Executive Compensation Consultant – HR Consultant

Overview

Keysight is on the forefront of technology innovation, delivering breakthroughs and trusted insights in electronic design, simulation, prototyping, test, manufacturing, and optimization. Our ~15,000 employees create world-class solutions in communications, 5G, automotive, energy, quantum, aerospace, defense, and semiconductor markets for customers in over 100 countries. Learn more about what we do.
Our powerful, award-winning culture embraces a bold vision of where technology can take us and a passion for tackling challenging problems with industry-first solutions. Diversity, equity & inclusion are integral parts of our culture and drivers of innovation at Keysight. We believe that when people feel a sense of belonging, they can be more creative, innovative, and thrive at all points in their careers.

Responsibilities

We are hiring a Senior Executive Compensation Consultant: This position will participate in the design, development, and implementation of executive compensation strategies and programs. You will consult on issues including providing guidance and support to internal clients on a variety of areas in the compensation area. In addition, you will demonstrate a mastery of consulting by effectively managing projects, interacting with senior management and providing consulting advice.

Candidates can:

• Demonstrate a highly specialized level of expertise/knowledge of executive compensation program design that aligns to business strategies and goals as well as shareholder expectations
• Integrate business needs to identify and develop innovative, well-conceived and appropriate design recommendations
• Complete, manage and/or coordinate the activities and delivery of services for owned programs
• Program manage broad complex projects balancing design needs with implementation needs
• Independently coordinate activities of indirect reports involved in the program implementation to achieve end-to-end program completion
• Demonstrate expertise in tools by creating dynamic models to interpret and analyze data
• Develop on-going relationships as a means to better understand business needs and approach with necessary partnerships both internally and externally
• Proactively research market, trends, company practices, regulatory and political environment to advise on possible impacts; offer alternatives and support for selecting appropriate solutions
• Easily reach out to external companies and share best practice ideas, benchmark on approaches, and stay current real-time on trends

Qualifications

• Strong knowledge of executive compensation, such as incentive compensation and equity compensation valuation and regulatory governance
• Experience analyzing and recommending variable and equity program designs
• Experience preparing and communicating materials for Senior Management, Compensation Committee meetings, CD&A/proxy statement and other relevant disclosure materials
• Strong consulting and influencing skills
• Strong ability to comprehend complex regulations and program provisions
• Strong experience understanding financial concepts and interpreting financial data
• Strong excel tool development and modeling skills to interpret and analyze data
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills as well as excellent attention to detail and quality orientation
• Strong program management and organizational skills with the ability to juggle multiple projects and relationships
• Strong ability to function effectively in a fast-paced environment with multiple complex demands and shifting priorities
• Strong external presence
• Strong ability to understand surveys and how to use them, submit data to them and analyze the data outcomes
• 6-10 years of industry experience in an executive compensation, finance or legal environment
• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a focus in finance/business, accounting, mathematic/statistics, HR or economics. An MBA or JD would be a plus