Executive Compensation Lead

Novelis Corporate HQ•Atlanta, GA

8d•Hybrid

About The Position

Novelis is seeking an Executive Compensation Lead to serve as the company's subject matter authority for executive compensation and long-term incentives. This highly visible role sits at the center of some of the organization's most strategic talent, governance, and compensation decisions, partnering with senior executives, the Compensation Committee, Board partners, Finance, Legal, HR, and external advisors.

Requirements

5-10+ years of dynamic compensation experience
Significant experience supporting executive compensation, long-term incentives, equity programs, or global compensation initiatives
Experience partnering with executives and senior business leaders
Exposure to Compensation Committee, Board, governance, or public-company compensation activities strongly preferred
Advanced Excel and data analytics capabilities
Strong financial and quantitative proficiency
Ability to build models, reconcile complex data, and identify meaningful insights
Experience working with compensation systems, HR systems, and compensation planning tools
Exceptional ability to lead through expertise rather than authority
Strong consulting, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills
Proven ability to coordinate across HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, HRIS, Mobility, vendors, and shared services
Outstanding written and verbal communication skills
Ability to translate technical compensation, legal, financial, tax, and regulatory concepts into clear business recommendations
Confidence presenting to senior leaders and executive audiences
Candidates must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for current or future sponsorship

Nice To Haves

Executive compensation strategy and administration
Long-term incentive and equity programs
Market pricing and compensation benchmarking
Incentive plan design and governance
Compensation disclosures and regulatory support
Global compensation principles and practices

Responsibilities

Determine how Novelis rewards performance, retains top leadership talent, aligns executive interests with shareholders, and drives long-term business success.
As the lead authority on executive compensation, you'll guide the programs, analyses, governance activities, and recommendations that support Novelis' senior leadership population.
Partner directly with senior leaders and HR executives on high-impact compensation decisions
Develop compelling, executive-ready analyses and recommendations for leadership, the Compensation Committee, and the Board of Directors
Lead executive compensation planning, administration, and governance activities
Evaluate market competitiveness through executive benchmarking and peer-group analysis
Support executive employment arrangements, special awards, incentive programs, retention strategies, and separation-related compensation matters
Partner with Legal, Finance, and external advisors on governance, compliance, market practices, and emerging compensation trends
Lead annual and off-cycle equity award activities
Lead all aspects of grants, vestings, performance units, exercises, payouts, participant eligibility, and sophisticated employee events
Define the operating model between Global Compensation, shared services, vendors, and partners
Develop controls, governance processes, critical issue pathways, and service standards
Translate business results and performance outcomes into accurate participant awards and communications
Drive process improvements, system enhancements, operational perfection, and risk mitigation
Serve as the go-to guide for complex participant, tax, payroll, retirement, and termination scenarios
Annual compensation planning
Incentive plan design and administration
Promotions and organizational changes
Retention strategies
Off-cycle compensation recommendations
Global market pricing
Competitive positioning
Compensation policy interpretation
Build sophisticated compensation and incentive models
Evaluate executive pay positioning and competitiveness
Analyze performance and payout scenarios
Reconcile large datasets and identify exceptions
Assess financial, governance, and operational impacts
Present findings in a way that influences action