APAC Compensation Specialist

GHD; Auckland; Hybrid; NZD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Job summary

GHD is seeking an APAC Compensation Specialist to join the People team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. You will provide expert compensation advice across APAC, working with business leaders and People teams to guide pay decisions, salary structures and reward investments.

You will engage with multiple markets, analyze market data, and support annual salary reviews and pay equity initiatives, contributing to attraction, retention and equity across the region.

Qualifications

• Strong compensation experience and independent work on complex remuneration matters.
• Evidence-based advice to People Teams and leaders.
• Analytical capability to translate market and workforce data into recommendations.
• Experience with salary structures, market pricing and pay equity.

Responsibilities

• Provide compensation guidance across APAC and partner with People Teams and leaders.
• Lead salary reviews and budget discussions with stakeholders.
• Support pay equity analyses and market pricing initiatives across APAC.
• Translate data into practical, actionable compensation recommendations.

Skills

Compensation expertise

Stakeholder management

Data analysis

Pay equity

Korn Ferry knowledge

Tools

Korn Ferry methods

Job description

Job Description

At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day That’s why we pledge to support and empower our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We’ll empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Job Description

At GHD, we don't just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day That’s why we pledge to support and empower our people to make a positive impact when working hand in hand with our business to drive change. We’ll empower you with the right technology and training as you bring ideas and projects to life.

Together with your colleagues, clients and partners, you can make an impact that is felt by all. See where your commitment could take you.

We’re looking for an experienced APAC Compensation Specialist to join our People team on a 6-month fixed-term contract. If you have strong compensation and remuneration experience, enjoy working with data and stakeholders across multiple markets, .and are looking for an opportunity to make an immediate impact within a global organisation, we’d love to hear from you.

Role Purpose

Provide expert compensation advice and independent reward solutions across APAC. Apply sound judgement, market insight and analysis to guide pay decisions, salary structures, reward investments and workforce outcomes. Working closely with business leaders, People Teams and Compensation Partners, the role will take ownership of priority compensation matters, evaluate options and deliver practical recommendations that strengthen attraction, retention, equity and business performance.

Compensation Advisory & Business Partnering

• Partner with business leaders and People Teams across APAC to understand and respond to workforce challenges and compensation needs.
• Provide expert guidance on remuneration decisions, pay positioning, job offers, retention risks and internal equity considerations.
• Evaluate options, trade-offs and risks to recommend practical and commercially sound compensation solutions.
• Support leaders through complex or sensitive remuneration discussions and decisions.

Salary Structures, Market Pricing & Pay Equity

• Support the review and maintenance of salary ranges across APAC, including priority market updates and adjustments.
• Apply market data, business context and compensation principles to recommend appropriate pay positioning and structures.
• Undertake priority regional pay equity analysis and recommend appropriate actions.
• Apply established survey matching methodologies and market data consistently and accurately.

Salary Review & Reward Program Delivery

• Provide compensation expertise and leadership for annual salary review activities across APAC.
• Contribute to salary budget recommendations using market data, business requirements and stakeholder input.
• Guide People Teams and business leaders through salary review planning and decision-making.
• Support priority reward programme activities, including annual bonus activities, as required.

Strategic Analysis & Reward Solutions

• Undertake complex compensation analyses and assessments independently.
• Translate market, workforce and reward data into clear recommendations and actionable insights.
• Evaluate the impact of relevant workforce, labour market and business trends on compensation decisions.
• Develop practical solutions that balance business needs, employee experience, governance and affordability.
• Identify material risks, dependencies and downstream impacts when recommending actions.

Reward Capability & Continuous Improvement

• Identify practical opportunities to improve compensation tools, guidance and decision-making resources.
• Address priority capability or guidance gaps identified during the assignment.
• Contribute to compensation learning and education for People Teams and leaders where required.
• Capture insights and recommendations that support greater consistency and effectiveness of compensation practices across APAC.

What You Will Bring

• Strong compensation experience, with the ability to work independently on complex remuneration matters.
• Demonstrated ability to provide practical, evidence-based advice to People Teams and business leaders.
• Strong analytical capability and the ability to translate market and workforce data into clear recommendations.
• Experience with salary structures, market pricing, salary review and pay equity.
• Ability to establish trusted relationships quickly and work effectively across our APAC countries and stakeholder groups.
• Sound judgement when balancing business requirements, employee outcomes, internal equity, governance and affordability.
• Experience with Korn Ferry job evaluation and job architecture methodologies would be highly regarded.
• A practical, collaborative approach and the ability to quickly understand existing frameworks and contribute effectively in a fixed-term environment.

Our Hybrid Work Model

Be part of the dynamic culture! Our workplace thrives on a hybrid model, combining in-office collaboration and flexibility. Join us in office, three days a week to contribute, connect and excel in our vibrant environment.

Ki GHD, ka ākina te kaimahi e mātou kia tutuki ōna ake moemoeā. Nā te mea, ko te kaha o te tangata te tuarā o te pakihi. Nā reira, he hiahia nō mātou ki te whiwhi kaimahi nō ngā ahurea tuakiri maha, nō whenua rerekē, tane mai, wahine mai.

At GHD we encourage individual achievement and recognize the strength of a diverse workforce. GHD is committed to providing Equal Employment Opportunities and invites applications from people of all nationalities, genders, and cultural backgrounds.

About Us

Come together and make a meaningful impact.

We bring our people together to create something bigger and solve some of the world’s most complex problems. Come and experience the power of commitment and see strategy and ideas come to life when you join GHD.

Let’s drive real change

Our Pledge to You

At GHD, we don’t just believe in the power of commitment, we live and breathe it every day. That’s why we pledge to empower our people to make a positive impact. Combining our deep technical expertise with the capabilities of our clients and partners, we respond to some of the most complex challenges facing our planet today.

See where your commitment could take you.

That’s the #PowerOfCommitment

Who We Are

GHD is a global professional services company that leads through engineering, architecture, and construction expertise. We are an employee-owned company with over 11,000 diverse and skilled individuals, across more than 200 offices spanning five continents. The Power of Commitment is our brand promise. It’s what makes us different. We are bound to our stated vision and determination to address humanity’s most urgent needs: to make water, energy and urbanisation sustainable for generations to come.