Wayland Hr Comp Band

Build a Comp Band

Estimated time: 20-30 minutes

This workflow produces a complete compensation band recommendation for a single role: a researched market-data picture, a min / mid / max range with rationale, and a comp philosophy plus base/equity/bonus structure. It is interactive: the user reviews and refines the band, then reviews and refines the philosophy before shipping a final memo.

Steps

Step 1: Kick Off and Capture the Role Brief (uses: hr-comp-band)

Ask the user for the role title, level, and location (or remote), plus any anchoring data they already have: existing comp on the team, market data they have seen, or candidate expectations. Capture this verbatim as the role brief. Do not proceed until you have title, level, and location.

• Input: user-provided role title, level, location, anchoring data
• Output: role brief
• Key focus: get the three anchors (title, level, location) before inferring anything

Step 2: Infer Market Data (uses: hr-comp-band)

Using the hr-comp-band skill, infer market compensation data for this role, location, and level. State the inferred range and the reasoning behind it. Explicitly invite the user to override with real data sources they have access to (Levels.fyi, Pave, Carta, internal benchmarks). Capture the resulting market data.

• Input: role brief from Step 1
• Output: market data (inferred or user-overridden)
• Key focus: show the reasoning so the user can correct it with real sources

Step 3: Build the Comp Band (uses: hr-comp-band)

Using the hr-comp-band skill with the role brief and market data, produce a comp band with min / mid / max and a written rationale for each. Show the full output to the user.

• Input: role brief from Step 1, market data from Step 2
• Output: comp band (min / mid / max + rationale)
• Key focus: every number needs a one-line justification

Step 4: Review the Band (uses: hr-comp-band)

Present the comp band and ask the user whether to refine it or proceed to the philosophy and structure recommendations. If the user wants changes, gather specific refinement feedback and re-run Step 3 with that feedback plus the prior band and market data, looping up to 3 times until the user is satisfied. When the user is satisfied, advance.

• Input: comp band from Step 3, user decision and refinement feedback
• Output: approved comp band
• Key focus: loop on the band only until the user approves (max 3 iterations)

Step 5: Build Comp Philosophy and Structure (uses: hr-comp-band)

Using the hr-comp-band skill in philosophy-and-structure mode with the approved band, produce a comp philosophy plus a base / equity / bonus structure recommendation. Show the full output.

• Input: approved comp band from Step 4
• Output: comp philosophy and base/equity/bonus structure
• Key focus: connect the structure back to the band and the role level

Step 6: Final Review and Ship the Memo (uses: hr-comp-band)

Present the philosophy and structure and ask the user whether to ship the comp band memo or refine the philosophy. If they want changes, gather feedback and re-run Step 5 with that feedback plus the approved band, looping up to 2 times. When approved, assemble the final memo with these sections: Role Brief, Market Data, Comp Band, Philosophy + Structure.

• Input: philosophy from Step 5, approved band from Step 4, user decision
• Output: comp band memo (assembled)
• Key focus: assemble the four-section memo only after the user ships