Alvarez & Marsal (A&M) is a global consulting firm that helps clients achieve their potential through an entrepreneurial, action‑oriented culture driven by core values of Integrity, Quality, Objectivity, Fun, Personal Reward, and Inclusive Diversity.
Role Overview
Senior Director – Executive Compensation
Located in the UK, the Executive Compensation team leads advisory on pay for a broad spectrum of companies, including about 10% of the FTSE 100, FTSE 250, Small Cap, and private firms. The team operates within the People Services section of A&M Tax, alongside People, Reward and Performance, Equity Reward, and Employment Taxes.
What You Will Be Doing
- Provide main support to the Partners in their role as trusted independent advisors to our largest clients.
- Lead client relationships and act as a trusted advisor to Remuneration Committees, senior executives, and boards of medium and smaller sized clients (typically outside of the FTSE 100).
- Originate and drive business development, identifying opportunities, leading proposals, and contributing to the overall growth strategy of the practice.
- Oversee multiple engagements, ensuring quality, timeliness, and commercial delivery while maintaining strong client satisfaction.
- Play a key role in practice leadership, contributing to strategic direction, service innovation, and market positioning.
- Lead, develop, and mentor teams, fostering a high‑performance and collaborative culture.
- Engage with external stakeholders, including institutional investors and proxy advisors, providing insight into evolving governance and market expectations.
- Drive thought leadership and market presence, including publishing insights, speaking at events, and enhancing A&M’s reputation in executive compensation.
- Ensure technical excellence, bringing deep expertise across executive pay design, governance, and regulatory developments.
What We’re Looking For
- An ambitious individual looking to become a partner in the next two to five years.
- Extensive experience in executive compensation advisory, ideally within professional services or specialist consultancy.
- Strong commercial acumen with a proven track record in business development and client leadership.
- Demonstrated ability to lead complex client engagements and senior stakeholder relationships.
- A collaborative leadership style with a passion for developing talent.
Your Journey at A&M
We prioritize an employee experience that nurtures professional and personal development, offers continuous learning, and rewards contributions. We focus on well‑being, providing benefits and resources to support your personal journey. Our culture and values emphasize integrity, quality, fun, personal reward, and inclusivity, encouraging ownership, meaningful challenges, and results that matter.
Equal Opportunity Employer
Alvarez & Marsal provides and promotes equal opportunity in employment, compensation, and other terms of employment without discrimination because of race, color, creed, religion, national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, sex or gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, marital status, military service and veteran status, physical or mental disability, family medical history, genetic information, political affiliation, or any other characteristic protected by law. Employees and applicants can find A&M policy statements and additional information by region here.
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As per A&M policy, we do not accept unsolicited resumes from third‑party recruiters unless such recruiters are engaged to provide candidates for a specified opening. Any employment agency, person, or entity that submits an unsolicited resume does so with the understanding that A&M will have the right to hire that applicant at its discretion without any fee owed to the submitting agency.
