How Senior Leaders Negotiate Their Own Job Offers
Executive Careers with Fexingo: VP, C-Suite, and Senior Leadership Career Strategy · 2026-06-12 · 10 min
Episode notes
In this episode of Executive Careers with Fexingo, Lucas and Luna explore the art of offer negotiation for senior leaders. Rather than focusing on salary alone, they drill into a specific case: a VP of Product who secured a $50,000 signing bonus, a guaranteed board seat, and a four-day workweek by using a 'decision memo' strategy. Lucas explains why senior leaders must negotiate the role itself, not just the comp package, and shares the three anchors that every C-suite candidate should have in their negotiation playbook: scope, resources, and flexibility. Luna challenges conventional wisdom on when to bring up equity, and they discuss why the best negotiators frame their asks as solutions to the employer's problems. This episode offers concrete, replicable tactics for anyone interviewing for a VP or C-suite role, with a focus on preserving relationships while maximizing value.