Executive Compensation Associate - Elite, Transaction-Driven, Remote

Sterlington; United States; Remote; USD 180,000 - 300,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical Insurance

Dental Insurance

Vision Insurance

401(k)

Remote work flexibility

Job summary

Sterlington PLLC is seeking an attorney with 4–8 years of executive compensation and employee benefits experience to join its Executive Compensation practice. You will work directly with two market-leading partners on sophisticated, transaction-driven matters for founders, CEOs, and top executives.

This role offers remote flexibility on a national client base, high visibility, and autonomy within a lean platform that values expertise and client exposure.

Qualifications

• 4–8 years of executive compensation and employee benefits experience.
• Experience at Am Law 50 or comparably sophisticated practice preferred.
• Strong technical skills in tax and ERISA aspects of executive compensation.
• Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced advisory environment.

Responsibilities

• Advising on executive compensation and employee benefits issues in connection with M&A, private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, and restructurings
• Counseling founders, CEOs, senior executives, and boards on: executive employment and retention agreements; equity incentive and carried interest structures; deferred compensation and incentive arrangements; change-in-control and termination protections; performance-based compensation design; tax and ERISA considerations
• Providing strategic guidance on tax and ERISA considerations, including equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation programs
• Supporting compensation aspects of complex and often confidential corporate events

Skills

Executive compensation

Employee benefits

M&A advisory

Tax knowledge

Job description

Sterlington PLLC is seeking an attorney with 4–8 years of executive compensation and employee benefits experience to join its Executive Compensation practice. You will work directly with two market-leading partners on sophisticated, transaction-driven matters for founders, CEOs, and top executives.

This role offers remote flexibility on a national client base, high visibility, and autonomy within a lean platform that values expertise and client exposure.