Reward Manager

Your part in a changing world

At QBE, our purpose is to enable a more resilient future.

We’re an international insurer and reinsurer with a local presence in 27 countries.

Leveraging our deep expertise and insights, QBE offers commercial, personal and specialty products and risk management solutions to help people and businesses manage risks, build strength and embrace change to their advantage.

We’ve been cultivating resilience since 1886, when our founders started a marine insurance company in Townsville, Australia to give early pioneers a safeguard against uncertainty. Today, we employ more than 11,600 people around the world, and our product portfolio includes property, motor, crop, energy, marine and aviation insurance.

The opportunity: 

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced reward professional to join our Group Performance and Reward team.

Reporting into the Head of Reward, this role will see you developing, implementing, and communicating QBE’s employee reward (remuneration and benefits) program to support achievement of business initiative.

In this position, you will:

• Contribute to the development and actively drive the reward strategy, ensuring alignment between both local and global reward strategy plans and best practice to meet the needs of the business, improve stakeholder experience and maintain governance standards
• Ensure effective reward program administration by developing and managing consistent application of policies and practices regarding job evaluation, job levelling, titling, local requirements, salary administration, to support our culture and compliance obligations
• Manage annual reward cycles, such as annual merit review process, including data validation, system testing, process improvement and education of People business partners
• Partner with various internal stakeholders to ensure all reward decisions and processes comply with legal and regulatory requirements
• Function as a trusted advisor to the business including senior leadership and Group Executives globally for all Reward matters
• Prepare remuneration board papers for Fiji and present to the Fiji Board.
• Act as a point of reference to guide and advise junior colleagues and others to ensure the sharing of knowledge and best practices
• Contribute and support wider projects that include a reward remit, such as participation on global reward team projects

Your story so far:

• Bachelor’s Degree in HR, business or equivalent work experience would be ideal
• Proven experience working on remuneration and benefits within a complex organisation
• Strong analytical and numerical skills
• Drive multiple projects simultaneously with a proven track record of superior results
• Be an effective problem solver who can provide solutions to difficult situations
• Strong attention to detail with high level accuracy

We are here to support you

We offer a range of benefits to help provide holistic support for your work life, whatever your circumstances. As an QBE employee you will have access to and benefit from:

• ‘Hybrid Working’ – a mix of working from home and in the office to enhance your work/life balance
• Our ‘At My Best’ wellbeing program, including free holistic wellbeing coaching, nutritional, confidential counselling, financial and legal advice
• 12 weeks’ gender-equal flexible leave for all new parents, including paid super
• The ability to maximise retirement savings through voluntary super contributions and company matching
• Income protection insurance & reimbursed Death and Total Permanent Disability insurance premiums
• Additional leave and support through QBE’s Family Domestic Violence First Responder Network
• Discounts on insurance products, car hire, hotels, goods and services including benefits through our various sports and arts sponsorship partners

We value our employee’s experience with us and are proud to have been recognised for the following awards:

• 2021 LinkedIn Top Employer & HRD Employer of Choice
• 2020 Best Workplace Diversity & Inclusion and Excellence Award for Best Health & Wellbeing at the Australian HR Awards
• Gold Employer status for 2019, 2020 & 2021 Australian Workplace Equality Index (AWEI) – the definitive national benchmark on LGBTQ workplace inclusion
• Ranked 6th place in the AAGE Top Graduate Employers 2021 as voted by graduates
• Top 20 Workplaces for Dads in 2019 and 2020 (HBF Direct Advice for Dads)

Join us!

Click APPLY to submit your application. Successful applicants will need to complete work rights, police and credit checks through our online provider as a condition of employment.

QBE takes a risk and compliance approach to COVID-19 vaccination and strongly encourages our employees to be vaccinated. Some roles require COVID-19 vaccination to perform the role.  When relevant we will ask you to share your vaccination status as part of the application process.  We won’t be able to progress with applications where candidates choose not to disclose their status for roles that require vaccination in line with our risk and compliance approach.

QBE recognise the value of diverse perspectives and experience. We are committed to an inclusive workplace where everyone feels valued and respected for who they are. If we can provide support with access requirements, alternative work arrangements or you would like to connect with one of our networks please contact us at recruitment@qbe.com