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B Barrier (B-009)
Stage: compensation • Funnel Order: #11

Compensation & Leveling Reconciliation

Internal alignment between candidate expected compensation/level and company pay bands / leveling grid.

Passing Condition: Candidate expectations fit within approved salary band and equity guidelines for the target grade.
Preceded By (Inbound Gates):
B-008: Team & Cross-Functional Panel
Precedes (Outbound Gates):
B-010: Headcount & Executive Budget Approval

Mechanisms Operating at this Gate (2)

M-004: Unstated Compensation Band Discrepancy

Candidate market rate exceeds budgeted compensation for the requisition, but salary band was never published or clarified early.

Intermediary Dependent
M-013: Mid-Process Role Requirement Redefinition

Team changes tech stack, seniority requirements, or project scope mid-funnel, invalidating previous interview assessments.

Exogenous (No Agency)

System Interventions Targeting this Gate:

I-002: Upfront Compensation Band Disclosure

Publish verified salary and equity bands directly in job descriptions or disclose them prior to scheduling technical interview rounds.
Machine-readable static endpoint: /api/v1/barriers/B-009.json