Director - Executive Compensation & Board Advisory

WTW•New York, NY

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

As a Director in WTW’s Executive Compensation and Board Advisory practice, you will manage consulting projects and work with senior colleagues and junior staff, providing input, oversight, quality review, coaching, and feedback. You may lead smaller projects. Engagements typically involve board committees, senior management, or both, and may address executive compensation, board and committee effectiveness, rewards strategy, competitive compensation, incentive plan design, pay-for-performance, shareholder engagement, M&A due diligence and integration, and total rewards strategy and optimization. You will manage client delivery, project plans, budgets, teams, timelines, and deliverables, while serving as a day-to-day client contact. You will contribute to compensation program development and implementation, business development, proposals, client relationships, research, intellectual capital, marketing, and WTW’s external visibility. The role follows a hybrid working arrangement with regular in-office presence at WTW’s New York office. Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship or assistance is not offered for this specific opportunity.

Requirements

At least 7 years of design-oriented executive compensation experience in consulting or highly consultative corporate environments.
Genuine interest in executive compensation.
Experience designing annual, equity, stock, and other long- and short-term incentive programs.
Working knowledge and understanding of applicable regulatory, legal, tax, and accounting requirements.
Ability to draw conclusions, themes, and trends from data analysis and communicate results effectively.
Proven ability to manage multiple, multifaceted projects and produce quality deliverables on time and within budget.
Executive presence and polished communication skills, including experience presenting and selling ideas to colleagues and management.
Self-starter attitude and ability to work within ambiguity.
Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills and clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to work on a hybrid schedule with regular in-office presence at the New York office.

Responsibilities

Manage multiple consulting projects for marquee clients, ensuring delivery against objectives, budgets, timelines, deliverables, and quality standards.
Draft statements of work, project plans, and budgets involving multiple workstreams and client teams.
Serve as day-to-day project lead and key client contact, manage expectations, and raise appropriate issues to Senior Consultants.
Oversee, quality-review, coach, and provide ongoing feedback to junior staff.
Collaborate on the development, design, and implementation of compensation programs, including total rewards strategy, competitive benchmarking, annual and long-term incentive plan design, employment contract review, change-in-control agreements, competitive pay analysis, and pay-for-performance alignment.
Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches.
Assist with new business development, participate in prospect discovery discussions, and develop and deliver proposals.
Build collaborative client relationships to understand client businesses and issues and identify opportunities to expand WTW’s services.
Support WTW’s external visibility by generating intellectual capital, drafting articles, and attending and speaking at relevant conferences.
Contribute to revenue growth through marketing events, industry and topical research, intellectual capital development, and participation in industry or topical teams.

Benefits

Medical insurance, including prescription coverage
Dental insurance
Vision insurance
Health Savings Account
Commuter Account
Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
Group Accident coverage
Group Critical Illness coverage
Life Insurance
AD&D coverage
Group Legal coverage
Identity Theft Protection
Wellbeing Program
Work/Life Resources, including Employee Assistance Program
Paid holidays
Annual Paid Time Off, including paid state/local leave where required
Short-Term Disability
Long-Term Disability
Other leaves, including Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave
Contributory Pension Plan
401(k) Savings Plan
Annual short-term incentive bonus