Bank Compensation and Leadership Consulting

We work with a variety of financial institutions to build and reward high-performance leadership teams through holistic compensation and talent management strategies.

Our large and highly experienced consulting team works with a broad range of financial institutions, including banks and credit unions, as well as insurance, mortgage, and other diversified financial services firms. Our deep industry knowledge provides the compensation and leadership development support you need to facilitate your growth strategy at every stage of your organization’s lifecycle.

How we partner with you.

Financial institutions are facing intense competition & continued industry convergence. AI will have a significant impact on financial services workforces. It is imperative to have the right executive leadership to meet these current & future challenges.

Building trusted relationships

Our team can help you turn challenges into opportunities by providing solutions that unlock the potential of your best and brightest talent—in the boardroom, in the c-suite, and within your broader workforce.

Aligning to your strategy

We align executive and employee compensation programs to your unique business and leadership requirements, helping to drive your long-term goals while building sustainable performance and stakeholder value.

Bridging pay and performance

Our uniquely combined compensation and leadership resources, as well as access to superior data, provide a platform that holistically supports your organization’s performance. 

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WHO WE WORK WITH
Diversified Financial Services
The continued convergence of the financial services industry requires that companies understand differences in compensation and leadership market practices by sector. In addition to banks, we assist many diversified financials with complex executive compensation and leadership matters, including consumer finance, mortgage lenders, asset managers, commercial real estate, insurers, and fintech providers. In an intensely competitive environment, it is all-the-more essential to develop a best-in-class approach.
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Regional and Community Banks
Our expertise working with banks includes regional and community banks with both public and private ownership. We help banks navigate the regulatory landscape and investor expectations. Our industry knowledge, understanding of human capital management, and extensive experience in incentive plan and pay-for-performance compensation design can help ensure your success.
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Credit Unions
We are trusted compensation and leadership advisors to the credit union industry, bringing the in-depth knowledge and expertise necessary to help you build strong leadership teams and create pay-for-performance alignment to deliver value to all stakeholders. We help credit unions compete for executive and human capital with the broader financial services industry.
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BANKING AND CREDIT UNION SURVEYS

National Banking Compensation Survey

The National Banking Compensation Survey provides extensive data on over 280 jobs based upon submissions from over 500 participating institutions.

Bank Board Survey (Community Banks)

Published every other year, our survey provides information on community bank board of directors' compensation and governance practices. 

Regional and State Association Banking Surveys

We work directly with banking associations located throughout the United States. Our banking compensation surveys may be broken out by individual state and by region.

Banking Benefits and Human Resources Policy Survey

Produced every other year our survey provides the most comprehensive benefits and personnel policy information for financial institutions.

Credit Union CEO and Senior Executive Total Compensation Survey

The survey provides information on the CEO and 28 senior executive-level positions.
Our Commitment to the Industry
Our consultants speak at industry conferences and are frequent content contributors working with the leading national and regional associations.
We help financial institutions create compensation and leadership strategies that deliver exceptional business results.
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Strategy-Driven Consulting

We believe in the power of connecting compensation and leadership strategy to help our clients enable and reward individual and organizational success. 

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Survey and Governance Data

Pearl Meyer is a powerhouse of both survey and proxy data. Our survey team produces over 50 annual compensation surveys and our partner, Main Data Group, offers public company governance and compensation data. 

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At Pearl Meyer, we work with boards and organizations to design and implement compensation and leadership strategies that build great management teams.
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