Head of Reward, APAC

Shanghai
Contract
Full-time

15 days ago

Job Description :**We are in summer holiday season with stakeholders' traveling schedules to cope with, please bear with us that some of the initial application results may not be out until early to mid September.**About UsWith over 200 brands sold in nearly 180 countries, we’re the world’s leading premium drinks company. Bring your passion and use your curiosity as you explore, collaborate, and innovate to build brands consumers love. Together with passionate people from all over the world, you’ll test new ideas, learn and grow, and unlock a brighter, more exciting future.Join us to create a career worth celebrating!About the RoleThis pivotal APAC Head of Reward role provides thought leadership to enable the effective delivery of the reward function goals within the wider HR and business strategy. Ultimately this position is responsible for providing long term competitive advantage to the business in terms of best talent attraction, motivation and employee retention through compensation and benefit programs.The role leads on the total reward agenda for the Asia Pacific Region, managing a team of three analysts and responsible for delivering competitive Total Reward offerings to ~1200 colleagues across 10+ markets (including China, Taiwan, South Korea, Japan, Indonesia, Australia, Thailand, Vietnam, Singapore and Philippines) ensuring alignment to our global reward philosophy and strategy.Reporting into the Global Head of Market Reward and being part of Diageo’s Global Reward COE, this position will also play a key role in our ongoing efforts aimed at delivering step-change improvements in our global programs & practices.The role will be based in Shanghai, China.Responsibilities:

Represents and aligns Diageo’s global Total Rewards philosophy, strategy and priorities to the needs and priorities of the region and its individual markets in partnership with key stakeholders
Partners with market leadership teams and HR to support the delivery of talent and people priorities
Provides advice on all key reward enablers – including market data acquisition and analysis, salary management, job evaluation, incentive plan design, policy development and total reward communications
Directly manages and develops a team of three to deliver on all regional/market Reward priorities
Leverages strong business acumen and deep domain expertise to serve as trusted advisor to Regional HRD, market HRBPs and senior business leaders across the region
Ensures appropriate execution of annual compensation planning process and budget cycle; prepares and delivers summary reviews with regional leadership
Accountable for any global Reward pillar (e.g. sales incentive plan design or recognition or performance management, etc.) and will work collaboratively across the global COE to enhance it's effectiveness
Responsible for design, delivery and financial forecasting of all benefit programs in line with Diageo’s global benefits philosophy, strategy and standards of care
Leads insured employee benefit renewals in partnership with regional broker and Diageo captive
Ensures high quality benefits delivery through effective vendor management
Stays abreast of external trends and best practices through active participation in regional compensation & benefits forum
Develops and / or implement market leading policies, practices and programme that support flexibility, wellness and create a fulfilling employee experience
Review & deliver a differentiated competitive total reward offerings across APAC geographies, allowing us to attract and retain the best talent / critical skillset
Represents the needs, interests and priorities of the region to the Reward Leadership Team
Helps shape, lead and/or participate in global total reward program & transformation projects

Qualifications & Experience

8+ years compensation and benefits management experience
4+ years of people management / team leadership experience
Must be legally eligible to work in Shanghai, China
Fluent Mandarin Chinese and English language skills
Experience with insurance brokerage arrangements
Advanced computer software skills including MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Excellent interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills
Strong problem-solving, decision-making and time management skills
Ability to quickly gather facts/data, analyze and formulate actionable insights
Exceptional consultative skills, able to effectively influence stakeholders of all levels
Understanding for the component parts of HR and how to deliver high-quality service(s) across multiple markets and client groups
Strong self-starter who is eager to learn and has the tenacity to follow through on assigned projects to successful completion
Familiarity with Workday and Willis Towers Watson’s Global Grading System preferred

Working with UsCelebrating our inclusive and diverse culture is core to Diageo’s purpose of “celebrating life every day everywhere”. This purpose is in itself inclusive in nature as it values everybody irrespective of background, disability, religion, gender identity, sexuality or ethnicity.We know that for our business to thrive and for Diageo to realize its ambition, we depend on having diverse talent with a range of backgrounds, skills and capabilities in each of the 180 countries in which we operate and to reflect our broad consumer base. We view diversity as one of the key enablers that helps our business to grow and our values, purpose and standards set the conditions for us to respect the unique contribution each person brings.Flexibility is key to success in our business and many of our staff work flexibly in many different ways, including part-time, compressed hours, flexible location. Please talk to us about what flexibility means to you and don’t let anything stop you from applying.Feel inspired? Then this may be the opportunity for you.Worker Type : Fixed Term Contract (Fixed Term)Primary Location: ShanghaiAdditional Locations :Job Posting Start Date : 2025-08-20

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