Senior Manager, Executive

Responsibilities

• Lead the strategy, design, governance, administration, and ongoing effectiveness of executive and director compensation programs.
• Partner with senior leaders, Human Resources, Legal, Finance, and external advisors to ensure executive pay programs support business strategy.
• Report to the Director of Total Rewards.
• Create a collaborative, performance-driven work environment.
• Set clear expectations, provide feedback, and support performance management.
• Lead the design, implementation, administration, and ongoing evaluation of executive compensation programs.
• Ensure compensation programs align with business strategy, performance outcomes, and market competitiveness.
• Support preparation for Compensation Committee and Board of Directors meetings, including development of meeting materials.
• Monitor executive compensation market trends, peer company practices, regulatory developments, and governance practices.
• Develop executive job structures and pay positioning practices to support internal equity and external competitiveness.
• Evaluate program effectiveness through data analysis and benchmarking.

• Demonstrated experience leading executive compensation programs, processes, and governance practices in a complex organization
• Demonstrated experience advising senior executives, HR leaders, and board-level stakeholders on executive compensation strategy, program design, market competitiveness, and governance considerations
• Extensive knowledge of executive compensation concepts, including annual and long-term incentive design, equity or equity-like compensation, executive benefits, severance, pay-for-performance alignment, and board compensation
• Strong understanding of executive compensation regulatory, tax, accounting, and governance considerations, including applicable federal and state requirements
• Demonstrated experience preparing executive-ready analyses, recommendations, and materials for senior leadership, Compensation Committee, and Board of Directors audiences
• Demonstrated ability to balance strategic thinking with analytical rigor, sound judgment, risk evaluation, and practical problem-solving across a variety of complex compensation matters
• Demonstrated experience using market data, peer benchmarking, financial modeling, and scenario analysis to inform executive compensation recommendations and business decisions
• Demonstrated consulting, influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills across all levels of leadership, including senior executives and cross-functional partners
• Demonstrated leadership experience, including people leadership, project leadership, vendor management, or cross-functional program ownership
• Demonstrated commitment to customer-focused solutions, operational excellence, confidentiality, integrity, and continuous improvement.

• Executive Compensation Design
• Data Analysis
• Financial Modeling
• Benchmarking
• Incentive Design
• Pay-for-performance Alignment
• Equity Compensation
• Severance Practices
• Governance Practices
• Tax and Accounting Considerations

• Consulting Skills
• Influencing Skills
• Negotiation Skills
• Leadership Skills
• Customer-Focused Solutions