Senior Counsel, Executive Compensation

McDonald’s Corporate Legal department is seeking an attorney to assist with a broad range of executive compensation issues, compensation disclosures, insider trading issues, global equity awards and ERISA issues. This role helps to ensure that the Company complies with relevant laws and rules and also monitors trends in the Company’s business performance, regulatory requirements as well as governance and disclosure practices among peer companies and counsels clients accordingly. The individual in this role is expected to work closely with clients (including senior level roles) to understand their needs and help them achieve business goals.Job DescriptionAdvise on all aspects of executive and director compensation matters, including drafting and interpreting compensation plans or arrangementsDraft compensation disclosures, including compensation disclosures in the proxy statement and Form 8-Ks as well as Section 16 reportsAdvise on legal issues associated with global equity compensation programAdvise on stock trading plans, insider trading issues and assist with management of insider trading policyAssist with preparing materials for the Compensation Committee of the Board, including collaborating with internal subject matter expertsProvide legal support on a variety of qualified and non-qualified retirement plans as well as employee benefit mattersStay abreast of and advise on developing trends in executive and director compensation and ERISA,  including shareholder and advisor voting policiesThe expected salary range for this role is $168,350 - $218,860 / per year