Total Rewards Lead

CITADEL; Taguig; On-site; PHP 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

CITADEL Pacific Ltd. in the Philippines seeks a Total Rewards professional to design and administer compensation, benefits and market pricing. You will evaluate jobs, build career frameworks, and benchmark using leading methodologies.

The role requires advanced Excel, data analytics, HRIS exposure, and strong stakeholder consulting skills to influence decisions across levels. A bachelor’s degree and 7+ years in total rewards are preferred.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Human Resources, Psychology, Business Management or related field.
• At least seven years of experience in Total Rewards with strong exposure to compensation and benefits.
• Preferably with TR Specialist/Professional certification.

Responsibilities

• Design and administer compensation structures, merit, promotions, incentives and market pricing.
• Develop benefits strategy, plan governance and vendor management.
• Advance job evaluation, architecture, leveling and career frameworks.
• Lead market data interpretation and benchmarking using recognized methodologies.
• Manage multiple annual cycles with cross-functional projects and deadlines.

Skills

Compensation design

Administration

Data analysis

Stakeholder management

Project management

Advanced Excel

HRIS experience

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Psych/Business

Tools

Mercer

WTW

Aon

Hay

HRIS

Job description

• Strong technical grounding in compensation design and
  administration, including salary structures, merit, promotions,
  incentives, variable pay and market pricing.
• Working knowledge of benefits strategy, plan governance, vendor
  management, renewal processes and cost/utilization analysis.
  Demonstrated experience in job evaluation, job architecture, job
  leveling, career frameworks and job pricing, and compensation
  benchmarking methodologies and tools such as Mercer, WTW, Aon
  and/or Hay; ability to interpret market data rather than rely on
  survey outputs at face value.
• Advanced Excel and analytical capability; able to build models,
  simulations, costing, dashboards and management-ready
  recommendations. Experience with HRIS, compensation planning or
  analytics tools is an advantage.
• Strong project management and execution discipline, with the ability
  to manage multiple annual cycles and cross-functional projects to
  agreed timelines and quality standards.
• Strong stakeholder management and consulting skills; able to
  challenge constructively, explain complex rewards concepts clearly
  and influence decisions across different levels of the organization.
• High attention to detail, sound judgment, confidentiality and strong
  control orientation, particularly for employee, executive and
  compensation data.
• Demonstrated ability to coach team members, set clear
  expectations, follow through on commitments and raise the

Preferred Qualifiecation:

• Bachelor's degree preferably in Human Resources, Psychology, Business
  Management or other related field
• At least seven (7) years of experience in Total Rewards, with strong
  hands‑on exposure to compensation and benefits
• Preferably with TR Specialist/Professional certification

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About CITADEL Pacific
CITADEL Pacific Ltd. (CPL) is a diversified private holding company with operations in the Philippines, Hong Kong, Macau, the Republic of Palau, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the US Territory of Guam.

Our holdings range from controlling stakes in companies engaged in telecommunications, retail, petroleum and gas distribution, commercial, and industrial property, in-flight catering, and manpower services. Recent acquisitions entering Solar and Data Center businesses position CITADEL to future facing and fast-growing industries in renewables energy and digital infrastructure. Our recent acquisitions of Solar and Data Center businesses position CITADEL in future-facing, fast-growing industries within the renewable energy and digital infrastructure sectors.

We offer a competitive total rewards package which includes a base salary determined by factors such as role, experience, skill set, and location. Additionally, eligible employees may receive discretionary bonuses based on both company performance and individual achievements. Our benefits and programs are designed to meet the needs of our employees and are benchmarked to the market. Detailed information regarding compensation and benefits will be shared during the hiring process.