Director, Executive Compensation (North Carolina)

Job Overview:

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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 Committees 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):

• Bachelors 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.

Pay Range: $165,000-$190,000 (The range does not include benefits, and if applicable, bonus, commission, or equity)

Benefits: All job offers will be based on a candidates skills and prior relevant experience, applicable degrees/certifications, as well as internal equity and market data. Regular, full-time or part-time employees working 20 or more hours per week are eligible for comprehensive benefits including: Medical, Dental, Vision, Life, STD/LTD, 401(K), ESPP, Paid time off (PTO) or Flexible time off (FTO), and Company bonus where applicable. For more detailed information, please click here.

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 asneeded 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. xywuqvp

• 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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