Executive Compensation Manager 2

Northrop Grumman Northrop Grumman · Aerospace · Falls Church, VA +1 · Comp, Benefits, Employee Serv

Northrop Grumman is seeking an Executive Compensation Manager to lead a team in designing, implementing, and communicating executive compensation programs. This role involves collaborating with HR, finance, legal, and tax departments, preparing Board Compensation Committee materials, drafting proxy disclosures (CD&A), performing data reconciliations, benchmarking pay, monitoring SEC regulations, and creating models for incentive plans. The ideal candidate will have strong attention to detail, project management, analytical skills, and experience leading teams.

What you'd actually do

  1. Lead the creation of Board Compensation Committee meeting materials, including coordinating with the Board’s external compensation consultant, finance and legal partners as necessary.
  2. Lead the completion of the Compensation Discussion & Analysis (CD&A) of the annual proxy and other relevant executive compensation disclosures.
  3. Perform data reconciliations and maintain an audit trail to assist with the executive compensation team review and internal audit review.
  4. Perform executive-level pay and market best-practice benchmarking.
  5. Monitor applicable Securities & Exchange Commission (SEC) accounting and tax regulations to ensure Northrop Grumman’s plans remain current, compliant and competitive.

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor’s degree in Business, Finance, Human Resources, Accounting or related discipline
  • 8 years relevant experience in Compensation
  • Demonstrated experience leading direct and/or matrixed teams or project teams
  • Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, including Excel and PowerPoint

Nice to have

  • Master's degree in Business, Human Resources or other applicable field of study
  • Experience drafting CD&A disclosures and understanding of SEC disclosure requirements, legislation impacting executive compensation and corporate governance
  • Knowledge of applicable SEC and IRS regulations for executive compensation programs.
  • Certified Compensation Professional or progress towards certification.
  • Previous experience working in a large publicly-held company

What the JD emphasized

  • minimum of 8 years relevant experience in Compensation
  • 6 years with a Master's degree
  • Demonstrated experience leading direct and/or matrixed teams or project teams
  • Experience drafting CD&A disclosures and understanding of SEC disclosure requirements, legislation impacting executive compensation and corporate governance
  • Knowledge of applicable SEC and IRS regulations for executive compensation programs.