Americas Total Rewards Leader: Comp, Benefits & Equity

Airwallex-; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

Airwallex is seeking a Senior Total Rewards Lead based in the Americas to own compensation, benefits and equity programs across the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. You will set the regional rewards agenda and collaborate with the global team to shape program design and evolution.

Based in San Francisco, you will rebuild and scale rewards programs, ensuring pay ranges and benefits stay market-aligned. You'll lead discussions with recruiters, managers, and executives while growing a regional

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation, or benefits, including experience supporting populations based in the Americas.
• Experience building or managing a complete rewards program (compensation, benefits, equity, etc) at a regional or global level.
• Experience managing the benefits process end to end, including negotiating with brokers and insurance carriers to evaluate and renew plans.
• Strong compensation data analytics capability: own the annual market review cycle and influence company pay strategy and decisions at executive level.
• Proven ability to build your own models and projections.
• Working knowledge of US stock administration and equity compensation, including RSUs, vesting mechanics, and explanations for non-specialists.
• Experience at a late-stage private or pre-IPO company, or through the transition to public markets, particularly with equity program changes.
• Experience leading cross-functional projects with senior stakeholders, and mentoring or managing other rewards professionals.

Responsibilities

• Own Americas compensation strategy and execution: salary structures, pay differentials, market positioning, merit and bonus cycles, and offer decisions on senior hires.
• Own the benefits lifecycle: design strategy, renewals, broker and carrier negotiations.
• Partner with global rewards team to manage equity plan mechanics and governance.
• Lead Total Rewards initiatives end to end across the Americas and globally; plan, align stakeholders, communicate decisions clearly.
• Lead Americas workstreams of IPO readiness program with global team.
• Own regional governance and compliance across US states, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.
• Use market data to ground decisions and translate analyses into executive recommendations.
• Build rewards capability by coaching partners, recruiters, and managers; grow the team as needed.
• Partner with TA, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and exec leadership on compensation, org design, systems, equity budgets, compliance, and strategy.

Skills

Total Rewards

Compensation Analytics

Benefits Management

Leadership

Cross-functional Collaboration

Tools

Carta

BambooHR

Workday

Job description

Airwallex is seeking a Senior Total Rewards Lead based in the Americas to own compensation, benefits and equity programs across the US, Canada, Brazil and Mexico. You will set the regional rewards agenda and collaborate with the global team to shape program design and evolution.

Based in San Francisco, you will rebuild and scale rewards programs, ensuring pay ranges and benefits stay market-aligned. You'll lead discussions with recruiters, managers, and executives while growing a regional