Position:HR Director, Executive Compensation
Job Description:Executive Compensation Director is responsible for designing, delivering, and continuously improving executive compensation programs that align with enterprise strategy, shareholder expectations, and regulatory requirements. This role operates as part of a coordinated executive compensation function, where leaders may focus on distinct areas (e.g., program design, governance and disclosure, analytics and operations), while collectively delivering an integrated, high-performing model. The position serves as a strategic partner to senior HR leadership, finance, legal, and other key stakeholders, ensuring executive compensation programs are competitive, defensible, and operationally scalable.
What You'll Be Doing:- Executive Compensation Program Management
- Support the design and delivery of executive compensation programs, including base salary, annual incentives, and long-term incentives.
- Ensure alignment of compensation programs with business strategy, pay-for-performance philosophy, and market competitiveness.
- Contribute to annual compensation cycles, including planning, modeling, approval processes, and execution.
- Partner with senior leadership to evaluate compensation outcomes and support decision-making.
- Governance, Compliance, and Disclosure
- Prepare materials and analysis for Compensation Committee meetings, ensuring clarity, accuracy, and executive readiness.
- Ensure executive compensation programs comply with applicable regulatory requirements and governance standards.
- Support development of proxy disclosures (e.g., CD&A and related tables) and alignment with investor and proxy advisor expectations.
- Partner with legal and external advisors on Section 16, insider trading, and other compliance requirements.
- Analytics, Modeling, and Insights
- Develop and maintain robust compensation models to support scenario analysis, decision-making, and budget alignment.
- Analyze market data, peer benchmarking, and compensation trends to inform program design.
- Deliver clear, data-driven insights to senior leadership and stakeholders.
- Ensure accuracy and integrity of executive compensation data, including audit readiness.
- Operations and Process Excellence
- Lead or support the operational execution of executive compensation programs, including systems, processes, and controls.
- Identify opportunities to standardize, streamline, and scale workflows across the function.
- Strengthen data governance, documentation, and internal controls to ensure consistency and reliability.
- Partner with HRIS, payroll, and equity administration teams to ensure seamless delivery.
- Stakeholder Engagement and Advisory
- Serve as a trusted advisor to HR leadership, finance, legal, and business leaders on executive compensation matters.
- Support leadership's engagement with the Compensation Committee and external stakeholders, as needed.
- Coordinate with investor relations and corporate affairs on shareholder engagement topics related to compensation.
- Build strong cross-functional relationships to enable effective program design and execution.
What We're Looking For:- Experience
- 10-15+ years of experience in executive compensation, total rewards, or related disciplines.
- Demonstrated experience supporting executive compensation programs at a public company.
- Experience preparing Compensation Committee and related governance materials.
- Experience operating in a complex, global organization.
- Skills and capabilities
- Executive compensation expertise: Deep understanding of incentive design, equity programs, and pay governance.
- Analytical rigor: Strong modeling, financial acumen, and data interpretation skills.
- Governance and compliance: Knowledge of regulatory requirements, disclosure practices, and shareholder considerations.
- Program execution: Ability to translate strategy into scalable, repeatable processes.
- Communication: Ability to articulate complex topics clearly for executive and board-level audiences.
- Functional leadership
- Enterprise mindset with strong cross-functional collaboration
- High accountability and ownership orientation
- Ability to operate in ambiguity and drive clarity
- Strong attention to detail paired with strategic perspective
- Credibility, discretion, and sound judgment in highly sensitive matters
- Operate as part of an integrated team with shared accountability for outcomes
- Maintain strong alignment across program design, governance, and operations
- Contribute to building a scalable, sustainable executive compensation model
- Build resilient, scalable execution through strong documentation, process rigor, and knowledge sharing
Work Arrangement: Hybrid: Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday required office days for Dry Creek/Panorama Office sites; Monday, Friday-work from home.
What's In It For You :At Arrow, we recognize that financial rewards and great benefits are important aspects of an ideal job. That's why we offer competitive financial compensation, including various compensation plans and a solid benefits package.
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance
- 401k, With Matching Contributions
- Short-Term/Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Health Savings Account (HSA)/Health Reimbursement Account (HRA) Options
- Paid Time Off (including sick, holiday, vacation, etc.)
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Growth Opportunities
- Discounted RTD Passes, with convenient office location off RTD Light Rail (Dry Creek Exit)
- On-site Café with Catering Option for Busy Lifestyles
- 24/7/365 On-site Gym and Lockers, Free for Use to All Employees!
- Bike Racks
- And more!
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Annual Hiring Range/Hourly Rate:$163,800.00 - $302,500.00
Actual compensation offer to candidate may vary from posted hiring range based upon geographic location, work experience, education, and/or skill level. The pay ratio between base pay and target incentive (if applicable) will be finalized at offer.
Location:US-CO-Denver, Colorado (Panorama Arrow Building)
Time Type:Full time
Job Category:Human Resources and Sustainability
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