Senior Total Rewards Partner

Role Description

This is a key role on the People team focused on shaping Remote’s global Total Rewards approach. You will be a strategic leader and trusted advisor, partnering closely with the Executive Team, business leaders, People Partners, and cross-functional teams to drive fair and competitive rewards decisions, and guide complex Total Rewards challenges.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in total rewards roles with a strong focus on strategy, business partnering, and thought leadership within a global environment.
• Proven ability to influence and advise senior leaders and cross-functional teams on complex rewards issues.
• Deep knowledge of total rewards philosophies and practices across different business environments and cultures.
• Strong understanding of job architecture, pay equity, and geo-tiering principles.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to distill complex Total Rewards concepts for diverse audiences.
• Experience working in fast-growing, global, and remote-friendly organisations preferred.
• Collaborative mindset with excellent interpersonal skills and high emotional intelligence.

Requirements

• Partner with executive leadership and business stakeholders to shape and evolve Total Rewards strategy in alignment with organizational objectives and long-term talent priorities.
• Design and articulate comprehensive Total Rewards frameworks and philosophies that drive strategic alignment, organizational consistency, and competitive positioning across global markets.
• Provide strategic counsel on compensation philosophy, pay equity frameworks, job architecture evolution, and geo-tiering strategies to support data-driven, forward-looking business decisions.
• Drive the integration of Total Rewards strategy into critical talent programs, ensuring all initiatives are aligned with the global rewards philosophy.
• Act as Total Rewards subject matter expert, influencing cross-functional initiatives by bringing a Total Rewards perspective to product, finance, legal, and leadership conversations.
• Drive education and enablement efforts to build organisational understanding and confidence in Total Rewards principles and programs.
• Lead proactive risk assessment and strategic foresight initiatives, identifying emerging challenges in Total Rewards and driving preventative solutions that position the organization ahead of market and regulatory shifts.
• Leverage AI and emerging technologies to enhance Total Rewards analysis, modeling, and decision-making, ensuring the organization remains at the forefront of rewards innovation and efficiency.
• Serve as a strategic voice for Total Rewards in executive and leadership forums, influencing organizational direction and ensuring rewards considerations shape critical business decisions.
• Mentor more junior team members and the broader People team members to strengthen strategic business partnering and rewards expertise across the organisation.
• Represent the Total Rewards function in leadership forums as needed.
• Stay current on market trends, regulatory changes, and innovative Total Rewards practices to continually elevate Remote's rewards strategy.

Benefits

• Work from anywhere
• Flexible paid time off
• Flexible working hours (we are async)
• 16 weeks paid parental leave
• Mental health support services
• Stock options
• Learning budget
• Home office budget & IT equipment
• Budget for local in-person social events or co-working spaces