Head, Group Rewards

Kuok Group Singapore; Singapore; On-site; SGD 250,000 - 380,000; Full time

Job summary

Kuok Group Singapore is seeking a Head, Group Rewards to design, govern and deliver compensation, performance management and executive remuneration across the Group. You will partner with senior leaders and HRBPs to anchor governance, drive pay frameworks and policy development across diverse units.

You will lead market benchmarking, advise on remuneration trends and ensure governance standards, aligning rewards with business outcomes and workforce priorities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive HR experience with track record in compensation, performance management, incentive design and policy development.
• Experience preparing senior remuneration recommendations and engaging with Board-level stakeholders.
• Track record of leading Group-wide reward and performance frameworks within a complex conglomerate setting.
• Familiarity with managing Group benefits, international mobility programmes, and job evaluation/sizing methodologies.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate talent priorities into cohesive rewards solutions.
• Solid commercial judgement and organisational awareness.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation abilities.
• Comfortable balancing big-picture strategy with hands-on execution.
• Strong grounding in programme management and governance.

Responsibilities

• Shape and refresh the Group's compensation philosophy.
• Build and maintain group-wide pay frameworks, salary bands and remuneration guidelines.
• Conduct ongoing market benchmarking to safeguard external competitiveness and internal fairness.
• Guide senior leaders on emerging pay trends and their organisational impact.
• Design reward mechanisms that support talent acquisition, retention and transformation goals.
• Govern governance of rewards, performance processes and executives.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Stakeholder management

HR governance

Data analytics

Executive compensation

Communication skills

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business

Job description

The Head, Group Rewards drives the design, governance and delivery of the Group's compensation, performance management, incentive schemes, senior executive remuneration, job architecture and associated HR policy frameworks across the organisation. Acting as a trusted advisor to the senior management team and HR Business Partners, this role ensures that reward and performance systems reinforce business outcomes, shape the right behaviors, and remain anchored in sound governance across the Group's diverse business units.

Responsibilities

• Shape and periodically refresh the Group's overall compensation philosophy to align with evolving business needs and workforce priorities.
• Build and maintain Group-wide pay frameworks, salary bands and remuneration guidelines.
• Conduct ongoing market benchmarking to safeguard external competitiveness and internal fairness.
• Guide senior leaders on emerging pay trends, labour market shifts and their organisational impact.
• Design reward mechanisms that support talent acquisition, retention and business transformation goals.

Performance Management

• Govern Group-wide performance appraisal, calibration and review cycles.
• Oversee the administration and governance of pay-for-performance practices.

Remuneration Committee Support

• On need basis, design and refresh remuneration programmes for the senior leadership population, end to end.
• Recommend structures for executive pay, incentive schemes and related policies.
• Prepare remuneration proposals and present these to Management, Board Committees and the Board where needed.
• Keep executive pay practices in step with governance standards and market benchmarks.

Job Architecture & Framework

• Provide group direction for job evaluation methodology, governance and grading structures across various business units.
• Steer initiatives on job architecture, role sizing and career progression pathways.
• Uphold consistency and discipline in job evaluation and grading outcomes.
• Provide guidance to business heads on organisational design and workforce planning when required.

Digital Platform & Analytics

• Champion digitalisation of rewards and performance processes to improve efficiency, governance and the employee experience.
• Harness data, analytics and AI capabilities to enhance compensation planning, incentive structuring and workforce budget projections.

Stakeholder Management

• Act as the HRBP and Leadership go-to specialist on rewards, benefits, international mobility and related HR practices.
• Oversee engagement with external consultants, compensation survey providers and other vendors on rewards initiatives.
• Take the lead on major reward and policy projects, from concept through to rollout, as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration or a related field.
• Minimum 15 years of progressive HR experience, with track record in compensation, performance management, incentive design and policy development.
• Experience preparing senior remuneration recommendations and engaging with Board-level stakeholders.
• Track record of leading Group-wide reward and performance frameworks within a complex conglomerate setting.
• Familiarity with managing Group benefits, international mobility programmes, and job evaluation/sizing methodologies.
• Strategic mindset with the ability to translate talent priorities into cohesive rewards solutions.
• Solid commercial judgement and organisational awareness.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication and presentation abilities.
• Comfortable balancing big-picture strategy with hands‑on execution.
• Strong grounding in programme management and governance.