JOB DESCRIPTION About Herbert Smith FreehillsAs one of the world's leading law firms, we advise many of the largest and most ambitious organisations across all major regions of the globe.
With over 5,000 people, including 3,100 lawyers and over 2,000 business services professionals, operating from our global network of offices across Asia Pacific, Europe, the Middle East and North America, Herbert Smith Freehills is at the heart of the new global business landscape providing premium quality, full-service legal advice.We recognise that the success of our business and our clients relies on the skills, knowledge and ideas of all our people.
Our environment is one in which high performance is expected, in return, we will provide you with rewards and opportunities tailored to your personal and professional goals.
The OpportunityWe are seeking a Reward Specialist (known internally as a Senior Reward Adviser) to join our national Human Resources team.
Based in our Sydney or Melbourne office, you will work closely with the Senior Reward and Benefits Manager to deliver the regional remuneration and benefits strategy.In this role, you will:Play a leading role in the annual remuneration processes alongside HRBPs.Advise HR on remuneration, including job matching, market pricing, pay decisions, and new hire terms.Source and interpret market data from surveys and market intelligence.Benchmark salary and bonus structures for market competitiveness.Develop and administer incentive schemes.Manage remuneration and talent review modules in Workday, including setup, training, and guides.Manage key benefits programs, including Superannuation, with the Senior Benefits and Wellbeing Adviser, APAC.Prepare regulatory and operational reports, including WGEA submission analysis.Identify trends in reward, headcount, attrition, diversity, talent management, and resourcing.To be considered for this role, you must have:Unrestricted working rights in Australia.Tertiary qualifications in HR, Commerce, or a related discipline.Previous experience working in a remuneration or HR function within a large business.Advanced capability in Excel.To excel in this role, you will have:Experience working with HR information systems, Workday preferable.Strong interpersonal skills, with an ability to engage with colleagues across our firm.A highly professional approach, exhibited in your verbal and written communications.Strong numerical and analytical skills with the ability to identify trends and patterns.A high degree of comfort dealing with complex and unstructured data sets.Prior experience generating high quality reports.A creative approach to presenting data insights to various stakeholder groups.The team:Our competitive advantage is our people and our culture.
Our Human Resources team works closely with leaders and people across the business to recruit exceptional people, nurture their development and guide their careers.
As a member of our HR team, you will be working in a supportive and collaborative regional and global team of professionals that deliver HR business partnering, resource management, graduate and lateral recruitment, HR operations and compliance, global mobility, reward and remuneration, organisational development and diversity and inclusion.Herbert Smith Freehills is ranked as the 20th Top Graduate Employer across all sectors (AAGE) andNumber 1 'Attraction Firm', Lawyers Weekly Legal Firm of Choice 2022-23.What you can expect from us:We're a world leading international law firm with a global team of over 5,000 professionals.
As the market leader in Australia, we are committed to high performance, collaboration, diversity, and digital innovation.
We are client-centred, commercially driven, and renowned for our solution-focused expertise.
We will align your growth with our ambitions.We make your personal and professional growth our business.
And as part of the team, our ambition is yours too.
Wherever you are in your career: grow and help the firm grow with you.We will provide opportunities to learn on the job as well as a mix of learning opportunities tailored to you.
Daily experiences, supportive challenges, team collaboration, mentors, and structured learning opportunities help you to expand your knowledge and reach your goals.We value your wellbeing, both at home and work and we place a strong emphasis on mental health.
If you need support, you'll have it and we'll empower you to harness your personal strengths, navigate uncertainty, embrace opportunities, and effectively manage things within your control.For more benefits on offer such as our 26 weeks paid parental leave, holistic wellbeing fund or home office allowance please .Join us to be part of a human, bold and outstanding team at Australia's market leading law firm.We encourage applications from individuals of diverse backgrounds, including but not limited to First Nations, LGBTIQA+ and neurodivergent individuals, as well as individuals of all ages, cultures, genders, and abilities.
We're a safe, inclusive, and equitable workplace and celebrate the diversity of our people.TeamHuman ResourcesWorking PatternFull timeLocationMelbourne, SydneyContract typePermanent ContractDiversity & InclusionAt Herbert Smith Freehills you will be part of a diverse, innovative culture where high performance, client focus and highly engaged people are our differentiator.
People at our firm come from a range of backgrounds and bring a wide variety of experiences and perspectives to their work with us.
We strive to ensure that our inclusive environment means you feel valued and able to perform at your best by being your authentic self at work.
We know that our future success not only depends on being innovative and progressive in the changing legal market but, most importantly, on our people feeling highly engaged in meaningful work.We understand that you have commitments and personal interests outside of work and we strive to create a working environment based on mutual trust and respect, in which you can perform at your best whilst maintaining sustainable balance across your life.