Director, Executive Compensation (North Carolina)

Job Overview:

The Director Executive Compensation will own the strategy design and implementation of executive compensation programs including base pay short-term incentive programs long-term incentive structures. This position is responsible for the design and implementation of compensation programs for the top executives the Board of Directors and all short- and long-term incentive participants globally. Acts as a subject matter expert with Business Leaders HR Business Partners Finance Legal and consulting partners across multiple teams.

Summary of Responsibilities:

• Provide technical expertise on executive compensation strategy design policies procedures regulations and compliance.

• Lead influence and collaborate with HR and business partners to shape our executive compensation programs to drive long-term sustainable growth.

• Prepare and coordinates agenda materials and planning for presentations to the CEO CHRO and the Compensation Committee of the Board of Directors.

• Collaborate with Legal Accounting Tax Audit regional Total Rewards and the

• Compensation Committees independent consultant.

• Manage year-end new hire and separation-related compensation processes administration for senior executives including benchmarking compensation levels with peer organizations.

• Prepare the Compensation Discussion & Analysis and compensation tables for the proxy statement and analyses related to other public filings in partnership with internal and external partners.

• Manage the stock administration and nonqualified deferred compensation programs as well as the vendor relationship with Fidelity.

• Monitor developments in executive compensation regulations such as ISS and Glass Lewis disclosure and shareholder voting.

• Develop communications to ensure plan participants understand programs.

• Conduct due diligence for mergers and acquisitions or other corporate transactions.

• Manage a team of 1 resource focused on equity administration and executive compensation.

• Assist the compensation and sales teams in other analyses calculations year-end planning and projects as needed.

• All other duties as needed or assigned.

Qualifications (Minimum Required):

• Expertise in the design and administration of incentive compensation programs including short- and long-term as well as equity programs.

• Managing multiple projects with competing demands in a fast-paced changing environment.

• Outstanding written and verbal communications skills.

• Concisely summarizing complex topics for senior leaders.

• Communicating with individuals at all levels of the organization and maintaining professional composure.

• Respectfully questioning or challenging the status quo or other proposals under consideration.

• Excellent analytical critical thinking and problem-solving skills.

• Systematically breaking down complex problems into component parts.

• Creating and delivering high quality work with attention to detail.

• Strong business and financial acumen.

• Partnering with other groups including the Board of Directors/Compensation Committee HR Finance Tax and Legal departments.

• Quickly building relationships gaining credibility and partnering with leaders across the organization.

• Influencing outcomes when others are directly accountable.

• Experience using compensation and HR Systems (Workday Fidelity Willis Towers Watson Equilar Diligent ServiceNow etc.).

• Knowledge of federal and state regulations as well as legislation that impacts executive total rewards programs.

• Fortrea may consider relevant and equivalent experience in lieu of educational requirements.

Experience (Minimum Required):

• Bachelors Degree. Fortrea may consider equivalent experience in lieu of degree requirements.

• Minimum of 6 years of functional experience in designing and managing executive and equity compensation programs on a global basis with a publicly traded organization.

• Minimum of 3 years of people management experience.

Work Environment:

• Work is performed in an office environment with exposure to electrical office equipment.

• This role requires candidates to reside within a commutable distance of our Durham NC headquarters and to be able to visit the location on an asneeded basis.

Physical Requirements:

• Frequently stationary for 6-8 hours per day.

• Repetitive hand movement of both hands with the ability to make fast simple repeated movements of the fingers hands and wrists.

• Ability to access and use a variety of computer software developed both in-house and off-the-shelf.

• Light to moderate lifting and carrying or moving of objects including luggage and laptop computer with a maximum lift of 15-20 lbs.

Application Deadline: May 5 2026

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