Director, Executive Compensation (North Carolina)

Job Overview

The Director, Executive Compensation will own the strategy, design, and implementation of executive compensation programs, including base pay, short-term incentive programs, long-term incentive structures. This position is responsible for the design and implementation of compensation programs for the top executives, the Board of Directors, and all short- and long-term incentive participants globally. Acts as a subject matter expert with Business Leaders, HR Business Partners, Finance, Legal and consulting partners across multiple teams.

Summary Of Responsibilities

• Provide technical expertise on executive compensation strategy, design, policies, procedures, regulations, and compliance.
• Lead, influence, and collaborate with HR and business partners to shape our executive compensation programs to drive long-term sustainable growth.
• Prepare and coordinates agenda, materials, and planning for presentations to the CEO, CHRO, and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.
• Collaborate with Legal, Accounting, Tax, Audit, regional Total Rewards, and the
• Compensation Committee’s independent consultant.
• Manage year-end, new hire, and separation-related compensation processes administration for senior executives including benchmarking compensation levels with peer organizations.
• Prepare the Compensation Discussion & Analysis and compensation tables for the proxy statement and analyses related to other public filings in partnership with internal and external partners.
• Manage the stock administration and nonqualified deferred compensation programs as well as the vendor relationship with Fidelity.
• Monitor developments in executive compensation regulations such as ISS and Glass Lewis, disclosure, and shareholder voting.
• Develop communications to ensure plan participants understand programs.
• Conduct due diligence for mergers and acquisitions or other corporate transactions.
• Manage a team of 1 resource focused on equity administration and executive compensation.
• Assist the compensation and sales teams in other analyses, calculations, year-end planning and projects as needed.
• All other duties as needed or assigned.
  
  

Qualifications (Minimum Required)

• Expertise in the design and administration of incentive compensation programs including short- and long-term as well as equity programs.
• Managing multiple projects with competing demands in a fast-paced, changing environment.
• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills.
• Concisely summarizing complex topics for senior leaders.
• Communicating with individuals at all levels of the organization and maintaining professional composure.
• Respectfully questioning or challenging the status quo or other proposals under consideration.
• Excellent analytical, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Systematically breaking down complex problems into component parts.
• Creating and delivering high quality work with attention to detail.
• Strong business and financial acumen.
• Partnering with other groups including the Board of Directors/Compensation Committee, HR, Finance, Tax and Legal departments.
• Quickly building relationships, gaining credibility, and partnering with leaders across the organization.
• Influencing outcomes when others are directly accountable.
• Experience using compensation and HR Systems (Workday, Fidelity, Willis Towers Watson, Equilar, Diligent, ServiceNow etc.).
• Knowledge of federal and state regulations as well as legislation that impacts executive total rewards programs.
• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.
  
  

Experience (Minimum Required)

• Bachelor’s Degree. Fortrea may consider equivalent experience in lieu of degree requirements.
• Minimum of 6 years of functional experience in designing and managing executive and equity compensation programs on a global basis with a publicly traded organization.
• Minimum of 3 years of people management experience.
  
  

Work Environment

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.
• This role requires candidates to reside within a commutable distance of our Durham, NC headquarters and to be able to visit the location on an as‑needed basis.
  
  

Physical Requirements

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.
• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast, simple, repeated movements of the fingers, hands, and wrists.
• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.
• Light to moderate lifting and carrying, or moving of objects, including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.
  
  

Application Deadline: May 5, 2026

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