[ghaff]

Almost certainly a lot of that would be variable comp depending upon a bunch of things. And I could also imagine a $10m gig (especially with speculative equity) at a company with really exciting prospects could trump a $50m one for a stodgy company not going anywhere.

[FredPret]

"Exciting prospects" in the context of a career means "is going to pay a lot"

[ghaff]

Maybe?

Do something high-profile, considered influential, matches some mission you believe in, etc.?