M&A Compensation Strategy Lead

T-Mobile; Overland Park (KS); Hybrid; USD 110,000 - 199,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Annual stock grant

Employee stock purchase plan

401(k)

Paid time off

Job summary

T-Mobile is seeking a Sr M&A Compensation Manager in Overland Park, KS, with a hybrid work model (3 days in-office). You’ll lead compensation and total rewards strategy across merger and acquisition lifecycles, partnering with legal, tax, finance, and HR to harmonize pay, equity, and retention for new entities.

You will mentor teams, drive compliance, and design scalable frameworks while aligning with corporate goals and market competitiveness.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Business, HR, Accounting, Finance or related field.
• 7-10 years total rewards/compensation experience.
• 2-4 years direct M&A integration/transaction experience.
• Lead complex compensation integrations during mergers and acquisitions.
• Collaborate with legal, tax, finance, and HR to design compensation solutions.
• Deep understanding of compliance for compensation and equity in M&A.
• Identify and resolve issues in compensation strategies and retention during transitions.
• Strong analytical skills to assess compensation structures for equity/competitiveness.
• Negotiation skills within compensation plans to retain talent during M&A.
• Expertise in managing change during mergers and acquisitions.
• Project management / business-case skills.

Responsibilities

• Develop compensation total rewards strategy for each deal, including retention and equity treatment.
• Lead pre-close diligence on pay philosophy, equity plans, and retention risks.
• Create frameworks for base pay, incentive plans, and equity across deal types.
• Own executive compensation recommendations for deal approvals and integration committees.
• Partner with Integration PMO to set timelines, dependencies, and critical-path items for comp deliverables.
• Advise the operational teams on conversion, payroll, and Workday tasks.

Skills

M&A integration

Compensation strategy

Cross-functional collaboration

Change management

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's degree

Tools

Workday

Job description

T-Mobile is seeking a Sr M&A Compensation Manager in Overland Park, KS, with a hybrid work model (3 days in-office). You’ll lead compensation and total rewards strategy across merger and acquisition lifecycles, partnering with legal, tax, finance, and HR to harmonize pay, equity, and retention for new entities.

You will mentor teams, drive compliance, and design scalable frameworks while aligning with corporate goals and market competitiveness.