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Manager, Executive Compensation

CF Industries
Northbrook, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 1/4/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 2/10/2026
At CF Industries, our mission is to provide clean energy to feed and fuel the world sustainably. Our employees are focused on safe and reliable operations, environmental stewardship, and disciplined capital and corporate management. By joining CF, you will be part of a team that brings their varied experiences, wide-ranging knowledge and diverse talents together to deliver important work and you’ll be able to pursue complex, exciting opportunities that help you continue to grow and achieve your potential in different areas. You’ll take pride in working for a company that lives its values and where you can be yourself at work, as part of an authentic team that encourages you to share your views and opinions. Our eight manufacturing complexes in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom, an unparalleled storage, transportation and distribution network in North America, and logistics capabilities enabling a global reach underpin our strategy to leverage our unique capabilities to accelerate the world’s transition to clean energy.

Function

Human Resources

Job Summary

The Manager, Executive Compensation is responsible for all aspects of the Executive Compensation programs as well as the short-term incentive program. The incumbent manages the build-out of Compensation Committee materials and supports the annual process, in partnership with the broad-base compensation team.

Job Description

  • Manages all aspects of employee equity program. Tracks, evaluates, and administers the plan for each participant and ensures compliance with all federal rules and regulations. Keeps abreast of regulations and administers and re-designs plans accordingly.
  • Coordinates preparation, distribution and processing equity awards with appropriate vendors, Payroll, Corporate Financial Reporting, Legal and Treasury departments.
  • Oversee all incentive related matters. Administers incentive plan payout calculations based on metric results and communicates with all participants.
  • Draft, review and finalize all materials for CF’s Compensation Committee meetings. Includes maintaining relationship and partnership with the Compensation Committee’s independent outside compensation consultant.
  • Utilize data analytics to support and drive all Executive Compensation programming and decisions.
  • Prepares all new hire/promotional award agreements and discusses the plan specifications with the participants. Ensure all documents are properly signed and filed.
  • Manage participation in various third-party surveys designed to identify competitive executive compensation practices.
  • Partner with Legal, Finance and Investor Relation departments in creating all public filings, including annual report, proxy and Form 4s.
  • Partner with broad-base compensation team to successfully administer the organization’s annual process
  • Performs other projects and duties as assigned

Incumbent Attributes

  • BS/BA in a related field or equivalent experience typically required to complete all essential job
  • At least 5 years of related professional experience is typically required to complete all essential job functions. Prior experience supervising staff is required.
  • Workday experience is an asset

Estimated base pay for the position is typically between: $107,600 - $151,500.

The actual base pay for the position may be influenced by factors such as education, training, skills, qualifications, competencies, years of experience, job-related knowledge, and scope of the role, and could be outside of the posted pay range.

In addition to base pay, an incentive program is available to all full-time employees, and a comprehensive benefits package including two medical plan options, a health savings plan with a company contribution and a match, dental and vision benefits, a well-being incentive program, 401(k) Plan which provides a protentional of receiving between 10% and 13% of employer’s contribution, life and disability insurance, paid time off programs and much more! Additionally, we offer several Flexible Work Arrangements to support a healthy work-life balance.

For more detailed information on the CF programs, please visit our Total Rewards website at: https://cftotalrewards.com/

Fmla

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/fmlaen.pdf

Employee Polygraph Protection Act

https://www.dol.gov/whd/regs/compliance/posters/eppac.pdf

  • Employees in Canada can learn more about their rights by viewing the “Canadian Human Rights Act”.

If you need any assistance seeking a job opportunity at CF Industries, or if you need reasonable accommodation with the application process, please call 847-405-2400 or contact us at talentacquisition@cfindustries.com.

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