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We are searching for a Senior Executive Compensation Consultant to join our team at Zayla Partners, a Gallagher Company. This is a hybrid role, with flexibility on “in office” days. This role is open for our office in Katy (Houston), Texas OR Denver, Colorado area. This is a client facing role that works directly with clients, boards and leadership to attract, retain and motivate their top talent. Competitive pay and benefits packages. It’s what we do for a living and we are hiring because we continue to grow.

What You’ll Do

You’ll lead the way in shaping compensation strategies for our clients.

As a Senior Executive Compensation Consultant you will:

• Guide clients with confidence. Be a major player in client engagements that elevate executive and broad-based compensation—benchmarking pay, designing incentive plans, and modernizing pay structures with clarity and insight.
• Be a trusted strategic advisor. Build lasting relationships with HR leaders and executive teams, offering grounded, actionable guidance they can rely on.
• Design holistic solutions. Work with the broader team to create cohesive, to conduct analysis, draft proposals and reports, and communicate with clients to help develop total rewards strategies that address complex compensation challenges within public, private and not for profit organizations.
• Bring expertise to the table. Advise clients across industries and ownership models on executive compensation, governance considerations, and emerging trends.
• Stay ahead of what’s next. Keep a pulse on market shifts, regulatory updates, and evolving best practices in compensation and total rewards.

What You Bring

• 2-5 years of experience analyzing and delivering executive compensation or total rewards solutions.
• Proven ability to leverage analytical skills, manage complex project work and deliverables, and utilize mature communication skills to build strong team and client relationships.
• Exceptional communication skills—written, spoken, and visual—with the ability to translate complexity into clarity.

What Sets You Apart

• You are someone who takes pride in your work and the team’s results.
• You can be selfless and service oriented as well as detailed and thorough.
• You love to interact with a team and clients and are a person that likes to make a difference while growing and pushing every day.
• Your skills are highly regarded and your friends and community see you as solid advice in times of need. In short, you help people be their best selves.

We are searching for a Executive Compensation Manager to join our team at Zayla Partners, a Gallagher Company. This is a hybrid role, with flexibility on “in office” days. This role is open for our office in Katy (Houston), Texas OR Denver, Colorado area. This is a client facing role that works directly with clients, boards and leadership to attract, retain and motivate their top talent. Competitive pay and benefits packages. It’s what we do for a living and we are hiring because we continue to grow.

You’ll own the strategy and day‑to‑day operations of multiple executive compensation consulting projects, contributing to all aspects of the client engagement, and establishing successful relationships via top-class client service. You’ll also play a key role in mentoring and developing the next generation of consultants through growth of technical expertise, client service skills and deliverable quality improvement.

What You'll Do

• Be a key client liaison, supporting successful client relationships as a key point of contact for questions and active participant in client meetings, ranging from introductory conversations to board meeting presentations of final deliverables.
• Support lead consultants through management of multiple executive compensation projects from kickoff through final delivery.
• Build and refine client executive pay programs across base salary, annual incentives, and long‑term incentives—aligning with business strategy and stakeholder expectations.

• Lead market pricing and peer benchmarking using reputable executive compensation surveys and data sources.
• Develop and implement tools, templates, processes and methodologies that enhance productivity, quality of advice and client experience.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree in a business-related field or demonstrated related experience required; Master’s and/or certifications (e.g., CCP, CECP) preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in compensation consulting.
• Knowledge of executive pay structures, incentive design, equity vehicles, and governance/regulatory considerations.
• Solid technical knowledge and capability with Excel, PowerPoint and Word.
• Demonstrated capabilities in financial modeling, compensation program design and problem solving/critical thinking skills:
  • Ability to direct analysis of multiple data sets, resolve data integrity issues with limited input from lead consultants, and interpret complex information with minimal guidance to understand client impacts.
  • Visualize and articulate data observations, alternative solutions and recommendations for clients.
• Excellent communication, presentation and project management skills, including the ability to:
  • Confidently communicate with senior leaders and board members/committees.
  • Provide constructive feedback to team members to further development.
  • Provide clear and convincing oral presentations, highlighting subject matter expertise.
  • Organize and manage multiple client projects with critical deadlines.

What Sets You Apart

• Self-starter approach to work life.
• Intellectual curiosity.
• Desire to impact the world around you, both personally and professionally.
• A reputation for service, rigor, and reliability—you take pride in the team’s results, elevate others, and sweat the details.
• You love working with people and data—and you bring a growth mindset that helps everyone be their best.