Position Title
Manager, Rewards
Report To
Head, Rewards & Performance Management
Position Summary
This role is responsible for managing and improving the Total Rewards programs for Malaysia Aviation Group (MAG) which includes compensation, benefits and market benchmarking to ensure they remain competitive and performance-driven. This position will provide expert advisory and data-led insights to Human Capital Business Drivers (HCBDs) and leadership. By streamlining processes and strengthening rewards governance, the role ultimately enhances the employee value proposition and ensures internal practices are equitable and aligned with business goals.
Key Accountability
- Program Management: Lead the end-to-end implementation of reward programs, including salary reviews, bonus cycles, promotions, and productivity-based incentives.
- Strategic Support: Operationalize Group-wide reward strategies and philosophies by developing practical guidelines, approval papers, and implementation plans.
- Offer & Adjustment Proposals: Formulate fair and market-relevant salary proposals, hiring offers, and retention packages aligned with internal equity principles.
- Market Benchmarking: Conduct annual and ad-hoc benchmarking and job matching against external surveys to ensure competitive pay, allowances, and benefits.
- Data Analytics: Analyze internal pay positioning, equity, and workforce trends to provide data-driven insights and risk assessments for management decision-making.
- International Rewards: Manage compensation and benefits operations for international stations, ensuring compliance with local employment laws and tax requirements.
- Industrial Relations Support: Prepare cost analyses, benchmarking data, and proposal options to support Collective Agreement (CA) negotiations.
- Mobility & Harmonization: Support global mobility initiatives and international assignment practices, including the harmonization of rewards policies across the Group.
- Stakeholder Partnership: Act as a specialist advisor to HCBPs and Recruiters on business-unit-specific reward matters, equity issues, and employee queries.
- Governance & Excellence: Drive process improvements and maintain rigorous documentation to ensure all reward decisions are transparent, auditable, and compliant with internal controls
Qualification & Working Experience
- Bachelor’s Degree in HR Management, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, Psychology or a related discipline
- At least 8 years of working experience in HR Total Rewards
Area of Experience
- Total Rewards Management
- Compensation & Benefits
- Global Mobility
- Salary & Market Analysis.
Personality Traits
- Strong sense of accountability, professionalism and confidentiality.
- Analytical, detail-oriented, data-driven and solution-focused.
- Highly adaptable to changes and able to manage multiple priorities, timelines and stakeholders in a fast-paced environment.
- Good interpersonal and communication skills, and able to work effectively with stakeholders across different levels and functions.
- Balanced judgment in handling reward matters, with strong appreciation of internal equity, external competitiveness, affordability, compliance and employee experience.
