Regional Reward Expert

As part of our strategic ambition to grow the business in Asia, the group has invested substantially in the region. Our South Asia Pacific Region (A2) headquartered out of Singapore includes the following Market Organizations: Australia, India, Indonesia, New Zealand, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand & Vietnam.

We are looking to recruit a high-caliber Regional Reward Expert/Manager to drive Hilti’s reward agenda across the 9 markets in Hilti’s South Asia Pacific region, including steering of regional projects and topic expertise/ownership. This role is an individual contributor role and will leverage a passion for people and influence reward topics across region to ensure an engaging team member experience and continued improvements in Hilti’s reward positioning. Key areas of responsibility include Compensation, Benefits, Wellbeing, Recognition, and Regional & Local Mobility.

What does the role involve?

Leveraging excellent project &stakeholder management skills, the Regional Reward Expert is responsible to craft a direction in each area of responsibility covering the full spectrum of reward topics

• Compensation: Manage the design, implementation, administration, communication, and ongoing evaluation of the organization’s compensation programs, policies, and procedures. Ensure smooth implementation of compensation processes across the region, including job evaluation & grading, annual bonus calculation & payout, compensation benchmarking, and salary review process.
• Benefits & Wellbeing: Champion the further development of Hilti’s benefits & wellbeing offering by benchmarking the portfolio and crafting a benefits differentiation strategy to guide investment decisions. Ensure benefits offering is competitive, relevant for team members, and supports the company’s DEI vision.
• Recognition: Foster a culture of recognition within the region by benchmarking the current offering, formalizing and communicating about existing programs, and implementing the global recognition framework when it becomes available.
• Mobility: Manage end-to-end mobility process for team members relocating into and within the region for a developmental step. Manage relocation partner relationships, ensure compliance with Ministry of Manpower (MOM) processes & procedures, and deliver an engaging and high-touch experience for team members.
• Reward Communications: Transform the reward communication approach in line with evolving team member needs and expectations. Ensure communications are timely, personalized, meaningful for the team member, and drive an overall engaging experience.

Job Specifications:

An ideal candidate is passionate about reward topics, dealing with senior business leaders, energized by influencing and working with people, and able to effectively & independently manage complex projects & stakeholders.

• Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years of professional experience in reward required; up to 5 years preferred
• Strong analytical mindset and capabilities a must; experience with Microsoft PowerPoint and Excel (vlookups, pivot tables, macros, etc.); experience with Workday
• High learning agility with continuous improvement mindset; excellent communication & interpersonal skills with ability to influence stakeholders at all levels of the organization; proactive & self-motivated approach with strong drive to deliver outstanding results