About Resolution Life

Resolution Life Australasia is part of the Acenda Group. Acenda Group brings together some of Australia and New Zealand’s most trusted life insurance brands. With 176 years of combined heritage and deep expertise across local markets, our Group includes Acenda Life, Resolution Life Australasia and Asteron Life New Zealand.

More than two million customers rely on us for life insurance, wealth protection and retirement solutions that support their confidence at every stage of life.

Everything we do is driven by a clear purpose: to help our customers and their families live, save and retire with confidence.

We’re building an inclusive, dynamic and future focused business. Joining us means stepping into a period of integration and growth, where your work will help shape our future.

If you’re energised by change and motivated by purpose, this is your moment to make an impact.

The Opportunity The Manager, Reward is a senior individual contributor role reporting to the Head of Reward, Performance & Recognition.

This role is responsible for providing subject matter expertise across reward, remuneration, incentives, and remuneration governance within a complex and highly regulated financial services environment. The successful candidate will partner closely with People & Culture, Finance, Risk, Legal, and senior business leaders to deliver remuneration reviews, market benchmarking, incentive programs, governance activities, reward-related projects, and employee benefits initiatives.

While the Head of Reward leads engagement with Executives, Directors, and Board Committees, this role will be responsible for much of the supporting analysis, recommendations, and preparation of Executive and Board materials. As such, the role requires a strong balance of technical reward expertise, commercial acumen, governance capability, and exceptional written communication skills.

With significant integration and transformation activity currently underway, this is an excellent opportunity for an experienced reward professional who enjoys building, refining, and implementing reward frameworks in a dynamic and evolving environment.

How will you make an impact?

- Lead and support annual remuneration review processes, including salary, short-term incentive (STI), and long-term incentive (LTI) outcomes.
- Provide expert remuneration and reward advice to leaders and key business stakeholders.
- Conduct remuneration benchmarking,



market analysis, and reward modelling to support informed decision-making.
- Support the design, implementation, and continuous improvement of reward frameworks, policies, and practices.
- Prepare high-quality Board, Remuneration Committee, and Executive papers, presentations, and recommendations.
- Develop and maintain remuneration policies, governance documentation, and supporting materials.
- Support executive remuneration arrangements, incentive plans, and deferred remuneration programs.
- Maintain strong remuneration governance and regulatory compliance, including activities relating to CPS 511.
- Partner with Finance, Risk, Legal, and external advisers on reward-related matters.
- Contribute to broader reward, transformation, and integration initiatives as required.

What success looks likeRemuneration review and incentive processes are delivered accurately, efficiently, and on schedule.

- Reward frameworks are well understood, effectively governed, and consistently applied across the organisation.
- Board and Executive papers are concise, insightful, and focused on supporting effective decision-making.
- Reward recommendations are commercially sound, evidence-based, and aligned with business objectives.
- Regulatory and governance obligations are proactively managed and consistently met.
- Senior stakeholders view you as a trusted and credible adviser on reward and remuneration matters.

About You We are seeking an experienced reward professional who combines deep technical expertise with strong commercial judgement and governance capability.

You will be comfortable independently managing significant reward programs, developing recommendations, and producing Board-quality materials, while partnering closely with the Head of Reward to support Executive, Committee, and Board decision-making.

You will demonstrate

- Confidence engaging with senior stakeholders and influencing outcomes.
- Solid attention to detail and a disciplined approach to governance.




- The ability to operate independently in a fast-paced and evolving workplace.
- Exceptional analytical capability, with the ability to translate data into meaningful business insights.
- A pragmatic, commercially minded, and solutions-focused approach.

You'll bring

- 7-10+ years' experience in reward, remuneration, executive compensation, or related roles.
- Demonstrated experience leading remuneration review processes.
- Experience supporting executive remuneration programs, including STI and LTI frameworks.
- Strong remuneration modelling, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
- Excellent written communication skills, with the ability to distil complex information into clear and actionable recommendations.
- Proven stakeholder management experience, including partnering with senior leaders and executives.
- Experience operating within a highly regulated and governance-focused environment.
- Experience using Workday or similar HRIS platforms.
- Experience in reward strategy development and/or reward framework design.

Nice to have

- Strong financial services industry experience.
- Experience preparing Board, Committee, and Executive papers.
- Experience supporting mergers, integrations, or organisational transformation initiatives.
- Exposure to APRA CPS 511 and remuneration governance requirements.

Why Join Us? At Resolution Life Australasia, we provide a flexible work environment and access to a range of employee benefits that will support you both personally and professionally including:

- Career pathways, including local and global mobility opportunities
- Leading Learning Platforms and support in professional development

- Health and Wellbeing Programs

Accessibility and Checks Before commencing employment in this role, you will need to provide two references, full working rights and complete police and credit checks through an online provider. As an equal opportunity employer strongly committed to working in a diverse and inclusive workforce you will be provided with any support or accessibility requirements throughout your interview process. Please feel free to contact our Talent Team directly at [email protected].

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