Reward Manager - Australasia & East Asia

Joining Arup
Arup’s purpose, shared values and collaborative approach has set us apart for over 75 years, guiding how we shape a better world.
Are you passionate about creating impactful reward programs that drive organizational success? As the Reward Manager, reporting directly to the Global Head of Reward, this role is at the heart of Arup’s dynamic Reward Community of Expertise (CoE). This global team operates across five regions, numerous functions, and over 30 countries, working together to deliver an ambitious Global Reward Strategy that aligns with Arup’s overall vision.
This role takes the lead in developing and executing innovative reward programs and strategic initiatives that ensures competitiveness in diverse marketplaces while driving greater efficiency and alignment. The role manages reward delivery for specific regions, partnering with key stakeholders, and collaborating with talented professionals across our global and regional people teams.
This is an exciting opportunity to shape reward strategy on a global scale and contribute to Arup’s continued success.

The Opportunity

• Lead the development and execution of all reward cyclical activities and programs within your region, including pay benchmarking and ranges, budget planning, pay reviews, reporting, profit share distribution, job grading, and recognition initiatives
• Drive or contribute to key projects that operationalise our reward strategy, developing solutions that address both global and regional business needs.
• Collaborate to ensure all reward programs, policies, and processes are well-documented, continuously improved, globally aligned, and clearly communicated to key stakeholders.
• Oversee relationships with third-party advisers and suppliers in line with the Arup’s supplier management framework.
• Support and guide the Shared Services administration team, focusing on delivering an exceptional member experience while resolving all reward queries, acting as the final escalation point for reward matters.
• Support colleagues in the regional people team to enable them to make decisions, interpret policies, resolve complex issues and individual cases.
• Proactively identify opportunities to improve our reward proposition and delivery, backed up with market intelligence / data-driven insights.
• Maintain a current understanding of reward legislation, ensuring all programmes and practices comply with relevant laws and regulations within the regions for which you are responsible.

Is this role right for you?

• Extensive operational multi-country reward experience within a matrixed organisation environment.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills to effectively collaborate with and influence internal stakeholders and external partners.
• Strong understanding of project management principles, highly organised and able to coordinate the delivery of simultaneous projects and a range of activity.
• Excellent analytical skills and systems proficiency.
• Change management experience, navigating stakeholders through transformations of process and approach.
• Effective people developer who can coach team members to grow their skills and capabilities
• Personal integrity with commitment and alignment to Arup values and aims.
  
  

What we offer you
At Arup, we care about each member’s success, so we can grow together.
Guided by our values, we provide an attractive total reward package that recognises the contribution of each of our members to our shared success. As well as competitive, fair, and equitable pay, we offer a career in which all of our members can belong, grow and thrive – through benefits that support health and wellbeing, a wide range of learning opportunities and many possibilities to have an impact through the work they do. 

We are owned in trust on behalf of our members, giving us the freedom, with personal responsibility, to set our own direction and choose work that aligns with our purpose and adds to Arup’s legacy. Our members collaborate on ambitious projects to deliver remarkable outcomes for our clients and communities. Profit Share is a key part of our reward, enabling eligible members to share in the results of our collective efforts.

• Explore the perks of a career with Arup Australia:
• Hybrid working policy and flexible working hours. 
• Paid parental leave for the primary carer of 16 weeks or 32 weeks at half pay and as well as generous unpaid leave benefits.
• Paid parental leave for the support carer of 4 weeks plus the opportunity to access extra paid and unpaid leave if you later become the primary carer. 
• Birthday leave
• Annual leave loading
• Ability to purchase additional leave of up to 20 days for permanent employees.
• International mobility opportunities
• Insurances (life & income protection)
• Interest free solar energy and bicycle loans  
• Novated car lease
• Ovasaver including discounts, vouchers, cashback, and exclusive offers on more than 300 retailers.
  
  

Different people, shared values
Arup is an equal opportunity employer that actively promotes and nurtures a diverse and inclusive workforce. We welcome applications from individuals of all backgrounds, regardless of age (within legal limits), gender identity or expression, marital status, disability, neurotype or mental health, race or ethnicity, faith or belief, sexual orientation, socioeconomic background, and whether you’re pregnant or on family leave. We are an open environment that embraces diverse experiences, perspectives, and ideas – this drives our excellence. 
Guided by our values and alignment with the UN Sustainable Development Goals, we create and contribute to equitable spaces and systems, while cultivating a sense of belonging for all. Our internal employee networks support our inclusive culture: from race, ethnicity and cross-cultural working to gender equity and LGBTQ+ and disability inclusion – we aim to create a space for you to express yourself and make a positive difference. Discover more about life at Arup at www.arup.com/careers/your-life-at-arup.
We are committed to making our recruitment process and workplaces accessible to all candidates. Please let us know if you need any assistance or reasonable adjustments throughout your application or interview process, and/or to perform the essential functions of the role. We will do everything we can to support you.

Our Application Process
Please apply directly through our applicant tracking system. Shortlisted candidates will be contacted by Talent Acquisition to discuss next steps. Stay safe online – Arup will never ask for your bank details as part of our recruitment process.

Not ready to apply just yet, or have a few questions? Contact Helen Pakhomov on helen.pakhomov@arup.com

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