Description
As the Lead Total Rewards Partner at Airwallex, you will build the operating model for Americas rewards while partnering with a small, globally distributed team.
Responsibilities:
- Own the Americas Total Rewards program across the US and Canada, Brazil and Mexico, with end-to-end responsibility for compensation, benefits design and equity programs.
- Lead compensation planning, benchmarking and pay decisions, including salary structures, geographic differentials, market positioning, merit and bonus cycles.
- Design benefits programs and lead plan renewals, broker negotiations and transition project management with local People Operations partners.
- Partner with the global Total Rewards team on US stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP mechanics, vesting, taxation, grant execution, plan governance and clear employee communications.
- Lead global and regional Total Rewards projects, including the Americas rollout of the equity framework and IPO-readiness initiatives.
- Use market data, benchmarking and financial modeling to make recommendations, influence decisions and translate complex analysis for leaders, managers and employees.
- Partner closely with Talent Acquisition, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Equity and executive leadership on compensation, organization decisions, systems, equity budgets, compliance and strategy.
- Build practical processes and documentation for Americas Total Rewards while working independently across time zones.
Requirements:
- 10+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation or benefits.
- Experience owning or building a complete Total Rewards program spanning compensation, benefits and equity.
- Strong compensation analytics capability, including market benchmarking, salary range architecture, geographic pay differentials.
- Experience making and communicating compensation decisions with senior leaders, People Partners, recruiters and employees.
- Working knowledge of US equity compensation and stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience supporting multi-region Total Rewards programs.
- Familiarity with compensation, equity and HR systems such as Carta, Shareworks, BambooHR or Workday.
- Experience using survey and benchmarking sources such as Radford, Compensia, Mercer or Aon.
What We Offer:
- Estimated Base Salary $145K – $210K
- Offers Equity
- Offers Bonus
- Benefits vary by country and employment type.
- For US-based employees, eligible to participate in medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, short-term and long-term disability, basic life insurance, and well-being benefits.