At Julius Baer, we celebrate and value the individual qualities you bring, enabling you to be impactful, entrepreneurial, empowered, and to create value beyond wealth. Shape the future of executive compensation at Julius Baer as a proactive and experienced Deferred Compensation Specialist, taking ownership of the end-to-end administration of our global deferred compensation programmes. This key specialist position within the Rewards & Performance Management function offers strategic exposure across compensation, compliance, tax, and governance topics.
This role sits at the intersection of risk, regulation, and talent strategy, managing, maintaining, and evolving our deferred compensation framework across multiple jurisdictions.
Tasks
- Play a key role in reviewing and enhancing existing deferred compensation frameworks, proposing improvements based on regulatory developments, market practice, or internal feedback.
- Prepare clear, accurate, and well-structured submissions and governance documentation for presentation to the Executive Board and the Board of Directors.
- Own the full lifecycle of deferred compensation plans, from design to delivery, ensuring precision, consistency, and adherence to internal policies and strategic objectives.
- Act as the primary point of contact for employees, executives, and cross-functional partners (HR, Finance, Legal, Compliance, Internal Audit, and external vendors), providing clear guidance on award mechanics, tax implications, and policy interpretation.
- Balance strategic responsibilities with operational efficiency in execution, including transaction processing, data validation, and troubleshooting to ensure daily operations run smoothly while focusing on longer-term improvements.
- Ensure strict compliance with international tax regulations (including local reporting obligations), coordinate annual remuneration disclosures, and support audit readiness across all operating entities.
- Drive continuous improvement through technology enablement, evaluating, implementing, and optimising external platforms like Workday and Equatex/EquatePlus to streamline processes, reduce manual effort, and improve user experience.
- Support global oversight by preparing and/or reviewing plan and contract documentation, regulatory submissions, and reports. Maintain comprehensive records and controls to meet internal and external audit requirements.
- Collaborate closely with Global Mobility, Payroll, Legal, and Reward colleagues to ensure integrated delivery across related domains, particularly in areas touching expatriation, incentives, and regulatory reporting.
Requirements
- Higher education qualification in business, finance, or law with a minimum of 4 years’ experience in equity or deferred compensation design and administration, preferably within financial services or a multinational corporation.
- Demonstrated knowledge of cash- and equity-based deferral mechanisms, including performance conditions, vesting rules, post-termination delivery scenarios, and market practices.
- Solid grasp of tax and legal considerations (Swiss and international), as well as employment and regulatory issues related to deferral programmes, and financial reporting impacts (e.g. IFRS2).
- High familiarity with HR Information Systems (especially Workday), equity tracking software (especially EquatePlus), and related reporting tools.
- Advanced MS Office skills, especially Excel modelling.
- Strong organisational skills, agility, and resilience, adapting quickly while maintaining accuracy and service levels.
- Ability to function effectively amidst change, whether triggered by regulation, reorganisation, or evolving business priorities.
- Meticulous attention to detail, with uncompromising standards for accuracy.
- Structured thinker with strong organisational skills who thrives in complex, regulated environments.
- Results-oriented self-starter capable of working autonomously yet collaboratively.
- Exceptional communicator, able to explain technical concepts simply and confidently, even under pressure.
- High degree of discretion and integrity when handling sensitive, executive-level data.
- A team player with a desire to continue learning, growing, and developing in the role and within the area of reward/compensation.
- Fluency in German and English is required.
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Join a compact, high-performing team that oversees Deferred Compensation, Global Mobility, and Business Travel Compliance, providing broad exposure across reward, tax, compliance, and finance.