Senior Manager, Total Rewards

Camunda; Johannesburg; Remote; ZAR 3,002,000 - 4,842,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote & Flexible work

Health & Wellbeing programs

Financial security & retirement plans

Professional growth budget

Job summary

Camunda, a fully remote global platform, seeks a Sr. Manager, Total Rewards to design and drive our compensation, benefits, and equity programs. You will partner with People, Finance, and Legal to ensure competitive, equitable rewards across jurisdictions and lead job architecture with AI‑driven methods.

You will also steer annual compensation cycles, benchmarking, and analytics, while managing vendor relationships and ensuring regulatory compliance in every market Camunda operates.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR, Finance, Business or related field.
• CCP/CEBS or similar certification is a plus.
• 8+ years of Total Rewards experience in global tech/SaaS.

Responsibilities

• Own global Total Rewards strategy across compensation, benefits, equity, and recognition.
• Lead annual compensation cycle (merit, promotion, equity) with partners.
• Manage job architecture, leveling, and calibration with AI/data-driven methods.
• Run benchmarking, pay modeling, and scenario analysis with AI support.
• Oversee benefits programs and vendor relationships across regions.
• Ensure compliance with pay transparency and local regulations.

Skills

Total Rewards leadership

AI-forward compensation

Stakeholder partnership

Analytical modeling

Global compensation knowledge

Regulatory compliance

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Finance/Business

CCP/CEBS certification

Tools

Radford

Pave

Remote.com

Job description

Camunda is the enterprise platform for agentic orchestration, enabling organizations to coordinate AI agents, people, and systems across complex, end-to-end business processes. With built-in governance, auditability, and human oversight, Camunda gives enterprises the control they need to move AI from pilots to production - safely and at scale. Trusted by over 700 organizations worldwide, including 9 of top 10 US banks, Camunda helps enterprises boost operational efficiency, accelerate time-to-value, and deliver better customer experiences. Fully remote and global, we are in the middle of something bigger: transforming into an AI-first organisation, built on our own platform. We use Agentic AI to automate, orchestrate intelligent processes, and elevate human contribution across every team. Named GP Bullhound’s Top 100 Next Unicorn list, 2025 Great Place to Work certified. Visionary in 2025 Gartner® Magic Quadrant™ for Business Orchestration and Automation Technologies. ranked 3rd in Flexa's 2026 Most Flexible Companies. We’re growing fast and looking for top talent to join our team.

About The Role

We are hiring a Sr. Manager, Total Rewards to lead the design, delivery, and continuous improvement of Camunda’s global compensation, benefits, and equity programs. This person will partner closely with the People team, Finance, and Legal to make sure our rewards are competitive, equitable, compliant, and easy to understand in every country where we operate. This is a hands‑on, strategic role for a rewards leader who wants to build and run programs as a trusted business partner, not just administer them. The right candidate will bring deep technical rewards expertise, strong AI and analytical skills, and a passion for a great employee experience. We also expect this leader to be AI‑forward in how we approach compensation strategy and job leveling, not only in how they use AI to get their own work done. That means using AI and data‑driven methods to shape pay philosophy, benchmark and model market data, design and calibrate our job architecture and leveling framework, and make faster, more consistent, and more transparent rewards decisions.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Own the global Total Rewards strategy across compensation, benefits, equity, and recognition, and make sure it helps Camunda attract, retain, and motivate top talent. Set an AI-forward vision for how Camunda designs and runs compensation, and turn it into a practical roadmap.
• Lead the annual compensation cycle, including merit, promotion, and equity planning, in partnership with People Business Partners, Finance, and business leaders.
• Own job architecture, leveling, and grading frameworks, and keep the Job Catalog accurate as the company grows. Apply AI and data-driven approaches to job leveling, such as consistent role-to-level mapping, calibration, and level-drift detection, with human oversight.
• Run market benchmarking and compensation analysis, and turn the findings into clear, data-driven recommendations for leadership. Use AI to speed up and improve benchmarking, pay modeling, and scenario analysis.
• Manage benefits programs and vendor relationships across regions, including EOR providers such as Remote.com, brokers, and equity administration platforms, with a clear view of cost, service levels, and employee value.
• Ensure compliance with pay transparency, pay equity, and local compensation and benefits regulations in every jurisdiction where Camunda operates.
• Partner with Finance on compensation budgeting and equity pool management, and track total rewards spend against a clear baseline.
• Advise People Business Partners and hiring managers on offers, pay decisions, and exceptions, balancing internal equity, market data, budget and capturing and retaining strong AI talent.
• Identify and adopt AI and automation tools that improve rewards analytics, benchmarking, and employee communications, and ensure AI use complies with local laws and regulations.
• Lead, coach, and develop the Total Rewards team, setting clear priorities and growth paths.
• Manage Camunda’s Relationship with our EOR.

What You Bring

• Ability and/or willingness to use our product.
• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business, or a related field. A CCP, CEBS, or similar certification is a plus.
• 8+ years of Total Rewards experience, including significant compensation and benefits experience at a global, multi-country technology or SaaS company.
• Hands-on experience leading a global compensation cycle (merit, promotion, and equity) and running market benchmarking with tools such as Radford, Pave, or similar.
• Experience managing benefits, EOR, and equity vendor relationships, including platforms such as Remote or similar.
• Strong analytical and modeling skills, with the ability to translate complex data into practical, business‑pragmatic recommendations.
• Working knowledge of pay transparency, pay equity, and compensation regulations across multiple jurisdictions, ideally including the EU and USA.
• Experience using AI and automation tools to improve rewards analytics and workflows.
• AI-forward approach to compensation strategy and job leveling, with real examples of using AI or advanced analytics to shape pay philosophy, model market data, build or calibrate job architecture and levels, or improve pay decisions, and the judgment to keep humans accountable for fairness, compliance, and explainability.
• Excellent written and verbal communication, with the ability to build trust across People, Finance, and Legal.
• Experience leading or developing a team and influencing senior stakeholders.

Compensation

We offer competitive, fair, and transparent compensation. Salary ranges are location-based, with Standard and Major markets (global tech hubs) reflecting local competition.

The Annual Total Target Cash (base salary + 100% variable target, where applicable) shown below spans from the minimum in a Standard market to the maximum in a Major market. Final offers depend on skills, experience, and location, and we typically hire in the first half of the range to allow room for growth.

• United States: $183,000.00 to $295,100.00
• United Kingdom: £114,900.00 to £189,000.00
• Singapore: S$227,300.00 to S$340,900.00

If you’re based elsewhere, you’ll be hired via Remote.com (our global employer partner), and your Talent Acquisition Partner will provide a personalized Total Rewards Calculator after your first interview.

Equity

We also offer equity (where applicable) through our Virtual Stock Option Plan (VSOP).

Benefits & Perks

• Remote & Flexible: Work from anywhere with the setup that suits you, home office budget, co‑working space support, and flexible time off to recharge when you need it.
• In Person Connection: We invest in meaningful face time through our Annual Kickoff (Vienna in 2025, Madrid in 2026!), team offsites, and Camundi Connection Budgets, including contributing to meetups while travelling,, and local gatherings with fellow Camundi.
• Health & Wellbeing: Access locally tailored healthcare, Modern Health for global mental wellbeing, and our Live Well Lifestyle Spending Account (LSA), a flexible, global benefit that puts you in control of your whole life, not just work, from: staying active, to caring for family, exploring personal passions, meaningful experiences, and investing in your financial wellbeing. The Live Well program launches in 2026 and scales to €1,000 annually from 2027.
• Financial Security: Retirement and pension plans (often with company contributions), plus life and disability insurance where relevant.
• Professional Growth: Up to $/€/£1,000 per year for self-driven learning: courses, certifications, books, you decide!

AI in our hiring process

Camunda may use AI tools to aid the screening of applications and during the interview process. You can learn more here.

Equal Opportunity

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