Vice President, Compensation

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in United States.

📋 Description

• Design and spearhead the organization's executive compensation strategy, encompassing base salary, annual and long-term incentives, equity awards, and retention agreements.

• Counsel the Chief People Officer, CEO, and executive leadership team on matters related to executive pay, incentive structures, compensation governance, and evolving market practices.

• Collaborate with the Chief People Officer, CEO, Legal, and external consultants to develop recommendations and materials for the Board of Directors and the Compensation Committee.

• Supervise executive compensation benchmarking, annual reviews, pay suggestions, and incentive results.

• Direct the organization’s equity compensation strategy, which includes stock options and RSU awards, equity dilution, and share utilization.

• Manage executive compensation disclosures and the preparation of proxy statements in conjunction with Legal and external advisors.

• Create and refine the broader compensation philosophy, salary structures, job architecture, and frameworks for market benchmarking.

• Oversee the annual compensation planning process, which includes merit increases, promotions, market adjustments, and pay equity evaluations.

• Collaborate with Finance on compensation budgeting, forecasting, financial modeling, and the financial implications of compensation programs.

• Keep abreast of market, regulatory, governance, and investor developments to ensure that compensation programs remain compliant and competitive.

• Deliver data-driven compensation insights and recommendations to senior leaders informed by market data, analytics, and industry trends.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or a related field is required.

• An MBA or relevant master’s degree is preferred.

• Extensive progressive experience in compensation with a strong focus on executive compensation strategy, program design, and governance.

• Proven track record in advising CEOs, executive leadership teams, Boards of Directors, and Compensation Committees on executive pay strategy, evaluations, and governance.

• Established expertise in equity compensation, including stock options, RSUs, and performance-based long-term incentive programs.

• Significant experience in executive benchmarking, annual incentive design, compensation modeling, and governance of pay.

• Experience in supporting a U.S. commercial-stage organization, preferably within the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, or broader life sciences sectors, is highly preferred.

• Experience within a publicly traded company is highly desirable, including familiarity with SEC reporting, proxy statement requirements, and executive compensation disclosures.

• Comprehensive understanding of compensation market practices, regulatory requirements, tax considerations, and principles of compensation accounting.

• Exceptional analytical and financial modeling capabilities.

• Outstanding communication and presentation abilities.

• Strong influencing, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

• Strategic, commercially oriented, and solutions-focused.

• Discretion, sound judgment, and integrity in managing confidential compensation issues.

• Must have employment rights in the country to which you are applying; employment visa sponsorship is not available.

🏝️ Benefits

• Discretionary bonus.

• Equity.

• Flexibility and generous time off.

• Parental and reproductive support.

• Health and medical benefits.

• Mental health and wellbeing benefits.

• Financial health benefits.

• Reasonable accommodation during the interview process.