Executive Compensation Consultant
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Job Details
- Experience
- 5+ years
- Required Skills
- Microsoft Excel
Requirements
- 5+ years in executive compensation consulting, compensation committee advisory, investment banking, Big 4, or specialist executive pay firm
- JD, MBA, or CPA — or equivalent demonstrated expertise in tax/legal dimensions of executive pay
- Experience with technology, life sciences, or high-growth private company clients
- Deep knowledge of executive pay design across public and/or private/pre-IPO company contexts
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills; advanced Excel
- Fluency with proxy data tools (Equilar, ISS Analytics, Radford, or equivalent)
- Proven ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously in a remote-first environment
- Demonstrated fluency with AI tools in professional work
Responsibilities
- Advise on the design of executive compensation programs: base salary, annual and long-term incentives, equity plans, MIPs, and severance arrangements
- Develop and articulate compensation philosophy frameworks that align pay structure with business objectives, shareholder interests, and governance standards
- Model incentive plan scenarios: stress-testing pay-for-performance alignment, cost impacts, and dilution effects
- Conduct compensation risk assessments and advise on clawback policies, stock ownership guidelines, and anti-hedging provisions
- Guide clients through compensation design in the context of IPOs, M&A, restructurings, and PE-backed management incentive plans
- Advise on severance, change-in-control provisions, and executive succession planning
- Support post-merger integration on executive compensation harmonization and retention program design
- Draft and review plan documents, term sheets, offer letters, and employment agreements
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, modeling, and deliverable production
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