Senior Executive Compensation Manager

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Job Overview
The Senior Executive Compensation Manager serves as a strategic advisor on executive compensation matters across T-Mobile's executive population. This role partners directly with senior business leaders, HR Business Partners, and cross-functional HR teams to deliver thoughtful, market-based, and business-aligned compensation solutions. The ideal candidate brings strong technical expertise, business acumen, and the ability to consult with executives in a dynamic, fast-paced environment. This position serves as the primary compensation advisor for the Company's Vice President population and related executive talent decisions, ensuring decisions are consistent, competitive, and aligned with both internal equity and external market benchmarks. The role also supports executive compensation governance activities, including Compensation Committee and proxy-related work.

** This is a hybrid role (3 days/week in the office) and is based in Bellevue, WA **

Job Responsibilities:

• Serve as the primary compensation advisor for Vice President-level leaders, advising Sr. Director HR Strategic Advisors, Sr. HRBPs, Executive Recruiting, and business leaders on executive compensation matters.
• Evaluate leadership roles and organizational structures, providing guidance on executive leveling, job architecture alignment, and market positioning.
• Develop and review external new hire offers, promotion recommendations, lateral move compensation, retention packages, severance arrangements, and other ad hoc pay changes.
• Conduct executive market pricing and benchmarking utilizing executive compensation surveys, proxy disclosures, and peer company data.
• Maintain updated job descriptions and survey matches.
• Prepare executive-ready materials such as pay proposals, forecasts, and tailored compensation summaries.
• Partner with business leaders to consult on compensation strategies and ensure alignment with organizational goals.
• Lead or support ad hoc compensation projects as business needs evolve.
• Ensure confidentiality and compliance with compensation governance standards.
• Support development of Compensation Committee materials, executive compensation analyses, proxy disclosures, peer benchmarking, and other executive compensation governance activities.
• Collaborate with Legal, Finance, and external advisors to ensure compliance and governance alignment.

Qualifications:

• Bachelor's Degree and 7 years of related work experience OR a combination of education and experience deemed equivalent (Required)
• 7+ years of progressive executive compensation experience supporting executive and senior leadership populations within a publicly traded company.
• Experience supporting Compensation Committee materials, proxy statement preparation, executive compensation disclosures, or other executive compensation governance activities.
• Advanced competency in Excel and financial modeling, with strong quantitative analytical skills.
• Experience handling large, complex datasets and translating them into concise, actionable recommendations.
• Ability to influence and present to senior executives; strong storytelling and presentation skills.
• Exceptional attention to detail, discretion, and ability to handle highly confidential information.
• Demonstrated project management skills; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage complex work with exceptional attention to detail under tight deadlines.
• Confident working in a fast-paced, high-stakes environment with multiple stakeholders.
• Experience consulting with senior leaders on complex talent and compensation decisions.​

Preferred Experience/Certifications

• Experience supporting executive compensation programs within a Fortune 500 public company and/or advising public company clients through executive compensation consulting.
• Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Executive Compensation Professional (CECP), or Certified Equity Professional (CEP).

What Sets You Apart

• You are a strategic thinker and hands-on executor.
• You can pivot quickly based on business priorities, without losing rigor or quality.
• You relish being the c