Total Rewards Specialist - Pay Strategy & Analytics Lead

Derivco; Durban, Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

Derivco, Durban-based, seeks a Specialist: Total Reward to own benchmarking, job evaluation and the annual remuneration cycle across multiple countries. You will drive data-driven pay decisions with sharp analytical thinking and partner with HR, Payroll and Finance to deliver fair and competitive rewards.

You will lead market benchmarking, end-to-end job evaluation and remuneration cycles, using AI and analytics to uncover pay equity gaps and trends, while ensuring governance and policy

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in HR or related field; GRP advantage.
• 4–6 years in total reward, compensation analysis or HR specialist role with hands-on benchmarking, job evaluation and remuneration cycles.
• Direct exposure to survey providers Mercer, WTW or Korn Ferry across multi-jurisdictional reward environments.
• Advanced Excel and HRIS proficiency (BambooHR) to analyse complex data and deliver clear reports.
• Comfort with AI tools to support analytics, automate tasks and drive smarter ways of working.
• Strong stakeholder skills and high ethical standards when handling sensitive data.
• Solid grasp of reward governance, regulatory compliance and audit-ready record keeping.

Responsibilities

• Benchmark against the market and validate benchmarking methodology.
• Own end-to-end job evaluation, grading submissions and calibration against the Derivco job architecture.
• Run the annual remuneration cycle including merit planning, bonus modelling and data reconciliation.
• Turn data into insight with pay equity analysis and evidence-based reports; apply AI-driven analytics where applicable.
• Review benefits programmes and recommend improvements to policies.
• Maintain governance logs, remuneration sign-offs and regulatory submissions for audit readiness.
• Maximise reward technology platforms; reduce manual effort and use AI to automate and improve delivery.
• Partner with People Partners, Payroll, Finance and managers to drive reward education and self-service adoption.

Skills

Analytical thinking

Stakeholder management

Attention to detail

Education

Bachelor's degree in Human Resources or related field

Tools

Excel

BambooHR

Job description

Derivco, Durban-based, seeks a Specialist: Total Reward to own benchmarking, job evaluation and the annual remuneration cycle across multiple countries. You will drive data-driven pay decisions with sharp analytical thinking and partner with HR, Payroll and Finance to deliver fair and competitive rewards.

You will lead market benchmarking, end-to-end job evaluation and remuneration cycles, using AI and analytics to uncover pay equity gaps and trends, while ensuring governance and policy