Western Digital Director Executive Compensation 

Mexico, Veracruz 

182615963

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ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

· Participates in the design, implementation, and administration of executive compensation programs.

· Evaluates jobs using standard job evaluation techniques; determines levels within the executive team and benchmarks each role relative to the market.

· Supports compensation processes such as merit, short-term and long-term incentive processes, including preparation of materials for the Compensation and Talent Committee of the organization’s Board of Directors. Partners with internal stakeholders to ensure data and system readiness to deliver such processes.

· Supports preparation of annual proxy disclosures, including drafting of the CD&A and preparation of the associated tables, the Pay versus Performance tables and disclosures, and the CEO pay ratio disclosure

· Partners with stock plan administration team to administer equity program and forecasts and monitors the company’s equity spend and burn rate to advise senior executives and the Board

· Manages monthly equity grant approval process (off-cycle equity awards)

· Evaluates ongoing effectiveness of existing executive compensation program design and guidelines.

· Participates in surveys conducted by third parties.

· Remains current on legal and governance developments associated with public-company executive compensation programs, including proxy advisor guidance.

·Acts as internal consultant/advisor to managers and other HR staff. Makes recommendations to senior leaders on executive compensation issues.

· Creates materials to effectively communicate executive compensation programs, policies, and practices to executives.

· Conducts research, including review of public-company proxies and other SEC filings to evaluate market practices for executive compensation programs. Familiar with standard research platforms, including Equilar and Capital IQ.

· Effective communication skills and executive presence to advise and influence C-Suite executives.

· 8+ years of relevant experience in corporate environment and/or consulting firm (prior corporate experience preferred)

· Prior experience presenting to C-Suite executives