Manager, Reward & People Operations, UpGuard

UpGuard

Location:
Australia, Melbourne ▼
Sydney
Brisbane
Hobart

Category:
Human Resources

Contract Type:
Employment contract

Salary:

Not provided

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Job Description:

As part of the People & Culture team, this role brings together reward, benefits, operations, and compliance - building the foundations that enable our people and business to scale confidently. You'll design smart systems, drive pay and benefits strategy, and ensure compliance across all global locations. This is a hands-on, high-impact role that blends strategy with precision execution in a fast-growing global tech company of 300 people.

Job Responsibility:

Design, manage, and evolve our global reward strategy
Lead the annual remuneration review process
Advise leaders and executives on pay positioning, market trends, and reward
Oversee benefits programs
Own reward and recognition programs
Establish and maintain compliance infrastructure
Develop and maintain operational processes
Partner with Finance and Legal to align compensation, benefits, and compliance frameworks
Continuously improve our People Operations systems

Requirements:

Deep understanding of global compensation and benefits principles - base pay design, incentive structures, benchmarking, and pay equity
Strong grounding in US employment compliance, with the ability to navigate multiple international jurisdictions
Experience leading or maturing annual remuneration and benefits cycles in a fast-growing or global organisation
Operational acumen - able to design processes and systems that balance compliance, scalability, and efficiency
Analytical strength - confident using data and market insights to influence and inform business decisions
Proven ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery in a small, fast-moving team
Curiosity, pragmatism, and a bias for building systems that scale

Nice to have:

Experience in a tech or global SaaS environment, where reward, benefits, and operations are strategic levers for growth
Familiarity with start-up or scale-up environments, building infrastructure from the ground up
A mindset that sees reward as storytelling - connecting pay, benefits, and recognition to performance and purpose
Comfort operating with ambiguity while establishing rigorous standards for compliance and operational excellence

What we offer:

Monthly Lifestyle subsidy for financial, physical, and mental well-being
WFH set-up allowance
$1,500 USD annual Learning & Development allowance
Generous Annual Leave/PTO allowances
18 weeks paid Parental Leave
Personal Leave allowance
Fully remote working environment
Top-spec hardware
Generative AI subsidy

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
October 24, 2025

Employment Type:

Fulltime

Work Type:

Remote work

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