Performance & Reward Manager, Australia & New Zealand

Drive impact through performance reward and people strategy

We are seeking an experienced Performance & Reward Manager to lead and shape our total rewards and performance management practices across Australia and New Zealand (KANZ). This is a key role within our People & Communications (P&C) function partnering closely with business leaders Finance and global teams to drive engagement performance and business outcomes.

You will play a critical role in delivering a competitive fair and forward-looking reward framework while fostering a high-performance culture.

• Develop and implement reward strategies aligned with global principles and local business needs

• Design competitive and performance-driven compensation and benefits frameworks

• Lead transformation and continuous improvement initiatives across Performance & Reward

• Ensure governance compliance and alignment with regulatory requirements

• Lead the delivery of the performance management cycle

• Drive a culture of high performance and continuous feedback

• Support leaders in strengthening performance differentiation and capability

• Enhance frameworks policies and tools to improve effectiveness

• Lead annual compensation cycles (benchmarking salary reviews bonus planning)

• Manage salary structures job architecture and pay equity

• Design and govern incentive & sales compensation programs

• Provide expert advisory on pay decisions offers and internal equity

• Ensure reward investments are optimized through insights and analytics

• Design and manage employee benefits wellbeing and retirement programs

• Oversee vendor relationships and benefits platforms

• Drive strong communication and employee engagement with benefits offerings

• Partner with Finance on workforce cost planning and forecasting

• Monitor reward spends and provide actionable insights

• Use analytics to drive continuous improvement and informed decision-making

• Ensure robust governance compliance and reporting across all programs

• Act as a trusted subject matter expert for Performance & Reward

• Partner with senior leaders to influence and guide decision-making

• Lead communication and change management for key initiatives

• Extensive experience (812 years) in Performance & Reward / Total Rewards ideally in a multinational environment

• Strong expertise in compensation strategy salary benchmarking incentive design and performance management

• Proven experience managing sales compensation frameworks (5 years)

• Solid understanding of reward practices and regulations across Australia & New Zealand

• Advanced analytical capability with experience in HRIS (e.g. Workday) Excel and Power BI

• Strong stakeholder management and ability to influence senior leaders

• Experience in global matrixed environments and delivering transformation initiatives

• Bachelors degree in HR Business Finance or related discipline

• Fluent English communication skills

• Shape reward strategy and impact employee experience across ANZ

• Work in a global organization with strong local empowerment

• Be part of a collaborative forward-thinking People function

• Drive meaningful change through data strategy and innovation

If youre passionate about building high-performing organizations and creating impactful reward strategies wed love to hear from you.