Position Title: Executive Compensation Consultant
Posting Jurisdictions: To support US Eastern Time working hours
Type: Independent Contractor
Location: 100 % remote
Our Firm:
Sterlington PLLC is a full-service law firm focusing on complex corporate, litigation, executive compensation, and private wealth matters. As a firm, we focus on the economic as well as the legal aspects of our matters.
Among other strengths, Sterlington is the ultimate law firm for founders, senior executives, and UHNWIs as well as their related businesses.
Learn more at: www.sterlingtonlaw.com/
The Opportunity
This is a client-facing consulting role at the intersection of executive pay, corporate governance, and business strategy. You will serve as a trusted advisor to Sterlington's clients, typically founders, C-suite executives, compensation committees, boards, and private equity sponsors, helping them design, benchmark, and govern executive compensation programs that attract top talent and align pay with long-term value creation.
You will work directly with Sterlington's executive compensation partners, producing independent analysis and client-ready deliverables across both public and pre-IPO company contexts.
What You'll Do:
- Advise on the design of executive compensation programs: base salary, annual and long-term incentives, equity plans, MIPs, and severance arrangements
- Develop and articulate compensation philosophy frameworks that align pay structure with business objectives, shareholder interests, and governance standards
- Model incentive plan scenarios: stress-testing pay-for-performance alignment, cost impacts, and dilution effects across a range of business outcomes
- Conduct compensation risk assessments and advise on clawback policies, stock ownership guidelines, and anti-hedging provisions
- Guide clients through compensation design in the context of IPOs, M&A, restructurings, and PE-backed management incentive plans
- Advise on severance, change-in-control provisions, and executive succession planning in deal and transition contexts
- Support post-merger integration on executive compensation harmonization and retention program design
- Draft and review plan documents, term sheets, offer letters, and employment agreements related to executive compensation
- Leverage AI tools to accelerate research, modeling, and deliverable production. Sterlington is an AI-first firm and expects fluency, not familiarity
What We're Looking For:
- 5+ years in executive compensation consulting, compensation committee advisory, investment banking (comp-focused), Big 4, or a specialist executive pay firm
- JD, MBA, or CPA — or equivalent demonstrated expertise in tax/legal dimensions of executive pay
- Experience with technology, life sciences, or high-growth private company clients
- Deep knowledge of executive pay design across public and/or private/pre-IPO company contexts — including equity incentive structures, performance metrics, and governance frameworks
- Strong financial modeling and analytical skills; advanced Excel; fluency with proxy data tools (Equilar, ISS Analytics, Radford, or equivalent)
- Proven ability to manage multiple client engagements simultaneously in a remote-first environment
- Demonstrated fluency with AI tools in professional work — Sterlington's AI-first mandate is non-negotiable across all roles
At Sterlington, we believe that world-class talent has no boundaries. We are committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive environment where unique perspectives are valued and every individual has the opportunity to thrive. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply.
