Executive Reward Consultant (Legal)

About the role

We are looking for a dynamic Executive Reward Consultant (Legal) to join our People and Organisation – Executive Reward & Share Schemes practice in South Africa. The role involves delivering strategic, compliant, market‑leading executive reward solutions and advising organisations on complex remuneration structures.

Key responsibilities

• Draft and review legal documentation for long‑term incentive and share plans, including plan rules and award documents.
• Provide technical and regulatory advice to ensure compliance with the JSE Listings Requirements, Companies Act and other frameworks.
• Develop employee communications for short‑ and long‑term incentive plans.
• Conduct remuneration reviews, benchmarking, gap analysis and deliver practical recommendations to executive teams and remuneration committees.
• Support clients in remuneration reporting and disclosure aligned with King IV principles.
• Monitor institutional investor trends and translate insights into guidance on remuneration design and disclosure.
• Research emerging executive reward trends and advise clients on legal, tax and regulatory implications.
• Draft technical tax opinions on executive remuneration structures, including share schemes and trusts.
• Collaborate with PwC global network firms on cross‑border incentive arrangements.
• Build and maintain strong client and internal relationships, manage engagements and contribute to thought‑leadership publications.

Required profile

• Admitted Attorney (essential).
• BCom LLB, HDip Tax or LLM in Tax/Commercial Law (advantageous).
• 1–3 years post‑article experience in commercial or employment law.
• Exposure to executive reward, incentives or employee benefits is a plus.

Required skills

• Legal documentation drafting for executive reward schemes.
• Regulatory compliance knowledge (JSE Listings Requirements, Companies Act, King IV).
• Technical tax opinion preparation for remuneration structures.
• Remuneration benchmarking and gap analysis.
• Research on legal, tax and regulatory themes affecting executive incentives.