The Executive Compensation team provides the following core services: coordination of the materials for the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors (developing meeting agendas, analyses and materials); advising on structure of senior executive compensation programs and general plan design; review of compensation-related regulatory requirements / guidance and ongoing compliance / response to regulator requests / feedback; competitor compensation benchmarking (including tracking and reviewing competitor public filings); and reviewing, evaluating and reporting on Board of Directors compensation programs. This function requires liaising with senior stakeholders, other departments such as Controllers, Legal, Tax and Investor Relations, and will also involve providing support to other HCM functions, including the Firmwide Compensation Group, Equity Compensation, Special Investments and Benefits.
JOB SUMMARY AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Assist in the development of regulatory-related compensation processes
- Assist with various regulatory-related materials for the Board of Directors, the Board Compensation Committee, and Global Remuneration Committees
- Assist with the production of materials for quarterly Risk Management and Compensation Working group meetings
- Conduct compensation-related back-testing analyses
- Conduct various outlier analyses for regulatory reporting
- Participate in the preparation of materials for meetings of the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors
- Liaise with other HCM functions to identify opportunities to improve efficiency and streamline processes as part of the compensation planning and execution processes
QUALIFICATIONS
- Bachelor’s degree
- Approximately 3-4 years of relevant work experience
- Comfortable working with and analyzing large sets of data and presenting results that tell a clear and compelling story; preference for individuals with strong PowerPoint skills
- Ability to work with Excel on a day-to-day basis, strong preference for individuals to be comfortable with functions including vlookups and pivot tables
- Highly organized, attention to detail and excellent follow-through required
- Ability to handle multiple, time-sensitive projects while focusing on the quality of work delivered to clients
- Thinks multiple steps ahead; prepares for potential problems and escalates issues when appropriate and juggles competing deadlines effectively
- Strong written and verbal communication skills and ability to develop relationships with professionals across several HCM groups and act as an effective liaison to meet client needs
- Ability to work well both independently and in a global team environment
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