Sr Manager Executive

SR Manager Executive Compensation

Join to apply for the SR MANAGER EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION role at Cosmo Prof Beauty. (This position is Hybrid working 3 days a week in our New Corporate Office located in the Legacy West area in Plano Texas).

At SBH, our purpose is to inspire a more colorful, confident, and welcoming world. We are the leader in professional hair color, selling and distributing professional beauty supplies across 11 countries through our Sally Beauty and Beauty Systems Group businesses. Sally Beauty offers products for hair color, hair care, nails, and skin care to retail customers looking for salon quality products at a value price.

Beauty Systems Group, branded as Cosmo Prof or Armstrong McCall stores, along with its direct sales consultants, sell professionally branded products intended for use and resale by salons to retail consumers.

The Senior Manager Executive Compensation plays a critical role in shaping the compensation philosophy for the SBH executive leadership team. This role will partner with the Sr. Director Compensation, Finance, Legal and the Compensation and Talent Committee to assist with the design and management of competitive, performance driven compensation programs that attract, retain and motivate top talent in a dynamic retail environment.

The ideal candidate will balance strategic insight with hands‑on program management, ensuring that pay programs support the company’s growth, profitability and culture.

• Assist with design and management of compensation programs including base pay, annual incentive and long‑term equity
• Develop compensation recommendations aligned with business objectives, performance metrics and shareholder expectations
• Conduct market benchmarking using relevant industry data to ensure competitiveness
• Assist with modeling of the financial impact of proposed pay changes and program designs
• Support executive offers and retention planning with customized analysis
• Support Board of Director compensation and benchmarking
• Manage preparation of Compensation and Talent Committee materials in partnership with external consultants, Legal and Finance
• Ensure compliance with SEC, IRS and stock exchange disclosure requirements
• Support annual proxy statement development and review
• Maintain strong governance over all executive compensation decisions and documentation
• Support annual planning, goal setting and performance measurement processes for incentive programs
• Partner with external vendor and Finance to manage equity awards, modeling, tracking of plan cost and share usage
• Manage stock administration
• Partner with HR Leadership, Finance, Legal external consultants and administrators to ensure seamless execution of executive pay programs
• Develop and deliver materials explaining compensation plans and decisions to executive and leadership teams including detailed total compensation statements
• Spearhead salary survey participation for broad based and executive compensation
• Manage special projects as assigned

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business or related field required
• 8+ years of progressive compensation experience with at least 4 years focused on executive and equity compensation
• Deep understanding of executive compensation practices and regulatory requirements
• Strong analytical, modeling, and financial acumen leveraging Excel and other analytics tools
• Ability to translate complex compensation concepts into clear business recommendations
• Exceptional communication and presentation skills with all levels of the organization, particular C‑level, including PowerPoint development for Board and Compensation and Talent Committee decks
• A team player who values working in a collaborative, cross‑functional environment.
• Results‑oriented with exceptionally high‑performance standards
• Strong attention to detail, discretion and professionalism in handling confidential data

• Passionate Learner – inquisitive about the business; open to feedback and coaching, applies learning quickly; applies learning to improve processes and procedures, proactively…