Executive Compensation Associate

Overview

This full-time remote position offers an opportunity to work within an executive compensation practice group focused on complex, transaction-driven compensation matters. Compensation will be determined based on experience and location.

Responsibilities

• Advise on executive compensation and employee benefits issues related to mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, IPOs, joint ventures, and restructurings
• Counsel founders, CEOs, senior executives, and boards on:
  • Executive employment and retention agreements
  • Equity incentive and carried interest structures
  • Deferred compensation and incentive arrangements
  • Change-in-control and termination protections
  • Performance-based compensation design
• Provide strategic guidance on tax and ERISA considerations, including equity compensation and nonqualified deferred compensation programs
• Support compensation aspects of complex and often confidential corporate events

Requirements

• 4 to 8 years of experience in executive compensation and employee benefits
• Experience at an Am Law 50 firm or similarly sophisticated practice preferred
• Strong background in transaction-related compensation matters
• Excellent technical skills in tax and ERISA aspects of executive compensation
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced, high-level advisory environment

Compensation & Benefits

• Compensation to be determined based on experience and location
• Eligibility for Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance plans
• Participation in 401(k) retirement program
• Employment verification through E-Verify

Location

• Remote work arrangement

Additional Information

This role provides direct access to senior partners with elite big-firm backgrounds and offers greater responsibility and client exposure earlier than traditional large law firm structures. The position supports a sophisticated national client base and allows for building a specialty practice in executive compensation.