The Compensation & Benefits Lead is accountable for shaping and evolving the organisation’s reward strategy across Australia and New Zealand, ensuring remuneration and benefits frameworks are competitive, commercially aligned, and fit for purpose.
This role acts as a trusted subject matter expert to senior leaders, People Partners, and the broader People & Capability function, providing high-quality advice on remuneration, benefits and governance. It ensures reward decisions effectively support attraction, retention, and performance, while maintaining a strong focus on equity, risk management, and legislative compliance.
Lead the design and governance of enterprise-wide reward frameworks
Own job architecture, evaluation methodologies and pay structures
Provide data-led remuneration insights using market benchmarking
Partner with leaders on complex pay positioning and equity issues
Oversee annual remuneration cycles and incentive frameworks
Ensure alignment with Awards, EA obligations and regulatory compliance
Analyse reward effectiveness and optimise program outcomes
Embed reward governance, controls and decision-making frameworks
Tertiary qualified with significant experience in enterprise reward functions
Deep expertise in remuneration benchmarking, market data and pay positioning
Advanced capability in job architecture, evaluation frameworks (e.g. Mercer/Hay) and salary structures
Strong knowledge of Fair Work, Awards, Enterprise Agreements and reward governance
Highly commercial, data-led advisor with proven ability to influence senior stakeholders
Our Offer:
At Liebherr, we value your well-being. We offer a culture of recognition and reward, celebrating your contributions and ensuring you feel valued.
You'll have access to generous benefits like retail and medical insurance discounts, bonus leave days, parental leave, and comprehensive training programs, fostering your personal and professional growth.
Diversity and Inclusion:
Diversity and inclusion sit at the heart of the Liebherr Group's Core Values.
We are committed to building a workforce that is representative of the communities in which we live, work and operate. Our culture thrives on mutual respect, teamwork and diversity of thought in the workplace
Culture:
We are dedicated to seeing our employees work together in an environment that fosters the true meaning of collaboration; a culture that creates the highest quality, cutting-edge products, long-lasting relationships, and improved organisational and individual capabilities. We aim to give our employees an opportunity to grow and develop their careers.
PLEASE NOTE: Applicants successful in progressing past interview stage will be required to undergo a pre-employment process including National Police Clearance and Medical Screening process which includes drug and alcohol testing.
How to Apply:
Please apply via the link below.
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Have we awoken your interest? Then we look forward to receiving your online application. If you have any questions, please contact Craig Salmon.
One Passion. Many Opportunities.
Liebherr-Australia Pty Ltd is part of the Liebherr Group, which employs nearly 50,000 people, in more than 140 companies and 50 countries on every continent. Liebherr's decades of experience, knowledge, and dedication to the highest quality and most reliable technologies makes Liebherr a respected leader and a trustworthy partner to industry. Liebherr-Australia is responsible for selling and servicing earthmoving machines, mining machines, mobile cranes, tower cranes, maritime cranes as well as deep foundation machines throughout Australia and New Zealand. Though the company's 20 hectare Head Office Complex is based in Adelaide, Australia, the commitment to, and support of, New Zealand customers is unwavering.
Liebherr-Australia Pty. Ltd.
1 Dr Willi Liebherr Drive
5096 Adelaide
Australia (AU)
Craig Salmon
craig.salmon@liebherr.com
Established in 1949, the Liebherr Group today is not only one of the biggest construction equipment manufacturers in the world, but also offers high-quality, user-oriented products and services in many other areas. The family-run technology company employs nearly 50,000 people in over 150 companies worldwide.
Liebherr’s product range includes the segments Earthmoving, Deep Foundation Machines, Mobile and Crawler Cranes, Tower Cranes, Concrete Technology, Material Handling Technology, Mining, Maritime Cranes, Aerospace and Transportation Systems, Gear Technology and Automation Systems, Refrigeration and Freezing, Components as well as Hotels in Ireland, Austria and Germany.
The Group’s parent company is Liebherr-International AG located in Bulle, Switzerland, which is entirely owned by members of the Liebherr family.
Career possibilities can be found online: https://www.liebherr.com/en/deu/career/career.html
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