M&A Compensation Principal

Requirements

• A Bachelor’s degree or equivalent post-secondary degree required in compensation, business, HR or finance,
• Experience in compensation, consulting or finance,
• Highly proficient in Excel,
• (Desirable) Mix of executive and broad based compensation,
• (Desirable) Ability to influence business and HR leaders at all levels with anecdotes and data in a compelling and succinct manner while building strong partnerships,
• (Desirable) Experience designing/administering compensation and equity programs across companies at start-ups and also publicly traded companies,
• (Desirable) Experience of working in, or deep knowledge of compensation practices across multiple geographies/regions,
• (Desirable) Prior experience of supporting acquisitions and/or new market expansion

What the job involves

• This role will be responsible for creating and delivering M&A compensation solutions for Amazon's acquisitions spanning all businesses and geographies,
• In this role you’ll be a critical member of Amazon's HR M&A Team and an important partner to Corporate Development, business sponsors and acquired leadership teams,
• You will lead, advise and execute our global approach to compensation for acquisitions in close collaboration with central compensation teams,
• Successful candidates will have extensive analytical and technical skills and a high degree of business acumen,
• We seek a candidate with a track-record of quickly building credibility with executive leaders, and influencing outcomes,
• You'll be adept at managing multiple competing projects simultaneously, while remaining calm and focused under pressure,
• Provide compensation consultancy to the Acquisitions HR team, Corporate Development team, and other centers of excellence involved in acquisition activity,
• Demonstrate creativity in determining integration approaches which balance Amazon's standard approaches with that of the acquired business,
• Conducting appropriate research on local market trends, assessing current compensation programs and practices, legislative requirements and candidate expectations in company acquisitions and for all countries which Amazon is expanding into,
• Developing, implementing, and analyzing compensation programs for executives, officers and other top key positions that are in line with our acquisition agreement/market trends, including short- and long-term incentive plans, financial and tax treatment of compensation programs, and proxy disclosure and analysis while ensuring long-term sustainability and global consistency wherever possible,
• Ensuring that our clients, both internal and external, are well educated and informed on our overall Compensation philosophy as well as our approach to individual transactions,
• Ideating and driving adoption of improvements which advance the overall M&A compensation program