Performance & Reward Partner

Woolworths Group; Geehi; Hybrid; AUD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Sonder support program

Job summary

Woolworths Group in Sydney is seeking a Performance and Reward Partner to shape and manage total reward programs for emerging businesses and international hubs. You will be a strategic adviser ensuring rewards attract, motivate and retain top talent in a competitive market.

You’ll design innovative reward strategies, support governance for majority-owned entities, and lead STI and LTI planning while benchmarking against market trends across the group.

Qualifications

• Experience in reward and incentive plan design.
• Experience managing the full reward lifecycle from strategy to evaluation.
• Experience developing reward programs for emerging businesses in fast-paced environments.
• Experience leading reward aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence and integration.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management at all levels.

Responsibilities

• Design innovative reward strategies aligned with business needs and growth.
• Prepare board papers and governance processes for majority-owned entities.
• Develop and implement STI and LTI plans.
• Provide expert advice on benchmarking, job evaluations, and market trends.
• Manage salary planning, bonuses, and LTI grants for majority-owned entities, and supporting emerging businesses and international hubs.

Skills

Reward expertise

Lifecycle management

Emerging businesses

M&A reward leadership

Stakeholder management

Job description

• Partner on diverse projects and shape the future of our rewards program for our niche and new businesses
• Great exposure to partner with and be the go-to for senior stakeholders across the Group
• 6 month fixed-term hybrid opportunity based in Sydney

We are Woolworths Group

We are Woolworths Group. 200,000+ bright minds, passionate hearts and unique perspectives connected by a shared Purpose – ‘to create better experiences together for a better tomorrow.’ It’s that Purpose that fuels our ambition to explore new ideas, make brave commitments and innovate better ways to meet the food and everyday needs of more than 24 million customers every week.

If you’re excited to turn today’s blue sky thinking into a better tomorrow for future generations, you’ll find yourself supported and enriched in a dynamic, inclusive and empowering workplace that reflects the diverse communities we serve. With a culture of genuine care, a flexible approach to work and opportunities across the group to grow your career and make a meaningful impact, the possibilities for what we can achieve together are endless.

What you’ll do

As our Performance and Reward Partner, you will be a strategic advisor/SME responsible for developing and managing total reward programs for our emerging businesses and international hubs. In this internal-facing role, you will drive growth by ensuring our rewards attract, motivate, and retain top talent in a competitive market. This includes end-to-end accountability for performance and reward, partnering with business leaders and People Teams to deliver impactful solutions.

• Design innovative reward strategies aligned with business needs and growth in a fast-paced environment.
• Prepare board papers and supporting governance processes for majority-owned entities.
• Develo and implement compelling STI and LTI plans.
• Provide expert advice on benchmarking, job evaluations, and market trends.
• Manage salary planning, bonuses, and LTI grants for majority-owned entities, and supporting emerging businesses and international hubs.

What you’ll bring

• Strong experience in reward, with expertise in incentive plan design and market practices.
• Demonstrated experience in managing the full reward lifecycle, from strategy development and design to implementation, administration, and evaluation.
• Strong exposure to developing and implementing reward programs for emerging businesses, ideally within a fast-paced and evolving environment.
• Proven ability to lead the reward aspects of mergers and acquisitions, including due diligence, integration planning, and harmonisation of reward programs.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to build strong relationships and influence and negotiate with stakeholders at all levels.

What you’ll experience

• A global business with endless career possibilities around every corner and across every discipline – with valuable exposure to a vast and exciting business network.
• Access to Sonder. Sonder provides free confidential 24/7 personalised financial, medical safety, psychological or physical support for team members and their families.
• A progressive and competitive leave policy that gives you more space for what matters to you.
• Team discounts across our range of Woolworths Group brands you know and love and a robust rewards program that celebrates and incentivises purpose-driven work.
• Opportunity to Salary Sacrifice, enabling team members to purchase selected eligible items or services from pre-tax salary. Can be used for novated leases, superannuation contributions, Qantas Club membership, computing devices etc.

Everyone belongs at Woolworths Group

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging are key to realising our purpose of better together for a better tomorrow. We recognise the value our team’s diversity brings to our business, customers, and communities and that teams with diverse experiences and backgrounds enrich our group and are better able to innovate and solve problems. As one of the largest employers in Australia and New Zealand, we aim to create a truly inclusive workplace where everyone feels that they belong, can be their best selves, and reach their full potential.

We encourage all candidates to apply; please let us know in your application if we can support you with any adjustments in the hiring process.

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