Compensation & Benefits Strategist (Hybrid)

Nri-Australia; Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 140,000 - 200,000; Full time

Job summary

NRI in Melbourne seeks a Compensation & Benefits Partner to lead remuneration strategy, governance and pay equity. You will advise senior leaders, collaborate with Finance and People & Culture, and shape rewards programs to attract and retain top talent.

This role covers salary benchmarking, incentive design, job architecture and pay governance, with a focus on fairness and business outcomes. You’ll deliver analytics, dashboards and insights to guide workforce decisions and support strategic

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in remuneration and rewards within professional services or tech.
• Proven track record across remuneration strategy and governance.
• Strong knowledge of base pay, variable pay and total rewards.
• Experience with sales incentive plans and bonus schemes.
• Experience in job architecture and career frameworks.
• Experience with gender pay gap analysis and equity reviews.
• Advanced analytics and reporting capabilities.
• Experience using market salary data and benchmarking tools.
• Stakeholder management with senior leaders.

Responsibilities

• Design and administer the annual STI framework and KPI development.
• Design and maintain sales commission plans; support governance and reviews.
• Develop and maintain the Job Architecture Framework with grading and career pathways.
• Manage benefits, recognition and reward programs; enhance EVPs.
• Partner with L&D to link capabilities to rewards.
• Own remuneration governance, policies, equity reviews and reporting.
• Lead market benchmarking and deliver dashboards and analytics.

Skills

Remuneration modelling

Salary benchmarking

Stakeholder management

Executive partnership

Pay governance

Gender pay analysis

Advanced Excel

HRIS reporting

Job architecture

Commercial acumen

Tools

Excel

Oracle Fusion

Job description

NRI in Melbourne seeks a Compensation & Benefits Partner to lead remuneration strategy, governance and pay equity. You will advise senior leaders, collaborate with Finance and People & Culture, and shape rewards programs to attract and retain top talent.

This role covers salary benchmarking, incentive design, job architecture and pay governance, with a focus on fairness and business outcomes. You’ll deliver analytics, dashboards and insights to guide workforce decisions and support strategic