Principal Executive Compensation Management
Riverwoods, Il, Us
Managed compensation activities including Proxy, Stock Plan Administration and incentive governance programs to ensure Discover’s compliance with reporting and regulatory requirements. • Responsible for the strategy and creation of the CD&A and Executive Compensation Tables of the Proxy statement including significant design and process enhancements resulting in say on pay votes of over 90%• Evaluated jobs for level and appropriate compensation and made recommendations to senior executives, utilizing tools such as MarketPay and Mercer’s IPE (International Position Evaluation) resulting in approved changes to 20% of officers• Managed stock administration function including proxy related equity tables, new hire and annual equity grants, onboarding of CFO, GC, and Board member, termination calculations, forecasting models, dividend calculations, share burn-rate analyses, and quarterly compensation statements for the Board resulting in a controlled process with accurate public filings• Regularly developed and reviewed materials for the Compensation Leadership and Development Committee of the Board of Directors to ensure completeness and accuracy • Responsible for incentive compensation governance program leveraging SharePoint and Wdesk to automate manual processes, resulting in increased accuracy and customer satisfaction• Led program to reward employee excellence across all business units (approx. 800 awards) to reward and retain critical talent resulting in a year-over-year retention rate of 91% • Managed direct team of 1 and indirect team of 35 (incentive governance) and 30 (Proxy)