Equity-based Compensation Integration

M O R G A N S T A N L E Y

As part of the UHNW planning tool’s platform re-design, one of the primary drivers was to build functionality that would allow advisors to include grants from equity-based compensation into a client’s full financial picture. I’m currently leading this effort, with the integration set for a spring ‘25 release.

UI displaying equity comp across different companies
UI displaying equity comp across different companies

O B J E C T I V E

Allow users ability to aggregate & model executive compensation and strategies within planning tool
  1. Reduces reliance on other teams to do the modeling

  2. Greater consistency with reporting

  3. Intake of stock, stock options, restricted stocks, performance stocks for MVP

  4. Test case for a new plan workflow: The express plan

    • A guided, easy-to-use theme-specific workflow

    • Prioritizes the most important information to capture

user journey of previous experience for executive compensation
Snippet of a presentation for "express" experiences
Snippet of a presentation for "express" experiences

Project overview on the way!

Responsibilities

Led the following initiatives:

  1. Platform framework re-design

  2. Analysis customization experience

  3. Executive compensation integration

Collaborate with team on other ares of the tool

Consult & design ambassador

Mentor

Activities
  1. One of three design contributors across five squads

  2. Collaborate with business, UX & technology stakeholders

  3. Ensure alignment with business strategy

  4. Owner of two weekly design syncs with stakeholders

  5. Weekly sync with business & technology stakeholders to prioritize, demo & review progress

  6. Join sprint & refinement ceremonies

  7. Facilitated d-hoc meetings with SME & user groups for pulse checks

  8. Design-concepts with biz early