Director of Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits Legal Counsel

Job Description

Job Description

• Team Introduction: The role is part of the Employment team within the Legal and Compliance Department's Corporate Law team. We provide legal counsel primarily to the Human Resources Group, but also to all other business groups, on legal issues related to all aspects of employment and the employee life cycle. We are a key partner to the firm in executing its human capital management strategy.
• Your role and impact: The role will involve the provision of legal support on Executive Compensation and Employee Benefits matters. Some aspects of the role responsibilities are global in nature, while others relate specifically to the United States, Canada, and Latin America . A primary focus will be providing counsel to the Compensation and Employee Benefits Teams within the Human Resources Group , in connection with compensation, equity, carried interest, retirement, and health and welfare plans. The role will be located in New York.

Your responsibilities:

• Provide practical legal counsel to Human Resources and interface with outside counsel with regard to day-to-day issues, including:
  • Stock plan, voluntary deferred compensation plan, employee stock purchase plans, and carried interest plans.
  • Required public company disclosure issues.
  • 401(k) plan (including fiduciary guidance to its retirement committee, investment, and administrative subcommittees); health savings accounts and health and welfare programs.
  • Development and updates of policies, plan documentation, and communications relating to compensation and employee health and welfare plans and programs and related initiatives.
  • Support in respect of vendor agreements and client RFP process.
  • Negotiation and documentation of employment, retention, and separation agreements and restrictive covenants of varying complexity.
• Provide legal counsel and support with HR-related elements of strategic transactions/acquisitions, including:
  • Due diligence, especially with regard to employee benefits, compensation plans, and other qualified and non-qualified plan issues.
  • Negotiation/drafting of employment-related reps and covenants in M&A deals.
  • Interface with outside M&A and employment counsel on M&A transactions.
  • Pre/post-close implementation.
• Develop, revise, and implement related policies and training solutions and stay atop industry developments to help the firm be best in class.

You have

• A minimum of 8 years' experience in executive compensation and employee benefits subject areas.
• Preference given to experience in the financial services industry (including private equity/private markets) and executive compensation experience with a public company.
• Some Subject Matter experience in risk mitigation related to key employee life-cycle events (hiring, retention, and terminations) and corporate transactions.
• Major law firm experience preferred.
• JD degree and member of the New York bar.