Total Reward Manager ANZ

Step into a critical role where you lead the end-to-end rewards ecosystem for the ANZ region, from high-stakes Sales Incentive Plans to market-leading employee benefits. As a trusted advisor to senior leadership, you will translate complex data into strategic outcomes that directly impact Equifax’s competitive edge and culture. This is a unique opportunity to own a comprehensive rewards portfolio and influence the financial and cultural performance of a transforming business.

This senior individual contributor role reports to the HR Director and serves as a member of the HR Leadership Team

What you’ll do

• Conduct deep-dive internal and external benchmarking using tools like BetterComp to identify pay gaps and ensure market competitiveness.

• Partner with HR Business Partners and Sales Leaders to develop competitive pay and benefit packages for hires, promotions, and transfers.

• Drive the annual design and launch of Sales Incentive Plans (SIP) for our ANZ salesforce, ensuring alignment with global principles and local sales strategy.

• Collaborate with the "SIP Committee" and collaborate with Sales Operations to ensure plans are operationally supportable and correctly built into systems like Performio.

• Own the Annual Remuneration Review and enable the end-of-year Merit and STI process, ensuring budget adherence, data accuracy in Workday, and strict adherence to governance rules.

• Collaborate with and support HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and business leaders to resolve complex compensation issues and retention challenges.

• Elevate Employee Benefits and manage our benefits portal and vendor relationships (e.g., BUPA) to ensure our benefits program remains relevant and valued by employees.

• Compile quarterly and annual reports for the Board and SLT, covering attrition, gender pay gaps, and personnel trends.

• Act as the regional representative in the global Rewards community, managing pre-briefings and seeking approvals for local exceptions to global guidelines.

• Identify opportunities to improve business outcomes through creative rewards solutions that address current cost-of-living and talent trends.

• Maintain the career platform, document processes for new role creation, and ensure total compliance with regional audit requirements.

What experience you need

• Proven senior compensation experience in corporate organisations.

• At least 5 years of experience designing and implementing Sales Incentive Plans (SIP) across multiple disciplines in a sales environment.

• Specialised depth in compensation and total reward, benefits administration, and job evaluation methodologies gained in a corporate environment.

• Professional proficiency in Excel (V-lookups, Pivot tables, horizontal lookups) with the ability to build and maintain complex calculation models independently.

• Proven experience in building relationships with CFOs, Sales Leaders, and HR Directors, acting as a trusted advisor to influence decision-making.

• Experience managing strict governance frameworks and providing evidence for global audits to ensure local compliance.

• Direct experience using HRIS platforms (Workday preferred) and specific incentive calculation engines.

• Experience managing rewards and compensation programs within a dynamic business.

What could set you apart

• Ability to build a business case for new benefits that balance employee value with organizational cost constraints.

• Experience managing and updating rewards/benefits portals (e.g., Rewards Gateway).

• Proficiency in data visualisation or reporting tools to present personnel trends clearly to Executive Leadership.

• A proven track record of managing quarterly renewals and reviews with high-profile insurance and wellbeing vendors.

• Experience creating and maintaining new roles and job profiles within a career platform or HRIS.

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