Total Rewards Senior Manager

Flex; Seberang Perai; On-site; MYR 240,000 - 360,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Life Insurance

Medical Benefits

Allowances and Bonuses

Paid Time-Off

Job summary

Flex is seeking a senior Compensation & Benefits leader for SEA, based in Prai, Penang. The role will shape global and regional total rewards strategy, partnering with senior leaders to drive talent attraction, retention, and engagement.

You will lead data-driven insights and governance across compensation practices. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience in broad compensation and benefits programs within MNCs, strong stakeholder influence, and a proven track record of delivering

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in human resources or a related field.
• Typically 10+ years of management/direction experience in compensation and benefits for MNCs.
• Strong data analytics, market benchmarking, and pay equity analysis capabilities.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver a multi-pronged Total Rewards communication strategy across the organization.
• Strengthen total rewards programs to drive performance, attraction, engagement, and retention.

Skills

Compensation Expertise

Data Analytics

Stakeholder Management

Benefits Governance

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR or related field

Job description

Flex is the diversified manufacturing partner of choice that helps market-leading brands design, build and deliver innovative products that improve the world. A career at Flex offers the opportunity to make a difference and invest in your growth in a respectful, inclusive, and collaborative environment.

Flex intends to spin off its Cloud and Power Infrastructure segment into a new, independent publicly traded company, Axiom, with the spin planned for Q1 2027. If the intended spin occurs, this role will support Axiom, a company focused on critical digital infrastructure and delivering end-to-end power and thermal management solutions for AI data centers and other mission-critical applications.

General Purpose

Develop, improve, and implement compensation and benefits programs that align with Business strategies and ensure the total rewards programs can attract and retain the required talents in the market at all levels. Investigate total rewards related issues and propose solutions in a proactive and creative approach.

To support our extraordinary teams who build great products and contribute to our growth, we’re looking to add a Compensation & Benefits Senior Manager of SEA located in Prai, Penang.

What a typical day looks like:

• Design and deliver a multi-pronged Total Rewards (TR) communication strategy that will enable effective application of existing TR tools and processes across the organization.
• Design initiatives that will strengthen the effectiveness of total rewards programs in driving performance, attraction, engagement, and retention of the workforce.
• Provide functional leadership in Total Rewards to a composite team working to deliver HR strategy and support business success.
• Excellent business acumen and demonstrated competency in business partnership.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build rapport quickly with senior management and communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Strong project management, process management, analytical and consulting skills.
• Judgment, initiative, and tenacity demonstrated in an environment of rapid change.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills accompanied by cultural sensitivity. Excellent planning, coordination, and organizational skills.
• Demonstrates mastery of functional knowledge in relation to other functions and a complete understanding of the function and those of related businesses.
• Demonstrates mastery of using market data resources and network for reports, methodologies, and findings to support TR projects and proposals, e.g. Mercer, Hewitt, WTW, or local market data supplier.
• Ability to respond effectively to the most sensitive inquiries or complaints.
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts and draw valid conclusions.
• Ability to deal with several abstract and concrete variables.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret the most complex documents.
• Demonstrated ability to protect and maintain data privacy.
• Makes Total Rewards decisions for the functions and the business segment in scope.

Decisions may affect multiple sites/ segments.

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Compensation Expertise - the candidate should be able to independently lead and advise on:Job evaluation and gradingSalary structure design and governanceAnnual merit and promotion processesMarket benchmarking and survey participationPay equity analysisOffer review and compensation recommendationsExecutive-facing compensation presentations
• Strong Data Analytics & Financial Acumen - A TR Sr Manager should be highly comfortable with:Market survey analysisCompensation modelingCost impact assessmentBudget forecastingPay equity analysisData analytics and storytelling
• Stakeholder Management & Influencing Skills - At Sr Manager level, success depends less on technical calculations and more on influencing:Corporate / Regional TRHRBPs / Country HR teamsOperations leadersFinance
• The candidate should be comfortable challenging leaders when proposals create:Internal equity risksCompliance risksUnaffordable costsGovernance exceptions
• Benefits Governance The candidate should understand well on:Benefit program designVendor managementRenewal processInsurance governanceEmployee value proposition

The experience we’re looking to add to our team:

• Requires a bachelor’s degree in human resource or any related field.
• Typically requires 10+ years of professional management/direction experience, specialized in compensation and benefits in MNC

What you’ll receive for the great work you provide:

• Life Insurance
• Medical Benefits
• Allowances and Bonuses
• Paid Time-Off

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