Job Summary: The Senior Director, Executive Compensation & Enterprise Compensation Governance will play a critical leadership role in shaping compensation programs that support Ecolab’s growth strategy, leadership agenda, and pay-for-performance culture.
This role combines deep executive compensation expertise with enterprise-level program leadership. It is responsible for bringing disciplined analysis, strong governance, and practical business judgment to compensation decisions for Ecolab’s most senior leaders and Board of Directors.
Beyond executive compensation, the role will own the core infrastructure that enables consistent, market-informed, and compliant compensation practices across the enterprise, including job architecture, market pricing, salary survey strategy, annual merit planning, pay transparency, and pay equity.
The successful candidate will be a credible advisor, clear communicator, and collaborative leader who can translate complex compensation matters into sound recommendations, build trust with senior stakeholders, and lead a high-performing team through priorities that are visible, dynamic, and strategically important to Ecolab.
What You Will Do:
Set direction for and deliver executive compensation programs that reinforce Ecolab’s business strategy, leadership expectations, and pay-for-performance philosophy
Develop practical, data-driven recommendations for senior leader compensation decisions, including annual pay actions, incentives, equity awards, promotions, transitions, retention needs, and other critical talent moments
Assess market practices, shareholder perspectives, regulatory developments, and internal business needs to keep executive compensation programs competitive, responsible, and aligned with long-term value creation
Create clear, decision-ready materials for the Compensation Committee and Board that frame key issues, alternatives, implications, and recommended actions
Advance executive and director compensation governance through thoughtful program design, benchmarking, policy stewardship, documentation, and continuous improvement
Lead high-quality public company compensation disclosures, including CD&A, executive compensation tables, pay versus performance disclosure, director compensation disclosure, pay ratio reporting, and related governance content
Partner with Legal, Finance, Investor Relations, external advisors, and senior leaders to support Say-on-Pay strategy, investor engagement preparation, and responses to evolving governance expectations
Manage enterprise compensation infrastructure, including job architecture, career frameworks, leveling, market pricing, salary survey participation, pay transparency, and pay equity practices
Provide leadership for Ecolab’s global market pricing system and related processes to improve consistency, usability, and decision quality across the organization
Oversee annual merit and compensation planning with a focus on sound governance, financial discipline, manager effectiveness, and a positive employee experience
Lead, engage, and develop a talented team, fostering strong technical capability, ownership, and collaboration
Build strong partnerships across Total Rewards, HR Business Leads, Finance, Legal, Investor Relations, and business leadership to ensure compensation programs are well connected to enterprise priorities
How Success Is Measured:
Success in this role is measured through demonstrated impact on executive compensation effectiveness, governance excellence, compensation program execution, and leadership partnership.
Executive compensation programs remain market competitive, strategically aligned, and supported by shareholders and the Board
Compensation Committee and Board materials are timely, insightful, accurate, and influence effective decision-making
Proxy disclosures are delivered with high quality, strong governance, and regulatory compliance
Pay transparency, pay equity, and compensation governance objectives are achieved…