Lead the design and delivery of enterprise‑wide reward and remuneration frameworks that directly support performance, equity and regulatory excellence at Australian Retirement Trust. This is a rare opportunity to shape reward strategy, influence senior leaders and drive outcomes that matter for millions of members at ART!

Why join us?

• You'll get 14% super as standard, to help your future come alive.
• Unleash your potential and build a career to be proud of through excellent training and development opportunities.
• Balance your work between in-person days at our purpose-built hubs and working from home.
• In the office, enjoy end of trip facilities, a yoga and multi-faith room, parent and carer rooms, quiet rooms, BrewHub coffee facilities, and collaborative team spaces.

About the role

As Manager – Reward, you’ll lead the design, delivery and governance of Australian Retirement Trust’s reward, recognition and global mobility frameworks. This role plays a critical part in ensuring fair, compliant and market‑competitive remuneration outcomes that support high performance and reinforce ART’s values. Working closely with senior leaders, People & Culture partners and governance forums, you’ll provide expert advice and insight across enterprise‑wide performance and reward activities. You’ll also lead key annual cycles and disclosures while continuously evolving reward practices to meet regulatory requirements and organisational strategy. This is a highly visible role with the opportunity to influence outcomes that matter for our people and our members.

Key aspects of the role include:

• Leading the end‑to‑end delivery of core reward activities, including the Performance and Remuneration Review cycle
• Designing, maintaining and governing reward, recognition and global mobility frameworks and policies
• Providing expert remuneration advice to senior leaders, committees and governance forums
• Preparing high‑quality reward‑related submissions and papers for executive and Board‑level audiences
• Overseeing reward disclosures, including annual remuneration reporting and regulatory requirements
• Driving pay equity analysis, role sizing, benchmarking and market insights
• Monitoring regulatory developments and industry best practice to ensure ongoing compliance
• Building strong partnerships across People & Culture, Risk, Legal and Finance
• Leading, coaching and developing a high‑performing Reward and Recognition team

About you

It goes without saying you'll be a great communicator with top notch interpersonal skills. We'll also expect you to pick up problems and come up with quick, creative ways to solve them. It's quite likely you tick some of the following boxes too:

• A highly experienced people leader with a proven track record leading, coaching and developing specialist reward or remuneration teams
• Demonstrated success operating as a senior leader, influencing outcomes and providing trusted advice to executives and Board‑level stakeholders
• Deep technical expertise across remuneration, reward and performance frameworks, including complex governance and regulatory environments
• Extensive experience designing, implementing and governing enterprise‑wide remuneration and reward programs
• Strong capability leading annual remuneration and performance review cycles end‑to‑end in large or complex organisations
• Advanced analytical skills, with hands‑on experience in role sizing, benchmarking, market analysis and pay equity reporting
• Confidence navigating complex reward issues, assessing risk and providing pragmatic, well‑considered recommendations
• Highly developed communication skills, with the ability to translate technical remuneration concepts into clear, compelling advice
• A collaborative leadership style, with a strong ability to partner across People & Culture and broader enterprise functions

About us

Our 2.4 million members trust us to take care of over $330 billion in retirement savings. And we help them take charge of their finances and face the future with confidence. Our inclusive culture means you’ll be valued and heard in a respectful workplace. We've created an environment where you can be yourself and do amazing work. It's that simple.

Apply online now

Everyone is welcome to apply. We value diverse thinking, cultures, perspectives, backgrounds, and abilities. Awaken your career at Australian Retirement Trust and apply now.

We don’t want to leave you with a monstrous wait. So, you’ll hear from us after the closing date to find out whether you’ve made it through to the next round or not. Being fair and up-front is important to us – and recruitment is no different.