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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 • Aid in the design and implementation of short- & long-term incentive plans, as well as severance and CiC benefit plans• Advise and participate in the negotiation of hiring Executive leadership• Partner with Legal, Finance, and Stock Admin to draft and finalize annual proxy filing• Manage pay equity analyses and work with consultants and leadership to asses results, which define our pay equity philosophy and validate targeted pay adjustments • Responsible for the creation and quarterly tracking of annual equity budget and monthly stock consent granting process• Design and implement re-imagined job architecture (new grades, titling, career leveling, competency framework, and comp philosophy)

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 submission, and off-cycle retention actions (proactive and reactive)• 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 decisions of leadership • 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 • Responsible for the administration of the annual ratings and pay and performance event, as well as provide consultation to various stakeholders throughout the 4-month duration • Conduct all VP+ annual market pricing and design the compensation planning tool used by the SVP, EVP, and CEO populations to record ratings and make pay decisions • Provide expertise and strategic solutions on compensation matters that are sensitive in nature, such as M&A activity and organizational restructuring • Partner with sales operations, sales leaders, and external consultants to refresh existing sales roles, pay mix opportunities, and plan design • Implement MarketPay in FY20 and take ownership of the SAAS tool once implementation is complete

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- (cash) and long-term incentive (cash/equity) plan design, stock administration, annual focal planning and management, market pricing, annual survey submission, and off-cycle retention actions (proactive and reactive)• 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 • Implemented MarketPay to improve compensation management and analytical capabilities• Selected as a member of the Project Stars team (≈35 EEs), which were tasked with supporting the Board in exploring private equity and public acquisition deals • Selected as a member of the HR integration team when LifeLock was purchased by Symantec; main objectives included job mapping and leveling, equity conversion and transfer, compensation pay program education and seminars, workforce planning, and 280G analysis

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 valuation, performance metric selection and associated goal-setting practices, equity holding power and cap table management, pay and performance sensitivity analysis, and change-in-control policies and severance agreements • 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 strategy, and are accretive to shareholder value • 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 Committee • 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%