Senior Manager, Executive Compensation and M&A

Imagine yourself… Doing meaningful work that makes an everyday impact on the world around you. Growing your expertise and expanding your skillset with every project. Owning your ambition and fueling your career growth. At Veralto, our unifying purpose of Safeguarding the World’s Most Vital Resources is more than words: it’s a proven path towards positive change, improvement for our planet, and development for yourself. Whether we’re ensuring the continued availability of clean drinking water, protecting our waterways, or enhancing the traceability, color accuracy, and packaging of everyday essentials, the work we do every day contributes to a safer world and a more sustainable future. When you join Veralto’s vibrant global network of 14 operating companies and 17,000 associates, you join a unique culture and work environment where purpose meets possibility: where the work you do has an everyday impact on the resources and essentials we all rely on, and where you’ll have boundless opportunities to deepen your skillset, pursue your ambitions, and grow your career. We offer: A flexible, remote-friendly work environment Paid holidays and a permissive paid time off policy emphasizing flexibility and trust Ongoing investment in your career through dedicated training, on-the-job development, and coaching Total rewards that support your success at work and beyond, including comprehensive health benefits, a 401(k) savings plan with employer match, and associate wellbeing programming with rewards Step into a highly visible role where executive rewards strategy meets business transformation! As Senior Manager, Executive Compensation and M&A, you’ll lead complex, high-impact work across executive compensation and the full transaction lifecycle—from due diligence and deal modeling to retention strategy, transition planning, and integration. You’ll collaborate with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, HR, Corporate Development, and business leaders to tackle ambiguous challenges, shape enterprise compensation strategy, and turn rigorous analysis into clear, actionable recommendations. This senior individual-contributor role combines consulting-style analysis and executive exposure, with direct ownership of implementation and long-term outcomes. You’ll work closely with senior leaders, support and periodically present to the HR Leadership Team, and have the opportunity to expand your impact by taking on broader company-wide compensation priorities over time. This position is part of the Total Rewards team and will be remote in the United States. Executive Compensation Lead high-impact executive compensation work, including pay benchmarking, annual and long-term incentive design, and analysis of evolving market, regulatory, and governance trends. Shape competitive, internally aligned compensation packages for executive hires and promotions through sophisticated pay and equity modeling, stakeholder recommendations, approval materials, and offer documentation. Turn complex analysis into clear, decision-ready materials for the Compensation Committee and executive leaders, while partnering with Legal, Finance, and Investor Relations on disclosures, governance, equity matters, and public filings. Mergers & Acquisitions Drive total rewards strategy across mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, and other transactions in partnership with Corporate Development, HR, Legal, Finance, business leaders, and subject-matter experts. Lead compensation and benefits due diligence, uncover financial and talent risks, model costs, and translate findings into practical recommendations that inform critical deal decisions. Design retention and compensation transition strategies, lead the integration of pay programs, job levels, incentives, and equity, and coordinate stakeholders to deliver timely solutions throughout the transaction lifecycle. Expanded Enterprise Leadership Scope Broaden your enterprise impact over time by taking ownership of priorities such as job architecture and leveling, salary structures, incentive design, and compensation governance. Develop forward-looking perspectives on emerging compensation issues and recommend practical approaches aligned with Veralto’s business and talent strategy. Lead cross-enterprise compensation initiatives from strategy through execution, bringing together HR, Finance, Legal, and the operating companies to drive alignment and results. The essential requirements of the job include: Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business, or a related field; an advanced degree or relevant certification is preferred. 10–15 years of progressive experience in executive compensation, total rewards, human capital, transaction advisory consulting, a public company, or a combination of these environments. Deep expertise in executive compensation, including benchmarking, incentive design, equity programs, proxy disclosures, and governance. Experience in M&A, compensation and benefits due diligence, transaction modeling, retention planning, or post-close integration is preferred. Strong adjacent transaction experience and the ability to quickly develop M&A expertise will also be considered. Advanced financial, analytical, and problem-solving skills, including Excel proficiency and experience building complex compensation or transaction models and translating insights into business and talent decisions. Ability to work autonomously, manage concurrent priorities, influence stakeholders, and guide colleagues, advisors, and cross-functional partners in a complex, matrixed global organization. It would be nice if you also possess: Strong written and verbal communication skills, with advanced Microsoft PowerPoint proficiency. Proven ability to handle highly confidential executive, transaction, and compensation information. With annual sales of $5.5 billion, Veralto is a global leader in essential technology solutions with a proven track record of solving some of the most complex challenges we face as a society. Our industry-leading companies with globally recognized brands are building on a long-established legacy of innovation and customer trust to create a safer, cleaner, more vibrant future. Veralto’s Water Quality companies—Aquatic Informatics, ChemTreat, Hach, Kipp & Zonen, McCrometer, Ott, Sea-Bird Scientific, Trojan Technologies, and XOS—manage, treat, purify, and protect the global water supply, from municipal and wastewater treatment facilities to lakes, rivers, watersheds, and oceans. And our Product Quality & Innovation companies—Esko, Linx, TraceGains Videojet, and X-Rite Pantone—protect the world’s food, medicine, and essentials by tracking and authenticating the billions of goods that travel the global supply chain every day. Veralto is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts, with 300+ locations worldwide. US ONLY: The below range reflects the range of possible compensation for this role at the time of this posting. We may ultimately pay more or less than the posted range. This range may be modified in the future. An associate’s position within the salary range will be based on several factors, including, but not limited to, relevant education, qualifications, certifications, experience, skills, seniority, geographic location, performance, shift, travel requirements, sales or revenue-based metrics, any collective bargaining agreements, and business or organizational needs. The compensation range for this role is $150,000 - $185,000 USD per year. This job is also eligible for Bonus Pay.We offer a comprehensive package of benefits including paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance and 401(k) to eligible employees.Note: No amount of pay is considered to be wages or compensation until such amount is earned, vested, and determinable. The amount and availability of any bonus, commission, benefits, or any other form of compensation and benefits that are allocable to a particular employee remains in the Company's sole discretion unless and until paid and may be modified at the Company’s sole discretion, consistent with the law. US residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of school attendance or graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.Veralto Corporation and all Veralto Companies are committed to equal opportunity regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, sex, age, marital status, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or other characteristics protected by law. We value diversity and the existence of similarities and differences, both visible and not, found in our workforce, workplace and throughout the markets we serve. Our associates, customers and shareholders contribute unique and different perspectives as a result of these diverse attributes.The EEO posters are available here.We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform crucial job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us at View email address on click.appcast.io to request accommodation.Unsolicited AssistanceWe do not accept unsolicited assistance from any headhunters or recruitment firms for any of our job openings. All resumes or profiles submitted by search firms to any employee at any of the Veralto companies, in any form without a valid, signed search agreement in place for the specific position, approved by Talent Acquisition, will be deemed the sole property of Veralto and its companies. No fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Veralto and its companies because of the unsolicited referral.Job SummaryJob number: R10269251Profession: Human Resources