Senior Total Rewards Partner

About Airwallex Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 676,000 businesses, including McLaren Racing, Qantas, SHEIN, and TikTok, use us, directly or through our platform partners, to run their financial operations or build and monetize financial products of their own. We started in Melbourne in 2015 to build the infrastructure global commerce runs on. We're the regulated backbone behind global payments: not by accident, but by design. A decade plus, 85+ licenses, and a financial infrastructure spanning North America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. We're co-headquartered in San Francisco and Singapore, with more than 2,300 people across 27 offices. We hire builders with founder-level energy, people who move fast with good judgment, dig in with real curiosity, and make calls from first principles rather than waiting to be told what to do. Read our operating principles to see it in full. About the Team The People & Talent team at Airwallex is dedicated to attracting and developing the brightest and most ambitious minds to drive our company forward. We are a global, vibrant, and dynamic team with a focus on creating a positive and inclusive work environment that fosters growth and innovation. Through innovative programs, strategic People & Talent initiatives, and a deep understanding of our organisation's needs, we cultivate a collaborative and engaging environment that fuels Airwallex's continued growth and success. What You'll Do You'll be the first Total Rewards team member based in the Americas, with end-to-end ownership of our Compensation, Benefits and Equity programs across the region, covering the US and Canada, Brazil and Mexico. You’ll lead the regional execution and ongoing management of our rewards programs, while partnering with the global Total Rewards team on the design and evolution of programs globally. Airwallex is actively rebuilding and scaling its rewards programs. You’ll own the Americas compensation cycles, benefits design and renewals, equity programs, and be the go-to Total Rewards partner for recruiters, managers and People Partners across the region. You’ll work as part of a small, global team, partnering closely with colleagues in Singapore and China. This role is based in San Francisco. Responsibilities: Design and execute compensation strategy: salary structure, pay differentials, market positioning, merit and bonus cycles, and offer decisions. Own benefits lifecycle: plan design, and partner with local people ops team on annual renewals, and broker negotiations. Partner with the global rewards team to manage our equity program and stock plan admin, compliance and plan governance. Lead global and Americas Total Rewards initiatives end-to-end, using market data and benchmarking to inform decisions, aligning and influencing stakeholders around our strategy, and translating complex analysis into clear recommendations for leadership and employees. Partner with the global team on IPO readiness initiatives. Partner cross-functionally with TA, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and exec leadership on compensation, org decisions, systems, equity budgets, compliance, and strategy. Who You Are We're looking for people who meet the minimum requirements for this role. The preferred qualifications are great to have, but are not mandatory. Minimum Qualifications: 8+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation, and benefits, including experience supporting populations based in the Americas and globally Experience building or managing a complete rewards program (compensation, benefits, equity, etc) Experience managing benefits process end to end; including negotiating with brokers and insurance carriers to evaluate and renew plans Strong compensation data analytics capability: own the regular annual market review cycle and influence on company pay strategy/decisions Proven ability to build your own models and projections Working k