Director of Executive Compensation

Alvarez & Marsal; Dallas (TX); On-site; USD 130,000 - 175,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare plans

401(k) retirement plan

Discretionary bonus

Paid time off

Job summary

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Director in Executive Compensation to lead complex compensation & benefits engagements for diverse clients. You will design, implement, communicate, and monitor programs including base salary, annual incentives, long-term incentives, and deferred compensation with regulatory focus and client value.

This role requires deep expertise in executive compensation, tax, and analytics, plus strong leadership to manage staff and deliver high-quality results across geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required; advanced degree preferred (JD, LLM in Taxation, or World at Work Certified).
• 7+ years of related work experience.
• Strong knowledge of executive compensation and statistical analysis, incentive plan design and analysis, and pay structure analysis and design.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills and ability to articulate complex information to clients.

Responsibilities

• Complete complex compensation and benefits projects
• Provide compensation, tax, accounting, and business advice concerning complex transactions
• Provide competitive market data, quantitative and qualitative analyses
• Benchmark, design, and implement annual incentive plans and long‑term incentive plans
• Conduct statistical analyses of compensation data
• Lead client engagements on a day‑to‑day basis and manage staff members on various projects
• Review the calculations and work product of peers for accuracy and reasonableness, serving as a thorough reviewer of data and results
• Interpret and apply laws, regulations, judicial precedent, and other guidance

Skills

Executive compensation

Statistical analysis

Incentive design

Pay structure analysis

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree preferred (JD, LLM in Taxation, or World at Work Certified)

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Alvarez & Marsal seeks a Director in Executive Compensation to lead complex compensation & benefits engagements for diverse clients. You will design, implement, communicate, and monitor programs including base salary, annual incentives, long-term incentives, and deferred compensation with regulatory focus and client value.

This role requires deep expertise in executive compensation, tax, and analytics, plus strong leadership to manage staff and deliver high-quality results across geographies.