Sr Manager Executive Compensation 

(This position is Hybrid working 3 days a week in our New Corporate Office located in the Legacy West area in Plano Texas)

 

About Sally Beauty Holdings, Inc.

At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price. Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.

 

About the role

The Senior Manager Executive Compensation plays a critical role in shaping the compensation philosophy for the SBH executive leadership team.  This role will partner with the Sr. Director Compensation, Finance, Legal and the Compensation and Talent Committee to assist with the design and management of competitive, performance driven compensation programs that attract, retain and motivate top talent in a dynamic retail environment. The ideal candidate will balance strategic insight with hands-on program management, ensuring that pay programs support the company’s growth, profitability and culture.

Responsibilities

Assist with design and management of compensation programs including base pay, annual incentive and long-term equity

Develop compensation recommendations aligned with business objectives, performance metrics and shareholder expectations

Conduct market benchmarking using relevant industry data to ensure competitiveness

Assist with modeling of the financial impact of proposed pay changes and program designs

Support executive offers and retention planning with customized analysis

Support Board of Director compensation and benchmarking

Manage preparation of Compensation and Talent Committee materials in partnership with external consultants, Legal and Finance

Ensure compliance with SEC, IRS and stock exchange disclosure requirements

Support annual proxy statement development and review

Maintain strong governance over all executive compensation decisions and documentation

Support annual planning, goal setting and performance measurement processes for incentive programs

Partner with external vendor and Finance to manage equity awards, modeling, tracking of plan cost and share usage

Manage stock administration 

Partner with HR Leadership, Finance, Legal external consultants and administrators to ensure seamless execution of executive pay programs

Develop and deliver materials explaining compensation plans and decisions to executive and leadership teams including detailed total compensation statements

Spearhead salary survey participation for broad based and executive compensation

Manage special projects as assigned

 

Knowledge, skills & abilities requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business or related field required8+ years of progressive compensation experience with at least 4 years focused on executive and equity compensationDeep understanding of executive compensation practices and regulatory requirementsStrong analytical, modeling, and financial acumen leveraging Excel and other analytics toolsAbility to translate complex compensation concepts into clear business recommendationsExceptional communication and presentation skills with all levels of the organization, particular C-level, including PowerPoint development for Board and Compensation and Talent Committee decksA team player who values working in a collaborative, cross-functional environment.Results-oriented with exceptionally high-performance standardsStrong attention to detail, discretion and professionalism in handling confidential data

Competencies & attributes

Passionate Learner – inquisitive about the business; open to feedback and coaching, applies learning quickly; applies learning to improve processes and procedures, proactively shares learning with colleagues and leaders; realigning and reshaping projects

Flexible & Agile Adapter – responsive and open to change; works well with ambiguity; adapts to new plans or directions; keeps calm under pressure; perseveres to achieve the plan/task; doesn’t dwell on the past

Effective Communicator – articulates in an appropriate and accurate manner; emotionally astute while remaining authentic to own style/self; encourages others to express views and opinions; demonstrates active listening and uses probing questions; is concise and relevant with data/info

Team Builder – references the importance of teamwork and actively demonstrates collaboration and sharing; builds and/or participates in effective teams; values the importance of inclusion and various sources of thought/input; humble when operating within a team   

Strategic Thinker – progressive thinking with the ability to bring new ideas to life; works with others to develop progressive and cost-effective strategies; provides suggestions to improve upon continuous improvement and scalability within department; uses a broad range of data sources

 

Working conditions & physical requirements

This will be a hybrid role required to be onsite at the Corporate office on specified days. The work environment generally involves everyday risks or discomforts which require normal safety precautions typical of such places as offices, meeting and training rooms, retail stores, and residences or commercial vehicles, e.g., use of safe work practices with office equipment, avoidance of trips and falls, observance of fire regulations and traffic signals, etc. The work area is adequately lighted, heated, and ventilated.

The work is sedentary; however, occasional travel to company locations may be required. Typically, the employee may sit comfortably to do the work. However, there may be some walking; standing; bending; carrying of light items such as papers, files, books, small parts; using a keyboard, driving an automobile, etc. No special physical demands are required to perform the work.

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