Compensation & Benefits Partner (Hybrid – Melbourne/Sydney)

Planit Software Testing; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 130,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

NRI is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Partner based in Melbourne (Naarm). You will influence remuneration strategy, reward design, and governance across a broad technology and services focus, partnering with senior leaders and Finance.

The role emphasizes salary benchmarking, incentive design, job architecture and equity reviews, with a strong focus on market competitiveness and fair pay practices. Hybrid work options and a collaborative People & Culture environment are offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in remuneration, compensation and benefits within professional services, consulting, technology, or corporate environments.
• Proven track record developing and implementing remuneration and reward strategies.
• Strong understanding of base pay frameworks, variable pay, incentive design, and total rewards principles.
• Experience designing and administering commission-based sales incentive plans and annual bonus schemes.

Responsibilities

• Design, govern and administer the annual STI framework, including KPI development, bonus processes, and reporting.
• Partner with leaders to design and maintain sales commission plans and annual reviews.
• Develop and maintain the Job Architecture Framework and ensure career pathways alignment.
• Manage benefits, recognition and reward programs; enhance the Employee Value Proposition.
• Partner with L&D to link capability growth and leadership development to rewards outcomes.
• Own remuneration governance, policies, equity reviews and Board reporting.
• Lead market benchmarking and deliver insights, dashboards and analytics for remuneration decisions.

Skills

Remuneration strategy

Rewards governance

Pay benchmarking

Gender pay gap analysis

Job architecture

Stakeholder management

Excel analytics

HRIS reporting

Aon Radford experience

Tools

Oracle Fusion

Job description

NRI is seeking a Compensation & Benefits Partner based in Melbourne (Naarm). You will influence remuneration strategy, reward design, and governance across a broad technology and services focus, partnering with senior leaders and Finance.

The role emphasizes salary benchmarking, incentive design, job architecture and equity reviews, with a strong focus on market competitiveness and fair pay practices. Hybrid work options and a collaborative People & Culture environment are offered.