Managing Director – SLC Incentive Plans and Performance Analytics

Sun Life

Managing Director responsible for incentive plans and performance analytics for SLC Management. Leading strategic design and execution while collaborating with senior leadership and stakeholders.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeWellesley Hills • Massachusetts, New York • 🇺🇸 United StatesLead💰 $179,200 - $286,700 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

This role is responsible for the end-to-end design, governance, administration, and analytics of the firm’s annual incentive plans, equity-based compensation, and carried interest arrangements
Lead the design and evolution of annual incentive plans, equity programs, and carried interest structures, ensuring alignment with firm strategy, performance objectives, and long-term value creation
Develop and assess incentive frameworks, performance metrics, payout mechanics, vesting structures, and deferral features consistent with market practice and regulatory requirements
Oversee the full lifecycle delivery of incentive, equity, deferral, and carried interest plans—from grant and communication through vesting, payout, forfeiture, and settlement
Lead compensation planning, forecasting, modeling, and reporting across incentive and long-term programs
Develop high-impact analytics, modeling, and scenario analysis to support senior management, compensation committees, and Board-level discussions

Requirements

What you’ll need

12+ years of progressive experience in incentive compensation, equity plans, carried interest, and compensation analytics, preferably within asset management, private markets, or financial services
Strong command of financial modeling, forecasting, accruals, and analytics related to compensation expense and payouts
Experience supporting executive leadership and board-level governance on compensation matters
Demonstrated ability to balance strategic design with operational execution and system-driven delivery
Proven cross-functional leadership skills with Finance, Legal, Tax, HR, and external vendors
Advanced analytical and technical skills (Excel-based modeling, compensation systems, forecasting platforms, reporting tools)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Excellent benefits and wellness programs to support the three pillars of your well-being – mental, physical and financial – including generous vacation and sick time
Market-leading paid family, parental and adoption leave
Partially-paid sabbatical program
Medical plans
Company paid life and AD&D insurance as well as disability programs
Retirement and Stock Purchase programs to help build and enhance your future financial security including a 401(k) plan with an employer-paid match as well as an employer-funded retirement account
A flexible work environment with a friendly, caring, collaborative and inclusive culture focused on career growth development
Opportunity to move along a variety of career paths with amazing networking potential
Award winning workplace culture - Great Place to Work® Certified in Canada and the U.S., “Best Places to Work in Money Management” by Pension & Investments, “Top 10” employer by the Boston Globe's “Top Places to Work” two years running

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Hard Skills & Tools

incentive compensationequity planscarried interestfinancial modelingforecastingaccrualsanalyticspayout mechanicsvesting structuresdeferral features

Soft Skills

cross-functional leadershipstrategic designoperational executionsystem-driven deliverycommunicationanalytical skills