Executive Pay, Performance and Leadership

When scrutiny and sensitivity matter, Strategic Pay are your key adviser for executive remuneration and performance

Independent advice for decisions that matter

Executive remuneration, performance and leadership decisions are sensitive, high-stakes and often difficult to discuss. Strategic Pay provides independent, evidence-based advice that helps boards and senior leaders make fair, confident and defensible decisions.

We support organisations across Aotearoa New Zealand, the Pacific Islands and beyond with practical advice on Chief Executive remuneration, executive benchmarking, job evaluation, incentive design, performance frameworks and 360 feedback.

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Executive Remuneration and Job Sizing

We provide tailored remuneration advice for Chief Executives and senior leaders, drawing on New Zealand’s largest market data report, job evaluation expertise and a strong understanding of organisational context.

Job evaluation helps distinguish the value of a position from what an organisation chooses to pay the person performing it. By sizing the role, we can compare it with similar roles in the market, even where positions are unique or uncommon within a particular sector or industry.

You can choose between an independent remuneration recommendation or a concise market data snapshot, providing flexibility to suit your needs.

Incentive and Performance Settings

We help organisations design and review incentive and performance arrangements that are aligned with strategy, performance expectations and stakeholder confidence.

This includes support with executive performance frameworks, helping boards and leaders clarify what performance should be assessed, how it should be measured, and how remuneration decisions are made and aligned.

360 Feedback for C-Suite

Our 360 feedback process provides structured, confidential insight into leadership effectiveness, working relationships and development priorities.

For Chief Executives, the process can include feedback on the governance relationship, including the Chief Executive’s relationship with the Chair and board, strategic advice and reporting, communication, trust, role clarity and alignment.

Why Strategic Pay?

Strategic Pay brings together market data, job evaluation expertise, remuneration insight and practical experience supporting organisations across sectors and sizes.

Our advice is independent, practical and designed to support decisions that are fair, defensible and able to stand up to scrutiny.