Head of Executive Compensation

The role

The Head of Executive Compensation leads the design, governance, and oversight of executive remuneration across WPP. This role advises the CPO, ExCo, and RemCo to align reward arrangements with business strategy and long-term value creation.

What you will do

• Define and evolve WPP's executive reward philosophy, governance framework and incentive architecture
• Lead the design and review of short-term and long-term incentives, benefits, retention and termination arrangements
• Structure reward packages for ExCo and other senior leadership appointments, promotions, international moves and exits
• Lead the annual RemCo calendar and prepare papers, financial modelling and recommendations
• Oversee executive remuneration disclosures and monitor regulatory, listing, tax, governance and investor requirements
• Maintain robust governance and controls including incentive plan rules, discretion, malus and clawback provisions
• Lead executive benchmarking, pay-for-performance assessment, scenario modelling and analysis
• Partner across People, Finance, Legal, Tax, Company Secretariat, Reward and external advisers

Required qualifications

• Significant executive compensation experience gained in a complex global organisation and/or leading reward consultancy
• Proven experience advising RemCo, Boards, CPOs and senior executives
• Demonstrated ability to prepare clear, high-quality committee papers, recommendations and executive remuneration disclosures
• Deep technical expertise in short-term incentives and long-term incentives, performance equity, deferred reward, executive benefits, share plans and associated governance and disclosure requirements
• Strong understanding of public-company remuneration practice, institutional investor and proxy-adviser expectations, and relevant regulatory and listing requirements
• Experience managing cross-border executive reward matters, including relevant tax, mobility, legal and regulatory considerations
• Advanced analytical and financial modelling capability

Benefits

• Passionate, inspired people
• Scale and opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at an unparalleled scale
• Challenging and stimulating work

About the company

WPP is the trusted growth partner for the world's leading brands. The company unites media intelligence, data solutions, creativity, production, enterprise solutions and strategic counsel.