Sr M&A Executive Compensation Manager

Location: Overland Park, Kansas

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Job Overview

We are seeking a Sr Executive Compensation M&A Manager to join our HR M&A integration team. In this role, you will serve as a subject matter expert responsible for executive compensation strategy, planning, and execution throughout the merger and acquisition lifecycle. This role collaborates with several teams including Legal, Tax, Finance, HR, and business partners to create and implement executive compensation solutions for newly acquired entities that align with T-Mobile's compensation philosophy and transaction objectives.

Applying expertise in executive pay, incentive programs, equity, and retention strategies, you will evaluate complex compensation arrangements, develop recommendations, and support the successful transition and integration of executive compensation programs. The role also provides consultative support to business leaders and cross-functional partners on compensation and transaction-related matters. As a senior individual contributor, you will independently drive complex deliverables and influences outcomes through technical expertise, collaboration, and execution.

** This is a hybrid role (3 days/week in the office) and can be based in Overland Park, KS; Frisco, TX; or Bellevue, WA. **

Job Responsibilities

Develop and recommend executive compensation approaches for M&A transactions, including pay harmonization, incentive treatment, equity, retention arrangements, change-in-control provisions, and one-time payments. Support integration of executive compensation programs and arrangements in alignment with transaction objectives and T-Mobile’s compensation philosophy.

Evaluate executive compensation programs, agreements, and arrangements to identify financial, regulatory, operational, and retention implications. Develop analyses, recommendations, decision frameworks, and supporting materials for executive compensation decisions throughout the transaction lifecycle.

Support broader HR due diligence activities and facilitate the transition of information, findings, risks, commitments, and outstanding decisions from due diligence to the HR M&A Integration team. Partner with transaction partners and HR workstream owners to ensure critical information is documented, communicated, and incorporated into integration planning.

Partner across teams and key partners to coordinate executive compensation integration deliverables, timelines, and dependencies. Support implementation of approved compensation arrangements and resolution of integration-related issues.

Serve as a trusted advisor to business leaders and cross-functional partners on executive compensation and M&A-related matters as needed. Provide guidance, evaluate alternatives, communicate implications, and support business decisions related to transactions and integration activities.

Create and maintain standardized executive compensation M&A playbooks, templates, decision frameworks, and integration processes to drive consistency, scalability, and efficiency across transactions. Find opportunities to use AI-based solutions, automation, and process improvements to streamline workflows, enhance decision-making, and improve the effectiveness of M&A integration activities.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Business, HR Management, Accounting or Finance or a related field or a combination of education and equivalent related experience
• 7-10 years progressive compensation or total rewards experience, including executive compensation programs and practices.
• 3-5 years experience with executive pay, equity and incentive arrangements, employment agreements, change-in-control provisions, and executive retention.
• Knowledge of executive pay, short- and long-term incentives, equity, retention arrangements, and change-in-control provisions.
• Ability to develop practical executive compensation recommendations aligned with transaction objectives and compensation philosophy.
• Ability to build cross-functional relationships with HR M&A, Corporate Development, Legal, Tax, Finance, and business partners.
• Knowledge of executive compensation tax, regulatory, disclosure, and governance considerations
• Ability to synthesize broad HR diligence findings, risks, commitments, and dependencies into actionable integration handoffs.
• Ability to model executive compensation scenarios, evaluate costs and risks, and communicate implications.
• Ability to advise business leaders, assess alternatives, and influence decisions without direct authority.
• Ability to support executive compensation transitions and issue resolution during M&A integration.
• Additional Locations: Bellevue, Washington, Frisco, Texas