Executive Compensation M&A Lead

T-Mobile US Inc.; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 114,000 - 206,000; Full time

Job summary

T-Mobile USA, Inc. is seeking a Sr Executive Compensation M&A Manager to lead executive pay strategy and execution across mergers and acquisitions.

You will work with Legal, Tax, Finance, HR, and business partners to harmonize compensation for acquired entities in line with our philosophy and objectives. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) and based in Overland Park, KS or Frisco, TX or Bellevue, WA, with primary responsibility for creating scalable, compliant compensation solutions and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in business, HR, accounting or finance.
• 7–10 years of progressive compensation or total rewards experience.
• 3–5 years experience with executive pay, equity and incentives, employment agreements, change-in-control provisions.
• Knowledge of executive pay, incentives, equity, retention arrangements.
• Ability to develop practical executive compensation recommendations aligned with transaction objectives.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships across HR M&A, Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Finance.
• Knowledge of executive compensation tax, regulatory, disclosure, and governance considerations.
• Ability to synthesize HR diligence findings into actionable integration handoffs.
• Ability to model executive compensation scenarios, evaluate costs/risks, and communicate implications.
• Ability to advise business leaders, assess alternatives, and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Ability to support executive compensation transitions and issue resolution during M&A integration.

Responsibilities

• Develop and recommend executive compensation approaches for M&A transactions, including pay harmonization, incentive treatment, equity, retention arrangements, change-in-control provisions, and one-time payments.
• Evaluate executive compensation programs, agreements, and arrangements to identify financial, regulatory, operational, and retention implications.
• Support broader HR due diligence activities and facilitate the transition of information, findings, risks, commitments, and outstanding decisions from due diligence to the HR M&A Integration team.
• Partner across teams to coordinate executive compensation integration deliverables, timelines, and dependencies.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and cross-functional partners on executive compensation and M&A-related matters.
• Create and maintain standardized executive compensation M&A playbooks, templates, decision frameworks, and integration processes; explore AI-based solutions and automation.

Skills

Executive compensation

M&A integration

Cross-functional collaboration

Financial modeling

Regulatory awareness

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Business, HR Management, Accounting or Finance

Tools

Workday

Job description

T-Mobile USA, Inc. is seeking a Sr Executive Compensation M&A Manager to lead executive pay strategy and execution across mergers and acquisitions.

You will work with Legal, Tax, Finance, HR, and business partners to harmonize compensation for acquired entities in line with our philosophy and objectives. The role is hybrid (3 days in office) and based in Overland Park, KS or Frisco, TX or Bellevue, WA, with primary responsibility for creating scalable, compliant compensation solutions and