Director of Compensation

Michael Page; Kuala Lumpur; On-site; MYR 350,000 - 600,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Attractive benefits package

Job summary

Michael Page is seeking a Director of Compensation to lead enterprise-wide reward programmes across multiple countries and business units from our Kuala Lumpur office. You will drive salary reviews, promotions, and long-term incentives while ensuring governance and control across all compensation activities.

The role requires senior leadership experience, deep expertise in benchmarking and governance, and the ability to partner with HR, Finance, Payroll and business leaders to deliver robust

Qualifications

• 10+ years in compensation and rewards, with multi-country exposure preferred.
• Proven leadership experience overseeing compensation operations and reward execution teams.
• Strong expertise in salary reviews, bonus administration, benchmarking, and governance.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end compensation and reward programmes across multiple countries and entities.
• Drive remuneration activities including salary reviews, promotions and incentive plans.
• Oversee incentive and performance-based reward programmes and governance.

Skills

Leadership

Compensation governance

Salary benchmarking

Team management

Stakeholder engagement

Policy development

Job description

Client Details

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of Compensation to drive the execution of enterprise-wide reward programmes across multiple countries and business units. This role combines operational excellence, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership while supporting broader reward strategy initiatives.

Our client is a leading regional organisation with a strong focus on employee rewards, governance, and people excellence. As part of its continued growth and transformation, the business is strengthening its rewards function through the creation of this leadership position.

Description

• Lead the end-to-end delivery of compensation and reward programmes across multiple countries and business entities.
• Drive annual remuneration activities, including salary reviews, bonus exercises, promotions and long-term incentive plans.
• Oversee the implementation and administration of incentive and performance-based reward programmes.
• Manage compensation budgets, forecasting, cost monitoring and bonus provisions.
• Provide market benchmarking, job evaluation and compensation advisory support to business leaders and HR stakeholders.
• Ensure robust governance, compliance, audit readiness and operational controls across all compensation activities.
• Partner closely with HR, Finance, Payroll and business leaders to execute reward initiatives effectively.
• Lead and develop a high-performing compensation team, driving capability building and continuous improvement.
• Support broader compensation strategy initiatives by translating plans into effective execution.
• Manage complex reward cycles involving diverse stakeholder groups across multiple markets.

Profile

• Minimum 10 years' experience in Compensation & Rewards, with 15+ years preferred.
• Proven leadership experience managing compensation operations and reward execution teams.
• Strong expertise in salary reviews, bonus administration, sales incentives, benchmarking and compensation governance.
• Experience managing large-scale regional or multi-country compensation programmes.

Job Offer

• Attractive benefits package: Comprehensive rewards and benefits programme within a leading organisation.
• Career opportunity: Unique opportunity to shape and lead a newly created compensation function with regional exposure.