Consulting

Private Company

Our team has the expertise and the latest, comprehensive market data to address the unique compensation needs of private life science and tech companies. Our seasoned staff have consulted with clients on company-wide compensation plans. We understand the relationship between cash and equity, total financing raised to date, and the structure of a private company.

  • We are experienced in working with both executives and investors, as well as presenting to boards.
  • No two private companies are the same, everyone has a unique nature.
  • Compensation needs to have traditional components and customized for the nuances of private companies.
  • We understand the strategic importance of a holistic compensation approach that private companies need to have to be competitive and succeed.

Traditional analysis combined with the unique nature of your company, along with Thelander market data, is something no one else has besides J.Thelander Consulting.

Growing Companies: Compensation is the Key Ingredient

Along with market data, Thelander consultants have expertise in designing private company compensation programs that allow companies to attract and retain executives and employees. The results include a comprehensive program for pay and equity distribution to assist in developing a compensation process that will carry the company through growth and development. The compensation design will meet both company business goals as well as the interests of the Board and investors. Our customized services include, but are not limited to:

  • Conducting a market evaluation using most recent Thelander survey data and reports
  • Develop a comprehensive total compensation program for executive and staff level positions by title
  • Incentive pay design for executives, differentiated by job levels and reflecting company needs
  • Equity program design for executives based upon industry and total amount of financing raised to date, founder and non-founder
  • A market pricing strategy for cash compensation for all jobs below the executive level
  • Pay grades, salary structures and equity range design below the executive level
  • Change of control & severance terms, carve-out program guidelines
  • Option pool percentages
  • Non-Investor Board cash and equity recommendations

Contact us to find out more about Private Company Compensation Consulting.

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