Executive Compensation Certification

Why is Executive Compensation So Tricky? Discover the Secrets and Earn a Valuable Certification

Most organizations are wrestling with executive compensation plans. As executives demand higher pay, organizations strive to reduce costs. At the same time, social justice conversations have shined a bright spotlight on pay inequity.

Executive compensation is one of the most powerful – and expensive – tools your organization has for driving performance, fostering alignment, creating accountability, and communicating priorities to stakeholders. It is subject to significant oversight by boards, in-depth public disclosure, and intense scrutiny by investors and government regulators. You must show your organization’s sound governance by responding to the concerns of stakeholders and avoiding this frequent lightning rod for criticism.

Learn how to accomplish these goals and advance your career by participating in our five-session certification program, with each 60-minute session covering key topics such as:

Human Resources expert John A. Rubino will discuss the most critical executive compensation principles and detailed design elements. You will learn how to create an executive compensation plan that motivates organizational leaders, avoids criticism from other stakeholders, and adheres to current regulations.

What You'll Learn

  • Executive Compensation in a Total Rewards Strategy
  • Taxation/Regulations, and Executive Benefits and Perquisites
  • Executive Short-Term Incentives
  • Executive Long-Term Incentives (Part One)
  • Executive Long-Term Incentives (Part Two)
  • All courses include a PDF version of the presentation slides along with any additional materials or resources provided by the presenter
  • One certification exam attempt is included

 

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Training Overview

Executive Compensation Certification

Session 1 - Executive Compensation in a Total Rewards Strategy

Who is an executive?
Elements of executive rewards
Developing an executive rewards strategy
Base salary considerations
Market survey benchmarking
Performance measures, goals, metrics, and assessments

Session 2 - Taxation/Regulations, and Executive Benefits and Perquisites

Forms of taxation
Section 162(m) million dollar cap
SEC rules and regulations
Proxy disclosures
Primary regulatory influences
Introduction to short-term incentives
Strategic definitions of executive benefit programs
Examples of perquisites offered to executives
Golden parachutes for executives
Introduction to long-term incentives

Session 3 - Executive Short-Term Incentives

Short-term incentive approaches
Basis for setting goals and performance measures
Short-term incentive design framework for executives for all employees
Pragmatic applications
Step-by-step methodologies
Specific design examples and case studies

Session 4 - Executive Long-Term Incentives (Part One)

Long-term incentive programs, cash- and equity-based
Stock Options
Stock Appreciation Rights (SARs)
Restricted Stock
Performance Shares

Session 5 - Executive Long-Term Incentives (Part Two)

Performance Unit Plans
Equity valuation methodologies
Pragmatic applications of long-term incentive programs
Specific design examples and case studies

Recommended Audience
Who Should Attend?
  • Executive compensation directors, managers, analysts
  • Human resources professionals
  • Compensation design professionals
  • Total rewards professionals
  • Chief executives
  • Executive directors
  • Board members
  • Senior managers
  • Compensation analysts and consultants
  • Development staff
  • Business owners
  • Finance professionals
  • In-house counsel
APPROVAL AND VALIDITY
Credits
  • This program has been approved for 5.0 general recertification credit hours toward PHR, SPHR, and GPHR recertification through the HR Certification Institute.
  • This program is valid for 5.0 PDCs for the SHRM-CP or SHRM-SCP.
What's included
Training includes
  • 5.0 HRCI, 5.0 SHRM
  • Executive Compensation Certification
  • All resources and training materials
About

Expert Presenter

John A. Rubino
  • President and founder of Rubino Consulting Services (RCS), a global human resources consulting company based in New York
  • Focuses on the design and implementation of corporate values/objectives and their linkage to human resources strategies, compensation analysis and program development, performance-driven incentive plans, sales compensation programs, performance management systems, management training programs, team dynamics, leadership skills, motivational training, and human resources communication programs
  • Previously senior manager of human resources consulting services for Ernst & Young LLP and director of executive compensation for The Equitable Life Insurance Company
  • Internationally acclaimed speaker, course developer, and seminar leader for WorldatWork and the American Management Association
  • Author of Developing Compensation Programs: Job Analysis, Evaluation and Classification and Communicating Compensation Programs: An Approach to Providing Information to Employees
  • Certified Compensation Professional (CCP), Certified Benefits Professional (CBP), and Global Remuneration Professional (GRP), Senior Practitioner in Human Resources (SPHR), and a Master Reward Specialist (South Africa)
  • BA from Wagner College
  • MBA from the Lubin Graduate School of Business, Pace University