Jeremy Gourd: Compensation Program Manager in Portland, OR

• Manage global compensation programs, including quarterly cash bonus, annual discretionary stock grants, sales commission plan and China bonus program for 1,500 employees

• Managing compensation, benefits design, and performance process for Europe & Americas (~3,800 employees) • Designated as EA regional champion for global year-end performance & compensation process which includes meeting with business heads and their management teams, managing regional specialties, and consulting managers • Driving strategy behind benefits programs & offerings, including cost-saving & employee engagement analysis • Lead global development of Equal Pay Audit/Review including governance, project plan and execution

• Main point of contact for compensation, reported directly to the regional Head of Human Resources for coverage of Natixis in the Americas, including 6 countries in Latin America & Canada (~600 employees) • Directly responsible for a wide array of processes including year-end, benchmarking, deferred compensation management & policies, voluntary employee investment program, and headcount/compensation reporting & analysis • Drove implementation of salary grid for the Americas in 2014 (Changed Americas-wide strategy on salary)

• Business coverage compensation role supporting the 33k+ global CIB Tech & Ops organization (Oct. ’12-Oct. ’13), mainly focused on compensation reporting, analysis and data management/auditing • Built the headcount analytics function for a 9-month project (Feb. ’12-Sep. ’12) for recruiting, talent management and business line specific dashboards mainly using business objects so only report maintenance was required thereafter

• Worked with manager and sr. manager to develop and produce headcount/compensation analytics and reports being sent to executive management in charge of global Institutional Securities business (pop. ~10,000) • Special projects included reduction in workforce compensation savings analyses, automating/managing headcount data collection process, development of year-over-year compensation expense save/spend report, & building a SharePoint site for easier global communication & collaboration