Total Rewards Manager

Ambu Sdn Bhd; Penang; On-site; MYR 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

Ambu A/S is seeking a Total Rewards Manager to be based in Penang, Malaysia. You will lead design, governance, and enhancements of compensation, benefits, and reward programs for Ambu Malaysia, reporting to the People & Culture Director.

You’ll partner with Global Total Rewards, manage annual compensation cycles, develop salary structures, and ensure alignment with business strategy, equity, and local regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• 7+ years in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, or related role.
• Experience managing salary structures, annual reviews, and market benchmarking.
• Experience designing/in administering short-term incentive and reward programs.
• Experience in multinational organizations with complex structures.
• Exposure to global Total Rewards frameworks and governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Deploy and localize global reward frameworks, policies, and initiatives.
• Lead the annual compensation cycle including salary reviews, promotions, bonus planning, and market adjustments.
• Maintain salary structures, pay ranges, job grades, and governance for rewards.
• Ensure compensation practices align with business strategy, market competitiveness, and internal equity.
• Conduct pay equity analyses and benchmark against market data.
• Provide market intelligence and reward insights to leaders and HR stakeholders.
• Drive analytics, dashboards, budgeting, and forecasting for compensation and benefits.
• Support digitalization and process improvements across Total Rewards.

Skills

Analytical skills

Excel

Stakeholder management

Reward analytics

Data-driven decisions

Project management

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/Finance

Tools

SuccessFactors

Excel

Job description

Ambu A/S is currently looking for a Total Rewards Manager to be based in Penang, Malaysia.

You will be part of the People & Culture team in Malaysia, reporting directly to the People & Culture Director. In this role, you will lead the design, implementation, governance, and continuous enhancement of Ambu Malaysia's compensation, benefits, and reward programs. You will act as the subject matter expert for Total Rewards, ensuring our reward framework remains competitive, equitable, compliant, and aligned with Ambu's business objectives and global reward philosophy.

This role is based at our Penang Global Hub, supporting a workforce of more than 2,000 employees across Operations, R&D, Shared Services, and Commercial functions. The position is ideal for a highly analytical and commercially minded rewards professional who enjoys translating market insights and workforce data into impactful reward strategies.

Key Responsibilities

Partner closely with Global Total Rewards to deploy and localize global reward frameworks, policies, and initiatives.

Lead the annual compensation cycle, including salary reviews, promotions, bonus planning, and market adjustments.

Develop, review, and maintain salary structures, pay ranges, job grades, and reward governance frameworks.

Ensure alignment of compensation practices with business strategy, market competitiveness, and internal equity.

Conduct pay equity and compensation analyses, identifying trends and recommending data-driven actions.

Market Benchmarking & Job Architecture

Lead participation in compensation surveys and benchmark roles against relevant market data.

Conduct job evaluations and maintain job grading methodologies to ensure consistency and fairness across the organization.

Provide market intelligence and reward insights to business leaders and HR stakeholders.

Benefits Management

Evaluate, design, and manage employee benefit programs to ensure competitiveness, cost effectiveness, and employee value.

Review benefit utilization and cost trends, making recommendations for continuous improvement.

Partner with vendors and internal stakeholders to ensure smooth delivery of benefit programs.

Analytics, Governance & Compliance

Develop reward dashboards, reports, and analytics to support strategic workforce and compensation decisions.

Conduct financial modelling, budgeting, and forecasting of compensation and benefits programs.

Ensure compliance with local labor legislation, tax regulations, and governance requirements related to compensation and benefits.

Monitor emerging compensation, benefits, and reward trends to continuously enhance Ambu's Total Rewards offerings.

Process Excellence & Digitalization

Drive simplification, automation, and digitalization of Total Rewards processes.

Improve data quality, reporting capabilities, and system utilization related to compensation and benefits.

Support rewards-related projects, system implementations, and process enhancements.

Suggested Candidate Profile

Skills and experiences can be gained in different ways. However, you are likely to succeed in this role if you have:

Experience

7+ years of progressive experience in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, Reward Consulting, or a similar specialized rewards role.

Proven experience managing salary structures, annual compensation reviews, job evaluations, and market benchmarking.

Experience designing and administering short-term incentive, bonus, and reward programs.

Experience working in multinational organizations with complex workforce structures.

Exposure to global Total Rewards frameworks and governance practices is highly preferred.

Technical Expertise

Strong understanding of compensation principles, job architecture, grading methodologies, and market benchmarking practices.

Advanced analytical skills with the ability to interpret large datasets and provide actionable recommendations.

Experience with HRIS platforms such as SuccessFactors and strong proficiency in Excel and reward analytics.

Knowledge of compensation budgeting, workforce cost modelling, and reward financial planning.

Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to engage leaders at all levels.

Data-driven, detail-oriented, and highly analytical.

Able to balance strategic thinking with operational execution.

Strong project management and continuous improvement mindset.

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Statistics, or a related discipline.

Professional certifications in Compensation & Benefits, Total Rewards, or HR Analytics would be an advantage.

About Ambu

Since 1937, breakthrough ideas have driven our work to bring efficient healthcare solutions to life within our fields of excellence: Anaesthesia, Patient Monitoring & Diagnostics and Emergency Care. Millions of patients and healthcare professionals worldwide depend and rely on the functionality and performance of our products.

We are dedicated to improving patient safety and determined to advance single-use devices.

The manifestations of our efforts range from early inventions like the Ambu Bag™ resuscitator and the legendary BlueSensor™ electrodes to our latest landmark solutions such as the aScope™ endoscope – the world’s first single-use flexible video scope. Our commitment to bringing new ideas and superior service to our customers has made Ambu one of the most recognised medico-technical companies in the world.

Our head office is situated near Copenhagen in Denmark. Ambu employs approximately 4,200 people in Europe, North America, and the Asia Pacific.

For more information, please visit www.ambu.com.