Associate Director, Executive Compensation

The role

This individual contributor role supports the design, analysis, and delivery of compensation programs. The person will focus on reward and incentive plan design, executive compensation analysis, and market intelligence.

What you will do

• Design, model, and support short-term and long-term incentive programs.
• Partner with Finance and HR stakeholders on incentive plan alignment.
• Conduct detailed scenario modeling and financial impact analysis.
• Support design, assessment, and administration of executive compensation programs.
• Perform executive and leadership benchmarking and pay mix analysis.
• Develop data-driven materials for senior leadership and Compensation Committee.
• Assist with executive compensation reporting and disclosures.
• Lead market intelligence and benchmarking for business-critical roles.
• Support global compensation initiatives and pay structure reviews.
• Partner with the global compensation team on communication and education.

Required qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 6–8 years of progressive experience in compensation or total rewards
• Hands-on experience with compensation analysis, incentive plan design support, and market benchmarking
• Exposure to executive or senior leadership compensation programs
• Experience in a global and/or publicly traded company environment
• Advanced Excel skills (complex formulas, pivot tables)
• Experience with compensation tools and HR systems
• Familiarity with compensation surveys and benchmarking methodologies
• Exceptional analytical and modeling skills (Excel, scenario modeling, cost analysis)
• Strong ability to translate data into practical insight
• High attention to detail and strong professional judgment
• Executive presence with the ability to influence without authority

Nice to have

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, Economics, or related field
• CCP or progress toward CCP
• Prior experience with a compensation consulting firm (e.g., Willis Towers Watson, Mercer, Aon, Radford)
• Biotech, Pharma, or Life Sciences experience
• Macros a plus
• Workday preferred

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• 401(k) retirement plan with a company match that vests fully on day one
• Eight (8) weeks of paid parental leave after three (3) months of employment
• Paid time off including vacation, personal, sick, floating holidays, and eleven (11) company holidays
• Flexible spending and health savings accounts
• Life and AD&D insurance
• Short- and long-term disability coverage
• Legal assistance
• Supplemental plans such as pet, critical illness, accident, and hospital indemnity insurance
• Voluntary commuter benefits
• Family planning and care resources
• Well-being initiatives and peer-to-peer recognition programs

Before you apply

• Applicants must be authorized to work in the United States
• Employment eligibility will be verified through E-Verify

About the company

Legend Biotech is a global biotechnology company dedicated to treating and, one day, curing life-threatening diseases. Headquartered in Bridgewater, New Jersey, the company advances cell therapy through innovative technologies.