AVP, Rewards

WHY JOIN US?

• We practice a vibrant & energetic office culture.
• We provide opportunities for career advancement within the company.
• Good performance is always rewarded accordingly.

“ It's our people that make Astro Malaysia’s leading entertainment company. We are an inclusive employer, to enable everyone at Astro to be their best. We embrace differences – we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of our employees, our products/services and our community. We also understand and appreciate that diversity is a driver of creativity and innovation, which will make our business more competitive, compelling and profitable. ”

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

Key Responsibilities

1. Reward Strategy & Governance

• Contribute to the design, governance, and implementation of the organisation’s total rewards strategy, covering base pay, variable pay, long-term incentives, and benefits.
• Execute annual compensation cycles including salary review, bonus, and incentive programs; support calibration sessions to ensure fairness and internal equity.
• Conduct and manage job evaluation (e.g., Mercer, HAY, Towers Watson), job levelling exercises, and internal career architecture reviews.

1. Performance Management

• Partner with HRBPs to manage the end-to-end performance management cycle (goal setting, mid-year, year-end review).
• Enhance and modernise performance frameworks to support a culture of accountability, agility, and continuous feedback.
• Develop tools, frameworks, and analytics that drive transparent, consistent, and outcomes-based performance evaluations.

1. Market Intelligence & Benchmarking

• Monitor market trends, regulatory developments, and evolving reward philosophies to ensure the organisation remains competitive and compliant.
• Manage external survey providers, consultants, and benchmarking activities; interpret market data to drive informed reward decisions.
• Recommend innovative, flexible, and employee-centric reward solutions aligned with talent and business needs.

1. Data Analytics & Insights

• Perform advanced compensation analytics, modelling, and scenario planning to support reward recommendations and business cases.
• Analyse pay equity, performance distribution, workforce trends, and reward effectiveness; generate insights for leadership.
• Strengthen data-driven decision-making in rewards and performance through dashboards and analytical tools.

1. Ad Hoc Projects

• Lead or support strategic reward projects including long-term incentive program redesigns, policy reviews, and digital enablement of reward processes.
• Contribute to broader people strategy initiatives to support organisational transformation and future workforce needs.

REQUIREMENTS

Qualifications & Requirements

• Minimum 8+ years of experience in Total Rewards and Performance Management, ideally within financial services or similarly complex, fast-paced industries.
• Hands-on expertise in job evaluation, job levelling and compensation frameworks.
• Experience designing or supporting long-term incentive plans (LTIPs) and broad-based variable pay programs.
• Solid analytical, modelling, and problem-solving skills; proficient in compensation analytics tools (e.g., Excel advanced functions, Power BI, HRIS/comp systems).
• Strong understanding of current and emerging reward trends, including agile rewards, personalisation, pay-for-performance, skills-based pay, and flexible benefits.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills and ability to communicate complex reward topics clearly.