Global Total Rewards Lead - Equity, Pay & Benefits

Culture Amp; Sydney; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity via ESOP

Learning programs

Wellbeing allowance

Parental leave

MacBook and home workspace budget

Social impact days

Medical insurance (US & UK only)

Job summary

Culture Amp is seeking a Total Rewards Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to lead compensation and benefits across APAC, US, and EMEA. You’ll govern salary ranges, run annual cycles, and support equity programs while partnering with Finance, Legal, and Talent Acquisition to ensure fair and scalable rewards decisions.

You will mentor a small rewards team and drive governance, analytics, and policy improvements to stay ahead of market trends and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience as Total Rewards/Benefits leader across salary, variable pay, equity, and band architecture.
• Hands-on reward management across multiple geographies with local compliance.
• Strong analytical skills: compa-ratio, pay mix, outlier detection.
• Ownership of annual comp/promo cycles and range updates.
• Policy and governance skills with clear stakeholder communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead and mentor a small Total Rewards team.
• Support APAC, US, and EMEA teams on global rewards and benefits.
• Oversee annual compensation and promotion cycles end-to-end.
• Govern salary ranges and market benchmarking updates.
• Manage equity lifecycle and ESOP administration.
• Partner with Finance for cycle guardrails and spend tracking.
• Drive pay equity analyses and remediation recommendations.
• Strengthen governance, policies, and compliance in rewards.
• Develop manager enablement resources on compensation basics.
• Collaborate with People, Legal, and Talent Acquisition for alignment.

Skills

Total Rewards leadership

Global compensation

Data analysis

Cross-functional partnership

Policy governance

Tools

Excel

Job description

Culture Amp is seeking a Total Rewards Manager on a 12-month fixed-term contract to lead compensation and benefits across APAC, US, and EMEA. You’ll govern salary ranges, run annual cycles, and support equity programs while partnering with Finance, Legal, and Talent Acquisition to ensure fair and scalable rewards decisions.

You will mentor a small rewards team and drive governance, analytics, and policy improvements to stay ahead of market trends and regulatory requirements.