Senior Total Reward Manager

Senior Total Reward Manager Salary: Competitive and based on experience Location: Johannesburg Keywords: Total Reward Strategy, Job Evaluation, Benchmarking, Pay Structures, Incentive Scheme Design, Benefits, Wellbeing & Recognition, Governance, Compliance, REMCO Support, Payroll & Benefits Oversight, Budgeting, Analytics & Reporting, Stakeholder Management

Our client is seeking a Senior Total Reward Manager to lead the development, implementation, and governance of a Total Reward Strategy that attracts, motivates, and retains top talent. This role ensures full alignment with business strategy, corporate culture, and applicable governance frameworks. It encompasses strategic and operational oversight of all reward components — including compensation, benefits, well being, recognition, and incentive design — along with leadership oversight of the payroll and benefits function.

• Lead the development of a market-relevant Total Reward Strategy.
• Ensure compliance with King IV principles of responsible remuneration governance.
• Provide strategic leadership on the design and management of employee benefit offerings.

What you'll do:

As a Senior Total Reward Manager, you will be pivotal in supporting the REMCO and ensuring our client meets the remuneration governance standards. You will have the opportunity to develop a market-relevant Total Reward Strategy that integrates financial and non-financial rewards. Your role will also involve leading the consistent application of job evaluation methodology to ensure equitable grading. You will participate in remuneration benchmarking surveys and perform competitive market analyses to inform salary positioning and reward recommendations.

• Develop and embed a market-relevant Total Reward Strategy.
• Design a Reward Philosophy that supports performance, equity, and affordability.
• Drive total reward innovation in response to internal business needs and external market trends.
• Lead consistent application of job evaluation methodology to ensure equitable grading.
• Participate in remuneration benchmarking surveys and perform competitive market analyses.
• Design, implement, and review performance-based Short-Term Incentive (STI) and Long-Term Incentive (LTI) schemes.
• Provide strategic leadership on the design and management of employee benefit offerings.
• Ensure compliance with King IV principles of responsible remuneration governance.

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for the Senior Total Reward Manager position brings a wealth of experience in Total Reward or Remuneration & Benefits. You possess strong exposure to listed company governance and remuneration reporting. Your deep knowledge of South African labour and tax legislation will be crucial in this role. You are known for your strategic and commercial thinking skills, as well as your analytical and financial acumen. Your executive communication and presentation skills will be invaluable in this role, as will your ability to influence stakeholders and build relationships.

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Finance, Business, or related field.
• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Total Reward or Remuneration & Benefits.
• Strong exposure to listed company governance and remuneration reporting.
• Deep knowledge of South African labour and tax legislation.
• Strategic and commercial thinking skills.
• Analytical and financial acumen.
• Executive communication and presentation skills.
• Stakeholder influence and relationship-building skills.

What sets this company apart:

Our client is a leading company that values performance, equity, and affordability while reinforcing its employer brand and culture. They are committed to driving total reward innovation in response to internal business needs and external market trends. They offer a supportive work environment where you can grow your career.

What's next:

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