Senior Executive Compensation Consultant

Experience

10+ years in compensation roles, including 7+ years in executive compensation at a public company (Fortune 100 or compensation consulting firm preferred).

Key Responsibilities

• Build and maintain governance, structure, and analytical foundation for executive compensation in a public-company environment.
• Own the operating model for executive compensation governance, including annual calendar for Compensation Committee planning, materials, and filing milestones.
• Develop presentation materials, track deliverables, and coordinate with internal stakeholders and external consultants.
• Support research and preparation for shareholder engagement meetings focused on executive compensation.
• Establish decision frameworks, templates, and documentation standards for consistent, defensible executive pay decisions.
• Track key decisions, follow-ups, and approvals to ensure governance continuity and audit readiness.
• Build and maintain Excel-based models and analyses for executive pay decisions and scenario planning.
• Establish and manage equity guidelines and budget parameters aligned with company strategy and governance standards.
• Partner with Legal, Finance, and external advisors for public-company disclosures and filings (e.g., proxy/CD&A, 10-K, 8-K).
• Anticipate governance, disclosure, and regulatory requirements; proactively prepare materials and analyses.
• Ensure processes are documented, repeatable, and scalable.

Required Skills and Qualifications

• 10+ years in compensation, with 7+ years in executive compensation governance (especially equity-based) at public companies.
• Strong knowledge of executive compensation governance, regulatory requirements, and reporting cycles.
• Experience with Compensation Committee planning and shareholder meetings.
• Executive-facing communication skills in high-growth, fast-paced environments.
• Advanced Excel skills for modeling, scenario analysis, data validation, and analytics.
• Ability to bring structure and rigor to complex, cross-functional work.
• High judgment, discretion, and attention to detail with confidential information.
• Experience with public-company disclosures and filings (e.g., proxy/CD&A, 10-K, 8-K).