated broad market data across thousands of jobs and location
Mercer
Gold-standard methodology for global job design and executive compliance
Carta
Tech startup and private equity benchmarking
EXPERTISE
We’ve sat in your chair
Obsidian's team spent 20+ years running compensation, total rewards, payroll, and HR systems inside large employers, before we ever advised anyone. Every client team is led and backed by that experience.
Up to 50% less
than staffing this in-house
Systems, data, hours, and expertise in one packaged subscription, instead of a hire you can't justify, a platform you have to license, and a consulting engagement that ends.
Let’s take comp off your plate.
Book a Total Rewards Maturity Review for a quick, no-pressure read on where your compensation program stands today.