Director, Executive Compensation & Board Advisory Consulting

WTW group; Toronto; On-site; CAD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

WTW Group seeks a Director to lead the Executive Compensation and Board Advisory practice. You will manage marquee client projects, mentor staff, and contribute to business development while delivering sophisticated compensation program design and governance insights.

The role involves cross-functional collaboration with senior colleagues and a focus on technical excellence in executive pay, board effectiveness, and incentives management across complex engagements in Canada.

Qualifications

• 7+ years of design-oriented executive compensation experience in consulting or corporate environments.
• Experience designing annual and long-term incentive programs.
• Strong analytical and communication skills to translate data into recommendations.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective project management across multiple clients.
• Lead day-to-day project activities and mentor junior staff.
• Collaborate on compensation program design including equity and incentive plans.
• Contribute to new business development and client proposals.

Skills

Executive compensation

Project management

Client relations

Team leadership

Analytical mindset

Communication skills

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Description

As a Director in our Executive Compensation and Board Advisory practice, you will collaborate with some of the industry’s top consultants while you develop deep and cutting-edge technical knowledge and skills. You will manage consulting projects while providing input to senior colleagues and overseeing and quality-reviewing junior staff’s work. You may also serve as project lead on projects of smaller scope.

The scope of our projects will range from those focused solely on executive compensation and board and committee effectiveness, (e.g., rewards strategy, competitive compensation analyses, annual and long-term incentive program design, pay-for-performance analyses, shareholder engagement strategy and preparation) to those involving other lines of business such as M&A due diligence and integration, total rewards strategy design and optimization assessments. Client engagements will typically be with the relevant committee(s) of the Board, senior management, or both.

You will also participate in and contribute to activities that support continued revenue growth of the Work & Rewards line of business and WTW overall. These activities may include supporting local, regional and/or national marketing events, performing industry/topical research and developing intellectual capital, and participating in our firm’s industry and/or topical teams.

Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.

The Role

While every day and assignments are somewhat different, some of your main responsibilities will include:

Delivering effective, consistent project management for multiple, marquee clients.

• Drafting statements of work, project plans and budgets involving multiple workflow streams and client teams.
• Serving as the day-to-day project lead, ensuring progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards.
• Leveraging to and managing the work of junior staff, providing coaching and on-going feedback.
• Operating as the key contact to clients on delivery of services; managing client expectations and raise appropriate issues to Senior Consultants.
• Collaborating and contributing to the development, design and implementation of compensation programs that include total rewards strategy, competitive benchmarking, annual and long-term incentive plan design, employment contract review, change-in-control agreements, overall competitive pay analysis and pay-for-performance alignment.
• Contributing to the development of new tools and approaches.
• Supporting the generation of new business as part of the broader team by:
• Assisting with new business development activities.
• Participating in discovery discussions with prospects and developing / delivering proposals.
• Establishing collaborative relationships with clients to understand their business and issues to better inform our consulting and to expand WTW’s relationship into new service areas.
• Contributing to the external visibility of WTW’s brand through intellectual capital generation, drafting articles, and attending and speaking at relevant conferences.

Qualifications

The Requirements

• A minimum of 7 years of design-orientated executive compensation experience in consulting or highly consultative corporate environments, and a genuine interest in this field.
• 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.
• Creative, analytical and results-driven orientation, demonstrated through the ability to draw conclusions, themes, and trends from data analysis and communicate results effectively.
• Proven experience successfully managing multiple, multi-faceted projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• An executive presence with polished and well-developed communication skills, including experience making presentations and “sell” 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.

Compensation

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $110,000 CAD -$150,000 CAD per year.

This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools may be used in the process to screen, assess, or select applicants for a position but all final decisions and determinations are made exclusively by authorized human personnel.

This job posting is an advertisement for an existing vacancy.

Equal Opportunity Employer