Managing Director, Executive Compensation and Board Advisory

Summary

As a Managing Director in the Executive Compensation and Board Advisory Practice, you will be responsible for selling, leading, and delivering large client engagements, and serving as a strategic advisor. You will contribute thought leadership and mentor colleagues.

Client Engagements

• Short and long‑term incentive design
• Compensation Committee advice/support
• Working closely with other Work & Rewards practices on broader rewards strategy projects, including employee solutions and proprietary data and software solutions
• Partnering with Health, Wealth, and Career businesses on broader opportunities such as change and communications support, benefits solutions, retirement, etc.
• Executive compensation benchmarking
• Board Advisory

Responsibilities

Clients

• Lead Executive Compensation consulting on client projects, supporting management/committee and developing reward strategies aligned with human capital strategy and client business goals.
• Develop and maintain key accounts and trusted client relationships at a senior level, building long‑term relationships across multiple practices.
• Manage complex project engagements to ensure profitable revenue, associate engagement, and high client satisfaction.
• Think strategically to pioneer unique approaches, connecting clients to other colleagues.
• Provide high quality consulting advice, accurate technical content and engaging deliverables to senior leaders.
• Communicate detailed findings, analyses, and recommendations to senior leaders.

Excellence

• Contribute to development, design, and implementation of Executive Compensation programs for clients.
• Build profile as a thought leader through public relations initiatives.
• Provide insight, judgement, and intellectual capital to the practice and local office teams.
• Collaborate with sales operations, legal, and client teams on contracting terms.
• Model WTW values and cultivate an employer of choice culture.

Financial

• Manage own pipeline, assess market opportunities, and convert qualified leads into profitable wins.
• Support practice leaders in creating and executing strategies to penetrate the local and regional market.
• Identify new product and service opportunities.
• Coordinate with client teams to identify and win strategic sales opportunities.
• Build relationships with internal and external sources to maximize client penetration.

People

• Lead engagements, develop project plans, and leverage cross‑functional teams.
• Mentor and develop other consultants.
• Build internal relationships and collaborate across teams.

Qualifications

• Minimum fifteen years of experience in executive compensation consulting or a senior role in a large complex organization.
• Excellent academic credentials (MBA, law, accounting, actuarial science, or equivalent certifications such as CCP).
• Proven consulting success in executive compensation benchmarking, incentive design, equity programs, and complex pay issue analysis.
• Strong analytical skills and ability to analyze numerical and financial data.
• Executive presence with persuasive oral and written communication skills.
• Strong client relationship skills, influencing senior management.
• Demonstrated capacity to win profitable new business.
• Ability to lead and develop high‑performing consulting teams.
• Mentoring/coaching skills.
• Self‑driven, effective in ambiguous situations.
• Flexibility and ability to diagnose and resolve complex issues.
• Value diversity, excellence, and integrity.
• Working knowledge of Excel, Word, PowerPoint.
• Bachelor’s degree required; MBA or advanced degree preferred.
• Ability to travel.

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range: $250,000 – $375,000 USD per year.
• Eligibility for an annual short‑term incentive bonus.
• Health and welfare benefits: medical, dental, vision, HSA, commuter account, dependents flex accounts, group accident, critical illness, life insurance, AD&D, etc.
• Leave benefits: paid holidays, PTO, short‑term and long‑term disability, bereavement, FMLA, ADA, jury duty, military leave, parental and adoption leave.
• Retirement benefits: contributory pension plan and 401(k).

EOE, including disability/vets. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.