Total Rewards Specialist

Contract Type:

Temp

Location:

Sydney

Contact Name:

Emily Borthwick

Contact Email:

emily@maydayrecruitment.com

Contact Phone:

0431 720 939

Date Published:

12-May-2026

MAYDAY Recruitment is excited to be partnering with a leading retailer who is on the lookout for a Total Rewards Specialist to come in and help run some key projects. This will be on a temporary basis while they recruit permanently, which means this could turn into a longer term position for the right candidate.

What’s in it for you:
  • Part-time role (3 days per week), offering excellent work life balance
  • Flexible on days, tailored to suit your schedule
  • Hybrid working model: 2 days in the office, 1 day from home
  • Supportive, welcoming, and collaborative team environment
  • Start ASAP!
  • Temporary opportunity with strong potential for extension
  • Great opportunity to get your foot in the door with a leading global retailer
  • CBD office location, easily accessible by public transport
  • Hourly rate paid weekly: from $50–$70 + super (depending on experience)
The Role:
You will initially support two key Total Rewards projects:
  • WGEA reporting , including analysis and submission of workforce and gender pay data in line with compliance requirements
  • Mercer compensation projects , including market benchmarking, job evaluation, and pay structure analysis to support competitiveness and internal equity
Following the completion of these projects, there will be opportunity to support additional reward initiatives across the broader team, including:
  • Supporting compensation and total rewards processes aligned to global frameworks
  • Assisting with salary reviews, budgeting, and reward initiatives
  • Contributing to policy compliance, job frameworks, and rewards communications
  • Supporting compensation analysis, including pay equity and market benchmarking
  • Maintaining accurate employee and compensation data and supporting system integrity
  • Analysing workforce and reward data to identify trends and insights
About you:
  • A collaborative team player who thrives in a fast paced environment
  • Open to feedback and comfortable communicating in a clear, direct, and professional way, with a collaborative and approachable style.
  • A compensation subject matter expert with strong knowledge of reward frameworks and tools
  • Confident in stakeholder engagement and relationship management
  • Highly analytical with strong numerical capability and attention to detail
  • Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with complex datasets
  • Experienced in interpreting market data, policies, and reward practices
Experience required:
  • Ideally come with 5+ years experience in compensation and reward programs
  • Hands on experience across base pay, benefits, total rewards, variable pay, and job architecture frameworks
If this sounds opportunity sounds like you, apply now!  
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