Job DescriptionAre you ready to make an impact at DTCC?Do you want to work on innovative projects, collaborate with a dynamic and supportive team, and receive investment in your professional development? At DTCC, we are at the forefront of innovation in the financial markets. We are committed to helping our employees grow and succeed. We believe that you have the skills and drive to make a real impact. We foster a thriving internal community and are committed to creating a workplace that looks like the world that we serve.
Pay and Benefits: - Competitive compensation, including base pay and annual incentive
- Comprehensive health and life insurance and well-being benefits, based on location
- Pension / Retirement benefits
- Paid Time Off and Personal/Family Care, and other leaves of absence when needed to support your physical, financial, and emotional well-being.
- DTCC offers a flexible/hybrid model of 3 days onsite and 2 days remote (onsite Tuesdays, Wednesdays and a third day unique to each team or employee).
The Impact you will have in this role:The Compensation Executive Directorisaccountable for executing a comprehensive compensation strategy that advances the firm's human capital agenda, supports business performance, and reinforces DTCC's pay-for-performance philosophy. This leader oversees all compensation programs, governance, communications, and analytics while guiding a high-performing team and advising senior executives across the organization.
Your Primary Responsibilities: - Executes the DTCC compensation strategy and ensures alignment with DTCC's business, talent, and governance priorities.
- Provides oversight of DTCC's compensation programs and the annual compensation cycle, ensuring well designed and executed processes, compensation structures, market benchmarking, job architecture, governance and communications.
- Provides direct compensation support and consultation to designated client groups and HR partners, offering guidance on offers, job evaluations, market data, pay recommendations, and complex cases.
- Advises senior leaders and executives on compensation strategy, market trends, organizational implications, and high - impact decisions, translating insights into clear recommendations.
- Supports Board - related compensation activities, including preparation of materials, insights, analyses, and alignment with Board - approved frameworks and governance standards.
- Leads compensation - related communication and change - management activities to ensure understanding, adoption, and consistency across the organization.
- Ensures compliance with internal controls, governance processes, and regulatory requirements; proactively identifies and mitigates risks through ongoing review and auditing.
- Leads and develops a high - performing compensation team, building capability, accountability, and a culture of excellence while coaching and empowering team members through effective delegation and maintaining executive oversight of high - quality deliverables.
**NOTE: The Primary Responsibilities of this role are not limited to the details above. **
Qualifications: - 20+ years of progressive HR/Compensation experience, including 8+ years in leadership roles; experience in multinational and Financial Services environments strongly preferred, with a bachelor's degree or equivalent related experience.
- Demonstrated ability to set and execute compensation strategies and design competitive programs (salary structures, incentives, benchmarking, job architecture) aligned to business and governance priorities.
- Strong business acumen, analytical and critical - thinking capability, with the ability to translate complex data into insights and strategic recommendations for senior and Board - level stakeholders.
- Exceptional communication, consulting, and influencing skills, with proven experience supporting leaders and HR partners on compensation decisions, job evaluations, and market insights.
- Proven ability to lead enterprise - wide initiatives, balancing strategic and operational demands; strong project management, problem - solving, and negotiation skills.
- Experience managing vendors and external consulting partners, ensuring partnership effectiveness and accountability for results.
- Demonstrated success leading and developing high - performing teams, fostering capability, accountability, and a culture of excellence.
- Advanced Microsoft Office proficiency, especially in Excel modeling and analytics.
The salary range is indicative for roles at the same level within DTCC across all US locations. Actual salary is determined based on the role, location, individual experience, skills, and other considerations. We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, gender expression, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status. We will ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable accommodation to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment. Please contact us to request accommodation.
About UsWith over 50 years of experience, DTCC is the premier post-trade market infrastructure for the global financial services industry. From 20 locations around the world, DTCC, through its subsidiaries, automates, centralizes, and standardizes the processing of financial transactions, mitigating risk, increasing transparency, enhancing performance and driving efficiency for thousands of broker/dealers, custodian banks and asset managers. Industry owned and governed, the firm innovates purposefully, simplifying the complexities of clearing, settlement, asset servicing, transaction processing, trade reporting and data services across asset classes, bringing enhanced resilience and soundness to existing financial markets while advancing the digital asset ecosystem. In 2024, DTCC's subsidiaries processed securities transactions valued at U.S. $3.7 quadrillion and its depository subsidiary provided custody and asset servicing for securities issues from over 150 countries and territories valued at U.S. $99 trillion. DTCC's Global Trade Repository service, through locally registered, licensed, or approved trade repositories, processes more than 25 billion messages annually. To learn more, please visit us at www.dtcc.com or connect with us on LinkedIn , X , YouTube , Facebook and Instagram .
DTCC proudly supports Flexible Work Arrangements favoring openness and gives people freedom to do their jobs well, by encouraging diverse opinions and emphasizing teamwork. When you join our team, you'll have an opportunity to make meaningful contributions at a company that is recognized as a thought leader in both the financial services and technology industries. A DTCC career is more than a good way to earn a living. It's the chance to make a difference at a company that's truly one of a kind.
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About the TeamHuman Resources is a strategic partner to the business, dedicated to managing DTCC's human capital initiatives, sustaining a work environment that promotes excellent performance across the organization and developing and retaining a global workforce that contributes to DTCC's strategy and business imperatives.
