Vice President, Compensation
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COMPASS PathwaysBiotechnology
Remote, US.Full-TimeVp
Salary$300,000 — $365,000 USD
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Job Details
- Experience
- Significant progressive compensation experience
Requirements
- Hold a bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics or a related discipline; an MBA or relevant master’s degree is preferred.
- Bring significant progressive compensation experience and substantial expertise in executive compensation strategy, program design and governance.
- Have experience advising CEOs, executive leadership teams, Boards of Directors and Compensation Committees on executive pay strategy, reviews and governance.
- Demonstrate expertise in equity compensation, including stock options, RSUs and performance-based long-term incentive programs.
- Have experience in executive benchmarking, annual incentive design, compensation modeling and pay governance.
- Bring advanced analytical and financial modeling skills to assess incentive outcomes, equity implications and pay positioning.
- Understand compensation market practices, regulatory requirements, tax considerations and compensation accounting principles.
- Communicate and present complex compensation matters as clear recommendations for senior leaders and Board members.
- Demonstrate influencing, negotiation and stakeholder-management capabilities, and credibility at executive and Board level.
- Handle highly confidential and sensitive compensation matters with discretion, sound judgment and integrity.
- Experience supporting a US commercial-stage organization is strongly preferred, ideally in biotechnology, pharmaceuticals or life sciences.
- Experience at a publicly traded company is highly desirable, including knowledge of SEC reporting, proxy statement requirements and executive compensation disclosure.
Responsibilities
- Develop and lead the company’s executive compensation strategy, including base salary, annual and long-term incentives, equity awards and retention arrangements.
- Advise the Chief People Officer, CEO and executive leadership team on executive pay, incentive design and compensation governance.
- Partner with the Chief People Officer, CEO, Legal and external advisers to prepare recommendations and materials for the Board of Directors and Compensation Committee.
- Oversee executive compensation benchmarking, annual reviews, pay recommendations and incentive outcomes.
- Lead the company’s equity compensation strategy, including stock option and RSU awards, equity dilution and share usage.
- Oversee executive compensation disclosures and proxy statement preparation in partnership with Legal and external advisers.
- Establish and evolve the company’s compensation philosophy, salary structures, job architecture and market-benchmarking frameworks.
- Oversee annual compensation planning, including merit increases, promotions, market adjustments and pay equity assessments.
- Partner with Finance on compensation budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling and the financial impact of compensation programs.
- Monitor market, regulatory, governance and investor developments, and provide data-driven compensation insights and recommendations to senior leaders.
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