About Cochlear

As the global leader in implantable hearing solutions, we're committed to helping people with hearing loss connect to the sounds and experiences that enrich life. Every day, our teams collaborate across research, technology, manufacturing, healthcare and commercial functions to push the boundaries of innovation and deliver hearing outcomes that change lives.

We believe great ideas come from diverse perspectives, curious minds and a shared commitment to making a difference. That's why we invest in our people, encourage continuous learning and create opportunities to build a rewarding global career while contributing to a purpose that matters.

The Opportunity

We're looking for a Senior Reward & Performance Specialist, APAC to bring insight, rigour and commercial thinking to our reward and performance agenda across the region.

This is an opportunity to work across multiple APAC markets and build experience spanning remuneration, job evaluation, market benchmarking, advantages, performance, systems and reward projects. You'll partner with People & Culture and business stakeholders to turn complex data into clear, practical recommendations that support attraction, retention and business performance.

What you'll do

No two weeks will look quite the same. You'll combine detailed analysis with stakeholder partnering, supporting both business-as-usual reward activity and broader regional initiatives.

You will

- Conduct job evaluations, remuneration analysis and market benchmarking, translating data into well-reasoned recommendations.
- Provide specialist reward and performance advice to stakeholders across APAC.
- Turn large and complex datasets into meaningful reward insights, reports and dashboards that support decision-making.
- Help strengthen reward data integrity and Workday processes,



identifying opportunities to make the way we work simpler and more effective.
- Support the governance and review of benefits across APAC, including Australian employee benefit programs.
- Partner across P&C;, the business, systems teams and external providers to deliver reward projects and annual-cycle activities.
- Contribute to continuous improvement across reward and performance, balancing market practice, internal consistency, governance and commercial outcomes.

About you

You'll bring strong technical reward foundations, but just as importantly, you'll know how to turn analysis into advice people can understand and act on.

We're looking for someone with:

- Around five or more years' experience in reward, including job evaluation, remuneration benchmarking and market data.
- Experience using Mercer IPE or a comparable job evaluation methodology.
- Advanced Excel and data analysis capability, with confidence working with large and complex datasets.
- Experience developing remuneration analysis and recommendations for hiring, employee moves or organisational change.
- Exposure to employee benefits, including vendor or program management.
- Experience with an HRIS, ideally Workday.
- Strong stakeholder management and communication skills, with the ability to explain complex reward concepts clearly.
- A bachelor's degree or relevant tertiary qualification.




- You'll also be comfortable operating in an environment where confidentiality, accuracy and judgement matter. You can navigate competing priorities, challenge constructively and make evidence-based recommendations while balancing market data, internal equity, governance and business needs.

Why this role?

If you're looking to broaden your reward career beyond one narrow speciality, this role offers something different.

You'll gain genuine regional exposure across APAC while working across reward, performance, benefits, systems, governance and projects. As an individual specialist, you'll have autonomy over your work while collaborating with regional and global stakeholders across a complex international organisation.

It's a role for someone who enjoys getting into the detail but doesn't want to stay there. You'll have the opportunity to turn that detail into insights, recommendations and improvements that have a real impact on our people and our business.

Ready to bring your reward expertise to a role with genuine regional breadth? We'd love to hear from you.

Ready to Make a Difference?

If this opportunity excites you, we'd love to hear from you.

At Cochlear we value and welcome the unique contributions, perspectives, experiences, and backgrounds of our employees and aim to build a culture that celebrates and leverages these differences, creating a sense of belonging and enabling our people to realise their full potential. We offer flexible working arrangements, and we understand flexibility is not the same for everyone. We're open to a conversation about what flexibility means for you.

Desired Skills and Experience

Remuneration advice, Job Evaluations, Data Analyst, Vendor management, Benefits analysis.

📌 Senior Reward & Performance Specialist, APAC (Macquarie Park)
🏢 Cochlear
📍 Macquarie Park