Lead Total Rewards Partner

US - San Francisco · Full-time · Hybrid · Posted Oct 15, 2026

At a glance

Airwallex is the AI-native financial operating system for a real-time, intelligent economy. More than 675,000 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 https://www.airwallex.com/en-us/operating-principles to see it in full.

The Lead Total Rewards Partner will serve as the first dedicated Total Rewards team member for the Americas region, responsible for building the operating model for compensation, benefits, and equity programs.
This role involves partnering with a globally distributed team to design and implement rewards strategies that support the company's growth across the US, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico.

Own the Americas Total Rewards program with end-to-end responsibility for compensation, benefits design, and equity programs.
Lead compensation planning, benchmarking, and pay decisions including salary structures, geographic differentials, and bonus cycles.
Design benefits programs and lead plan renewals, broker negotiations, and transition project management.
Partner with the global Total Rewards team on US stock plan administration including RSUs, ISOs, and ESPP mechanics.
Lead global and regional Total Rewards projects, including the Americas rollout of the equity framework and IPO-readiness initiatives.
Use market data, benchmarking, and financial modeling to influence decisions and translate complex analysis for leadership.
Partner with Talent Acquisition, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, and Equity teams on compensation and organizational strategy.
Build practical processes and documentation for Americas Total Rewards while working independently across time zones.

10+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation, or benefits, including supporting employee populations across the Americas.
Experience owning or building a complete Total Rewards program spanning compensation, benefits, and equity.
Experience designing benefits programs and managing plan renewals, including broker and insurance carrier negotiations.
Strong compensation analytics capability, including market benchmarking, salary range architecture, and geographic pay differentials.
Working knowledge of US equity compensation and stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, and ESPP.
Experience at a late-stage private, pre-IPO, or recently public company.
Track record of leading complex Total Rewards projects from design through implementation.
Strong business partnering, judgment, and communication skills.

Experience supporting multi-region Total Rewards programs where the global framework is set outside your own time zone.
Familiarity with compensation, equity, and HR systems such as Carta, Shareworks, BambooHR, or Workday.
Experience using survey and benchmarking sources such as Radford, Compensia, Mercer, or Aon.
Experience with 401(k), ERISA, US pay transparency, or benefits compliance.
Experience supporting IPO readiness, equity plan governance, tax reporting, or SEC-related considerations.
Experience building a Total Rewards function from the ground up in a high-growth technology, fintech, or payments company.

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