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Tempe, AZ, US

Tempe, Arizona, United States

• Lead and manage the Executive & broad-based compensation function including strategic oversight of all global programs and offerings
• Partner with CEO, CLO, CHRO, and independent comp consultant to prepare compensation committee materials and present at committee meetings
• Manage annual compensation planning and workforce allocation, with a focus on identifying opportunities to increase efficiency and process improvement
• Lead subject matter expert and point of contact during M&A activity and integration
• Consult HR Business Partners, Talent Acquisition, Managers, and Executive Leadership on all compensation actions
• Oversee and responsible for the broad-based annual pay event, Executive level benchmarking, and salary increase/equity grant recommendations

Tempe, AZ

• Manage all broad-based and VP compensation-related actions including position evaluation, exemption testing, new hire and promo comp assessments, annual focal planning and management, market pricing, annual survey.
• Advise HR Business Partners, talent acquisition, managers, and executive leadership on all compensation actions
• Order and maintain global market data from four surveys spanning 42 countries
• Perform internal and external research to identify relevant market practices, potential issues, and trends, were results are used to improve the market competitiveness of existing pay programs and the investment.
• Lead annual global market pricing exercise and create the Excel tools that are utilized to accomplish pricing in the EMEA, APJ, India, and Americas regions
• Design and present pay philosophy, investment strategy, and performance management content for annual pay and performance and year-round leadership training sessions

Tempe, AZ

• Responsible for all aspects of executive and broad-based compensation which included job architecture, position evaluation, job documentation, exemption testing, new hire and promo comp assessments, base pay, short.
• Advised HR Business Partners (HRBPs), talent acquisition, managers, and executive leadership on all compensation actions
• Designed new compensation philosophy and job architecture, as well as base salary, short-, and long-term pay structures
• Introduced and implemented performance management concepts to create a pay for performance culture and improve investment decisions and pay differentiation
• Partnered with the Alexander Group to design new sales roles, pay mixes, and plan design
• Prepared Compensation Committee materials for Board of Director meetings

Pasadena, CA

• Supported Vice Presidents as lead analyst for publicly-traded continuity clientele which included ADT, Hewlett-Packard, Lowe’s, LifeLock, OM Group, Orbitz, Tyco, and VMware
• Performed various compensation-focused analyses such as: competitive benchmarking for Executives (VP+) and board Directors, peer group development, pay program design review and benchmarking, run rate and dilution.
• Designed and implemented short- (cash) and long-term (cash/equity) incentive-based compensation structures that foster a pay-for-performance culture, which consider corporate governance trends, align with company.
• Researched industry-specific best practices and analyzed clientele’s existing pay philosophy, programs, and data to craft presentations that provide meaningful recommendations to the Board of Directors and Compensation.
• Drafted narrative of clientele’s pay practices and programs for CD&A section of the annual proxy filing (DEF-14A) and constructed statutory compensation tables (SCT, GPBA, OEA, OESV, & NQDC)

Encino, CA

• Generated budgets, quarterly earnings, and net worth statements for clientele
• Created pitchbooks for clientele to recommend different strategic approaches to investment of assets
• Researched various mutual funds (equity, fixed-income, and money market) for investment opportunities
• Tracked stock/bond markets on a daily/weekly/monthly basis to monitor fluctuation in overall fund value

Los Angeles, CA

• Recorded narration for broadcast radio, television, and feature films
• Mixed and delivered various forms of media for NBC, ABC, CBS, The History Channel, National Geographic Channel, TruTV, Spike TV, and The Learning Channel
• Finished and delivered over 300 projects while under pressure to ensure deadlines were met
• Served as operations manager with ownership over all core business activities and facility management
• Trained interns and new employees

Bachelor Of Science (B.S.), Business Administration With An Emphasis In Finance, 3.65

Associate'S Degree, 3.95

Associate Of Science Degree, Recording Arts, 91%