Senior Leadership Compensation
SENIOR MANAGEMENT GROUP (SMG)
Positions designated as Senior Management provide leadership requiring the exercise of a high degree of independent judgment in the development of Universitywide or campuswide policy and program direction and accountability for long-term results.
The President, as executive head of the University, has responsibility for the policies and programs governing the terms and conditions of employment for staff members who hold senior management positions, except for certain actions which are reserved to the Regents and Principal Officers of the Regents as set forth in the Bylaws and Standing Orders of The Regents, and except as delegated by the President to Chancellors, Laboratory Director, and the Executive Vice President—Business Operations.
SENIOR LEADERSHIP COMPENSATION GROUP (SLCG) includes all employees in the SMG program and all MSP employees whose total potential cash compensation is at or exceeds the Indexed Compensation Level (ICL) of $214,000 annually.
HOW TO HANDLE PERSONNEL TRANSACTIONS
RESOURCES AND FORMS
- Approval Authority Matrix - This matrix provides approval authority guidance (items delegated to the Chancellor and items that require approval of the Regents.)
- Policies
- Background Check Process
- Benefits
- Home Loan Programs
- Indexed Compensation Level (ICL)
- Position Description Form (SMG)
- Salary Range Structure
- Senior Management Group Payroll / Personnel Coordination
- Senior Management Group Salary Freeze
- Total Cash Compensation
- UCD Senior Leadership Compensation Oversight Committee
SMG REPORTS

