Data Scientist | Lattice Global Negotiation Guide

Negotiation DNA: Equity-Heavy (Private) | People Management Platform | $3B Valuation | San Francisco | PEOPLE ANALYTICS PREMIUM

Region	Base Salary	Stock (Options or RSU/4yr)	Bonus	Total Comp
San Francisco	$150K–$208K	$65K–$190K	10%	$188K–$310K
Remote US	$138K–$195K	$55K–$172K	10%	$172K–$285K

Negotiation DNA

Lattice Data Scientists analyze employee performance patterns, engagement drivers, retention predictors, and compensation fairness to build the people analytics capabilities that differentiate Lattice. At the IC2-IC3 level, you develop models that help companies understand workforce dynamics and make data-driven people decisions. [Source: Lattice DS Comp 2025-2026]

Level Mapping: Lattice DS (IC2-IC3) = Culture Amp DS = 15Five DS = Workday DS = Google L3-L4 DS

People Analytics — The Workforce Intelligence Premium

As a Data Scientist at Lattice, you build models analyzing employee performance, engagement, and retention patterns. "As a Data Scientist, I build the people analytics models that differentiate Lattice — performance patterns, engagement drivers, and retention predictors. I want equity reflecting how my models create Lattice's core competitive advantage."

Global Levers

1. People Analytics Models: "I build models analyzing performance patterns, engagement drivers, and retention predictors — the analytics capabilities that differentiate Lattice from competitors."
2. $3B Valuation — Analytics Differentiation: "Lattice's competitive moat increasingly depends on people analytics. My models provide the workforce intelligence that enterprise customers value most."
3. Compensation Fairness Analytics: "I build models analyzing compensation equity and fairness — an increasingly critical capability for organizations focused on pay equity."
4. HR Tech DS Competition: "Culture Amp, 15Five, and Workday compete for data scientists with people analytics expertise."

Negotiate Up Strategy: "I'm targeting $202K base and $178K equity over 4 years with 10% bonus for this Data Scientist role. I build the people analytics models differentiating Lattice — performance patterns, engagement drivers, and retention predictors. I have competing offers from [Culture Amp at $292K TC / Workday at $305K TC / 15Five at $275K TC]. Data scientists with people analytics expertise are scarce." Accept at $172K+ base and $138K+ equity.

Evidence & Sources

• [Lattice $3B Valuation — People Analytics]
• [Lattice DS Comp — Levels.fyi 2025-2026]
• [Lattice People Analytics — Workforce Intelligence]
• [Lattice vs Culture Amp/Workday — Data Scientist Competition]