Results-drive compensation professional with proven expertise in designing and implementing effective compensation strategies. Successfully guided senior leadership and Board through complex executive compensation scenarios and corporate transactions. Adept at leveraging data analytics to simplify and present intricate topics.
Managed team of seven compensation professionals overseeing design and administration of annual and long-term incentive plans, non-qualified savings plans, deferred compensation, severance plans, executive benefits, and Board of Directors compensation.
Advised Board of Directors, CEO, CHRO, CFO, and Corporate VP of Total Rewards on total rewards strategy for over 1,300 global executives.
Developed and presented executive compensation materials to RTX Human Capital & Compensation Committee.
Assessed legacy UTC and Raytheon incentive plan designs post-merger, creating a harmonized design addressing evolving business needs.
Oversaw merger severance plan administration during two-year change-in-control period.
Designed and deployed executive and broad-based severance plans following merger severance plan expiration.
Supported merger restructuring activities by developing job evaluation methodology for transitioning legacy Raytheon executives into UTC job levels.
Developed non-qualified savings plan merging best practices from legacy UTC and Raytheon plans, reducing active plans from five to two while ensuring consistent executive benefits.
o Developed and deployed communication aimed at driving pay for performance decisions during the compensation planning process and developed a tool to assess pay distribution in support of these efforts.
o Resigned the structure of the Company’s online total rewards portal to enhance ease of navigation and usefulness.
o Developed a retention risk assessment tool, incorporating equity holdings and pay positioning.
Company Overview: UTC and Raytheon Company merged in 2020