Head of Global Total Rewards

Confidential Company; Jakarta Pusat; On-site; IDR 2,180,233,000 - 3,270,349,000; Full time

Job summary

Confidential Company in Indonesia seeks a Total Rewards Lead to design and run pay, incentives and benefits for Australia, Canada and UAE, ensuring a single, competitive framework with the Indonesian head office.

You will govern job evaluation, salary structures, and annual reviews across three markets, while coordinating with local advisers and payroll to ensure compliance with local rules and market data.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Economics, Finance or related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in compensation and benefits or total rewards, including at least 5 years in a multi-country role.
• Hands-on reward experience in at least two markets: Australia, Canada, UAE.
• Experience in job evaluation (Mercer IPE, Korn Ferry Hay or similar), salary benchmarking and building salary structures.
• Experience designing and running short-term incentive or bonus plans.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.

Responsibilities

• Define the total rewards philosophy and pay positioning for Australia, Canada and UAE, aligned with group reward policy.
• Set up reward governance: approval matrices, annual review calendar and policy documentation for each country.
• Present reward proposals and cost analyses to group leadership and committees.
• Run job evaluation and grading for international roles, and map them to group grades.
• Build and maintain salary structures for each country using market data from Mercer, WTW, Korn Ferry or similar surveys.
• Lead the annual salary review and promotion cycle for the three countries.
• Design and run short-term incentive (bonus) plans linked to company and individual performance.
• Support the design and administration of long-term incentive and retention plans for senior roles.
• Manage benefits in each market, including superannuation, health and pension plans, and end-of-service gratuity.
• Set and apply expatriate, assignment and relocation policies, including housing, education and home-leave allowances.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel skills

Cost modeling

Multi-country rewards experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR, Business, Economics, Finance or related field

Tools

Mercer IPE

Korn Ferry Hay

Job description

The Total Rewards Lead designs and runs pay, incentives and benefits for the group's employees in Australia, Canada and Abu Dhabi. The role builds one reward framework that stays competitive and compliant in three very different pay markets, while keeping group-wide consistency with the Indonesian head office. It is the group's reference point for international compensation, expatriate packages and reward governance.

Key responsibilities

• Reward strategy and governance
  Define the total rewards philosophy and pay positioning for Australia, Canada and Abu Dhabi, aligned with group reward policy.
  Set up reward governance: approval matrices, annual review calendar and policy documentation for each country.
  Present reward proposals and cost analyses to group leadership and, where needed, the Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
• Compensation
  Run job evaluation and grading for international roles, and map them to group grades.
  Build and maintain salary structures for each country using market data from Mercer, WTW, Korn Ferry or similar surveys.
  Lead the annual salary review and promotion cycle for the three countries.
• Incentives
  Design and run short-term incentive (bonus) plans linked to company and individual performance.
  Support the design and administration of long-term incentive and retention plans for senior roles.
• Benefits and statutory compliance
  Manage benefits in each market, including Australian superannuation, Canadian group health and pension plans, and UAE end-of-service gratuity and allowances.
  Make sure pay and benefits meet local employment and tax rules, working with local advisers and payroll providers.
• International mobility
  Set and apply expatriate, assignment and relocation policies, including housing, education and home-leave allowances.
  Prepare package proposals for international hires and transfers between Indonesia and the three countries.

Job requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Economics, Finance, Psychology or a related field.
• At least 10 years of experience in compensation and benefits or total rewards, including at least 5 years in a multi-country role.
• Hands‑on reward experience in at least two of these markets: Australia, Canada, UAE.
• Proven experience in job evaluation (Mercer IPE, Korn Ferry Hay or similar), salary benchmarking and building salary structures.
• Experience designing and running short-term incentive or bonus plans.
• Working knowledge of pay, benefits and labour rules in the markets covered.
• Experience in mining, energy, engineering services or another asset-heavy, multi-site business.
• Strong analytical and Excel skills; able to build cost models and present them to senior leaders.
• Background in a group local conglomerate with overseas operations, a regional reward hub or a reward consultancy is a plus.
• Fluent English, written and spoken.