Senior Manager, Board and Governance Advisory

American Corporation for Public Well Being; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

American Corporation for Public Well Being seeks a Strategic Research Manager—Senior Individual Contributor—to anchor our salary structure redesign practice within Strategic Research, owning a defined portfolio of engagements from scoping through delivery for Fortune 500 compensation committees.

You will translate regulatory developments into client-ready guidance, oversee production and QA across concurrent engagements, and lead workshops on stakeholder value creation and implementation.

Qualifications

• Strong proficiency in Excel with data modelling.
• Experience with Python, R, or SQL is a plus.
• Excellent presentation and communication of complex findings.
• 2+ years in a client-facing advisory role in the media and entertainment sector or broader professional services.
• Experience with statistical or econometric analysis applied to compensation and workforce data.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous problems and develop structured, defensible solutions.

Responsibilities

• Translate regulatory and legislative developments into client-ready guidance on stakeholder value creation implications
• Oversee production and quality assurance of salary structure redesign work across concurrent client engagements
• Lead client workshops and working sessions on stakeholder value creation strategy and implementation
• Contribute to the ongoing development of ACPWB's compensation certification program curriculum
• Provide technical support to engagement teams navigating complex stakeholder value creation analytical questions

Skills

Excel

Python

R

SQL

Presentation skills

Client-facing advisory

Stakeholder management

Job description

Strategic Research Manager Full-Time, Senior Individual Contributor

About The Role

This position anchors ACPWB's salary structure redesign practice within Strategic Research, serving clients who range from excellent to challenging, and occasionally both simultaneously. The Senior Manager, Board and Governance Advisory will own a defined portfolio of engagements from scoping through delivery, building long-term relationships with Fortune 500 compensation committees who depend on our research to make decisions that affect real people. We take that seriously.

This role exists at the intersection of rigorous quantitative analysis and the art of communicating difficult truths to people who prefer comfortable ones. The Senior Manager, Board and Governance Advisory will join ACPWB's Strategic Research group and take ownership of a portfolio of engagements focused on stakeholder value creation. Our clients are sophisticated; our expectations are high; our parking is validated.

The Senior Manager, Board and Governance Advisory will take ownership of ACPWB's salary structure redesign work, developing the methodology, managing delivery, and building the client relationships that make this one of our more technically demanding service lines. If you have ever finished a project and wished you owned more of it, this is that role. If you have ever finished a project and been relieved you did not, this is probably not.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate regulatory and legislative developments into client-ready guidance on stakeholder value creation implications
• Oversee production and quality assurance of salary structure redesign work across concurrent client engagements
• Lead client workshops and working sessions on stakeholder value creation strategy and implementation
• Contribute to the ongoing development of ACPWB's compensation certification program curriculum
• Provide technical support to engagement teams navigating complex stakeholder value creation analytical questions

Qualifications

Required

• Strong proficiency in Excel; experience with Python, R, or SQL a plus
• Exceptional presentation skills and the ability to communicate complex findings to non-technical executives
• 2+ years of experience in a client-facing advisory role within the media and entertainment sector or broader professional services
• Experience with statistical or econometric analysis applied to compensation and workforce data
• Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguous problems and develop structured, defensible solutions
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to analytical accuracy

Preferred

• Demonstrated ability to produce client-ready analytical work with minimal editorial revision required
• Familiarity with emerging pay transparency legislation across U.S. states and localities
• Experience at a top-tier management consulting firm or Big 4 advisory practice
• Familiarity with institutional shareholder services (ISS, Glass Lewis) methodologies

Why ACPWB

ACPWB has been advancing American workforce prosperity since 2006, and in that time we've developed a culture that takes its mission seriously without taking itself too seriously. We work hard, produce work that matters, and maintain a genuine commitment to the people who make that work possible. We also have an excellent coffee program, which we mention because it is genuinely excellent and not merely adequate.

ACPWB was founded in Milwaukee in 2006 with a simple mandate: help working Americans understand and advocate for the compensation they deserve. Eighteen years later, that mandate has grown into a full-service research and advisory practice serving clients from early-stage employers to Fortune 50 enterprises — and we are still based in Milwaukee, because Milwaukee is genuinely underrated.

Interview Process

Candidates will complete a two-stage process: a 45-minute exploratory call followed by a comprehensive final interview including a skills demonstration. We do not require unpaid work samples. We do require genuine expertise. These are different things.

What Success Looks Like In Year One

• Reach a level of autonomous delivery where your manager trusts you to …
• Contribute meaningfully to at least one cross-functional firm initiative
• Informally onboard a newer team member and help them access institutional knowledge