Compensation & Rewards Specialist - People

Shopee; Mandaluyong; On-site; PHP 1,440,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Shopee is seeking a senior HR/OD leader to drive compensation strategy, leadership development, and organizational design in the Manila region. You will benchmark market trends, ensure pay equity, and manage leadership pipelines across businesses.

You will partner with executives and HR partners to run talent reviews, performance cycles, and mobility programs, while shaping a data-driven culture and campus recruitment strategy.

Qualifications

• 6+ years in HR or management consulting with organization development or talent strategy
• Knowledge of compensation principles: benchmarking, pay structure, equity, payroll planning
• Experience in compensation analysis or rewards strategy preferred
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking with business judgment
• Excellent stakeholder management and written/verbal communication

Responsibilities

• Lead compensation initiatives: benchmarking, equity analyses, payroll planning
• Develop high-potential talent and succession planning
• Partner with leaders to drive talent reviews, performance cycles, and leadership frameworks
• Analyze talent metrics to provide data-driven insights to senior leaders
• Identify learning needs for high-potential talent and leadership programs
• Drive organizational development initiatives: engagement surveys and culture-building activities
• Support employee mobility and internal transfers across regions
• Design campus recruitment for graduates and employer branding at universities
• Represent Shopee at universities and external events as an employer of choice

Skills

Analytical thinking

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Compensation analysis

Organizational development

Leadership development

Education

BS/BA degree

Master's degree in HR or I/O psychology

Job description

• Lead strategic compensation initiatives by conducting market benchmarking, analyzing internal pay equity and payroll data, and providing recommendations to ensure competitive and equitable compensation practices aligned with business objectives.
• Lead the identification and development of high-potential talents to maintain a robust leadership succession pool.
• Partner with business leaders and HR Business Partners to drive regional talent reviews, performance management cycles, and leadership development frameworks.
• Analyze talent metrics and talent health data to provide actionable data-driven insights to senior leadership
• Identify learning needs of high-potential talents from general skills to leadership development programs
• Lead the planning and implementation of key Organizational Development initiatives, including employee engagement surveys, culture-building activities, and organizational design.
• Support employee mobility, ensuring seamless collaboration between business units and HR teams for internal transfers and overseas assignments.
• Design strategic campus recruitment programs to attract and hire best-in‑class young talent for the organization’s graduate programs.
• Represent the organization in universities and external events to position the company as a top employer of choice.

Requirements

• BS/BA degree; Master's degree in human resources, I/O psychology
• At least 6 years of relevant HR or management consulting experience, with a specialization in one of the domain practices - Organization Development, Key Talent Strategies, Performance & Rewards
• Knowledge of compensation and benefits principles, including market benchmarking, pay structure analysis, internal pay equity, and strategic payroll planning.
• Experience in compensation analysis or rewards strategy is preferred.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking skills: Quickly evaluates situations, combines strong business judgement and people intuition to reach well-founded decisions
• Strong stakeholder management and communication (verbal and written) skills, ability to foster relationships, and work collaboratively across different seniority levels within Shopee
• Comfortable to work with ambiguity and empowerment
• Detail-oriented with strong mindset for continuous improvement