Senior Total Rewards Partner

Airwallex is the only unified payments and financial platform for global businesses. Powered by our unique combination of proprietary infrastructure and software we empower over 250000 businesses worldwide including Brex Navan Qantas SHEIN and many more with fully integrated solutions to manage everything from business accounts payments spend management and treasury to embedded finance at a global scale.

Proudly founded in Melbourne we have a team of over 2300 of the brightest and most innovative people in tech across 27 offices around the globe. Valued at US$11 billion and backed by world-leading investors including T. Rowe Price Visa Mastercard Robinhood Ventures Sequoia Salesforce Ventures DST Global and Lone Pine Capital Airwallex is leading the charge in building the global payments and financial platform of the future. If youre ready to do the most ambitious work of your career join us.

We hire successful builders with founder-like energy who want real impact accelerated learning and true ownership. You bring strong role-related expertise and sharp thinking and youre motivated by our mission and operating principles. You move fast with good judgment dig deep with curiosity and make decisions from first principles balancing speed and rigor.

Youre humble and collaborative; turn zerotoone ideas into real products and you get stuff done end-to-end. You use AI to work smarter and solve problems faster. Here youll tackle complex highvisibility problems with exceptional teammates and grow your career as we build the future of global banking. If that sounds like you lets build whats next.

About the Team

The People & Talent team at Airwallex is dedicated to attracting and developing the brightest and most ambitious minds to drive our company forward. We are a global vibrant and dynamic team with a focus on creating a positive and inclusive work environment that fosters growth and innovation. Through innovative programs strategic People & Talent initiatives and a deep understanding of our organisations needs we cultivate a collaborative and engaging environment that fuels Airwallexs continued growth and success.

What Youll Do

Youll be the first Total Rewards team member based in the Americas with end-to-end ownership of our Compensation Benefits and Equity programs across the region covering the US and Canada Brazil and Mexico. Youll lead the regional execution and ongoing management of our rewards programs while partnering with the global Total Rewards team on the design and evolution of programs globally. Airwallex is actively rebuilding and scaling its rewards programs. Youll own the Americas compensation cycles keep pay ranges market-aligned and be the go-to Total Rewards partner for recruiters managers and People Partners across the region. Youll work as part of a small global team partnering closely with colleagues in Singapore and China.

This role is based in San Francisco.

Responsibilities:

• Design and execute compensation strategy: salary structure pay differentials market positioning merit and bonus cycles and offer decisions.

• Own benefits lifecycle: plan design and partner with local people ops team on annual renewals broker negotiations ACA/ERISA compliance.

• Partner with the global rewards team to manage company stock plans: RSU ISO ESPP mechanics vesting taxation SEC compliance grant execution and plan governance.

• Lead Total Rewards projects: design and execute major initiatives across global/the Americas scope work align stakeholders and communicate decisions.

• Partner with the global team on IPO readiness initiatives.

• Use market data and benchmarking to ground decisions; influence stakeholders when decisions misalign with strategy; translate analysis for leadership and employees.

• Partner cross-functionally with TA People Partners Payroll Finance Legal and exec leadership on compensation org decisions systems equity budgets compliance and strategy.

Who You Are

Were looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have but are not mandatory.

Minimum 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)

• Experience managing benefits process end to end; including negotiating with brokers and insurance carriers to evaluate and renew plans.

• Strong compensation data analytics capability: own the regular annual market review cycle and influence on company pay strategy/decisions.

• Proven ability to build your own models and projections.

• Working knowledge of US stock administration and equity compensation including RSUs vesting mechanics and how to explain them plainly to a non-specialist.

• Experience at a late-stage private or pre-IPO company or transition to public stages particularly through changes to an equity program.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Exposure to multi-region rewards work especially where the global framework is set outside your own time zone.

• Familiarity with compensation and equity tooling such as Carta BambooHR or Workday and survey sources such as Radford or Compensia.

• Comfort operating with high standards fast-pace high pressure and evolving priorities with a bias toward building the thing rather than waiting for the playbook.

To protect you from recruitment scams please be aware that Airwallex will not ask for bank details sensitive ID numbers (i.e. passport) or any form of payment during the application or interview process. All official communication will come from an @ email address. Please apply only through or our official LinkedIn page.

Airwallex does not accept unsolicited resumes from search firms/recruiters. Airwallex will not pay any fees to search firms/recruiters if a candidate is submitted by a search firm/recruiter unless an agreement has been entered into with respect to specific open position(s). Search firms/recruiters submitting resumes to Airwallex on an unsolicited basis shall be deemed to accept this condition regardless of any other provision to the contrary.

Airwallex is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We value diversity and anyone seeking employment at Airwallex is considered based on merit qualifications competence and talent. We dont regard color religion race national origin sexual orientation ancestry citizenship sex marital or family status disability gender or any other legally protected status when making our hiring decisions. If you have a disability or special need that requires accommodation please let us know.

Required Experience:

Senior IC