Job Overview

Location: Sydney, Melbourne | Hybrid/Onsite Working | Contract: Permanent | Fulltime

About the Opportunity: This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Total Rewards leader who enjoys balancing strategic thinking with operational excellence. We’re looking for a manager who enjoys building, improving, and making things happen. This is an opportunity for someone who can develop strategy while also rolling up their sleeves to deliver it. You’ll thrive in an evolving environment where not everything is fully established, and where you’ll have the opportunity to build, improve, and make a lasting impact through collaboration and a hands‑on approach. Reporting to the VP People & Culture, you’ll lead the Total Rewards function across ANZ, partnering closely with our global Strategic Education Inc. (SEI) Total Rewards team in the US to align regional initiatives with global frameworks. You’ll play a key role in shaping our remuneration and advantages strategy while ensuring the operational foundations are strong, scalable, and fit for purpose.

Responsibilities

- Lead the implementation and continuous improvement of remuneration frameworks, job architecture and salary structures.
- Manage annual remuneration review cycles including planning, system configuration, communications, analysis and reporting.
- Develop and enhance employee benefits programs across Australia and New Zealand.
- Provide strategic remuneration advice to leaders, HR and executive stakeholders.
- Deliver market benchmarking and salary analysis using external market data.
- Build and maintain remuneration governance, policies and pay frameworks.
- Lead remuneration analytics, reporting and workforce insights to support business decisions.
- Ensure compliance with remuneration legislation, governance requirements and internal policies.
- Drive regional Total Rewards strategy, including internal equity, gender pay equity,



incentive programs, career progression and pay transparency initiatives.
- Partner with global Total Rewards teams to implement regional and global initiatives.

Qualifications

- Extensive experience (7+ years) leading Total Rewards, Compensation & Benefits or Remuneration functions in a complex organisational environment.
- Strong commercial acumen and the ability to translate data into practical business solutions.
- Experience designing remuneration frameworks, job architecture and salary review processes.
- Confidence influencing senior stakeholders and building trusted relationships across all levels.
- Experience working across regional or global organisations, with the ability to collaborate effectively across time zones and cultures.
- A pragmatic, hands‑on approach with the resilience to navigate ambiguity and competing priorities.
- A continuous improvement mindset and the ability to build capability while delivering outcomes.
- Experience leading projects, driving change and balancing strategic priorities with operational execution.
- Advanced Excel, PowerPoint and HRIS experience (Workday preferred).
- Demonstrated people leadership experience.

Benefits

- Flexible and hybrid working arrangements supporting work‑life balance
- Salary packaging options including novated leasing and superannuation salary sacrifice
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
- Discounted private health insurance and wellbeing initiatives
- Corporate discounts across retail, travel, entertainment and fitness
- Annual leave purchase scheme and paid study leave
- Employee recognition programs

Diversity & Inclusion

We embrace diversity and inclusion of our staff and are committed to the attraction, retention and development of all people and support and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, and people of all abilities, cultures, sexual orientation and gender identification.

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📌 Total Rewards Manager (Melbourne)
🏢 Strayer University
📍 Melbourne