Director, Executive Compensation Consulting

Willis Towers Watson; Los Angeles (CA); On-site; USD 124,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health and Welfare Benefits

Paid Holidays

401(k) Contributory Pension Plan

Job summary

Willis Towers Watson in Los Angeles seeks a Director in the Executive Compensation Consulting practice. You will manage consulting projects, oversee junior staff, and serve as project lead on smaller scopes while collaborating with senior colleagues to deliver cutting-edge solutions.

Responsibilities include delivering multi‑client project management, drafting statements of work and budgets, and developing compensation programs that span annual and long‑term incentives.

Qualifications

• Minimum 7 years of executive compensation consulting or related experience.
• Experience designing incentive and equity-based compensation programs.
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills.
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint capabilities.
• Ability to work independently and in team environments.
• Comfortable working in ambiguous or evolving situations.

Responsibilities

• Delivering superior, 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.

Job description

Description

Role Overview As a Director in the Executive Compensation Consulting 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 may range from those focused solely on executive compensation (e.g., competitive compensation analyses, annual and long-term incentive design, pay-for-performance analyses, Board of Directors compensation) to those involving other lines of business such as M&A due diligence and integration, total rewards strategy design and optimization assessments.

You will also participate in and contribute to activities that support continued revenue growth of the Work & Rewards 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.

The Role

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

• Delivering superior, 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.

Qualifications

The Requirements

• Minimum 7 years of executive compensation consulting or related experience
• Experience designing incentive and equity-based compensation programs
• Strong analytical and data interpretation skills
• Proven ability to manage multiple complex projects
• Excellent communication and presentation skills
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint capabilities
• Ability to work independently and in team environments
• Comfortable working in ambiguous or evolving situations

Skills & Competencies

• Executive presence and client-facing confidence
• Analytical thinking and data-driven decision-making
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Project management and organization
• Creative problem-solving

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Compensation and Benefits

Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).

Compensation

The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $124,000– $190,000 USD per year. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Company Benefits (US locations)

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off (Washington State only)
• Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k).

We understand flexibility is key to supporting an inclusive and diverse workforce and so we encourage requests for all types of flexible working as well as location-based arrangements. Please speak to your recruiter to discuss more.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

EOE, including disability/vets