Executive Compensation Associate - Remote & High-Impact

Sterlington; Atlanta (GA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, Vision insurance

401(k) retirement program

Job summary

Sterlington PLLC, a full-service law firm, seeks a senior associate in Executive Compensation to work with two leading partners on sophisticated, transaction-driven compensation matters. This role offers direct partner interaction, high-visibility exposure, and the chance to build a specialty practice within a lean platform.

The position provides autonomy, national client exposure, and remote flexibility for a high-caliber practitioner with 4–8 years of relevant experience.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• Advising on executive compensation and employee benefits issues in 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.
• 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

Transaction experience

Independent work

Tax and ERISA knowledge

Job description

Sterlington PLLC, a full-service law firm, seeks a senior associate in Executive Compensation to work with two leading partners on sophisticated, transaction-driven compensation matters. This role offers direct partner interaction, high-visibility exposure, and the chance to build a specialty practice within a lean platform.

The position provides autonomy, national client exposure, and remote flexibility for a high-caliber practitioner with 4–8 years of relevant experience.