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Director of Compensation

Kuala Lumpur Permanent MYR360,000 - MYR480,000 per year View Job Description
An exciting opportunity for an experienced Director of Compensation to drive the execution of enterprise-wide reward programmes across multiple countries and business units. This role combines operational excellence, stakeholder engagement, and team leadership while supporting broader reward strategy initiatives.
  • Drive regional compensation execution across multiple markets
  • Newly created leadership role with high business visibility

About Our Client

Our client is a leading regional organisation with a strong focus on employee rewards, governance, and people excellence. As part of its continued growth and transformation, the business is strengthening its rewards function through the creation of this leadership position.

Job Description

  • Lead the end-to-end delivery of compensation and reward programmes across multiple countries and business entities.
  • Drive annual remuneration activities, including salary reviews, bonus exercises, promotions and long-term incentive plans.
  • Oversee the implementation and administration of incentive and performance-based reward programmes.
  • Manage compensation budgets, forecasting, cost monitoring and bonus provisions.
  • Provide market benchmarking, job evaluation and compensation advisory support to business leaders and HR stakeholders.
  • Ensure robust governance, compliance, audit readiness and operational controls across all compensation activities.
  • Partner closely with HR, Finance, Payroll and business leaders to execute reward initiatives effectively.
  • Lead and develop a high-performing compensation team, driving capability building and continuous improvement.
  • Support broader compensation strategy initiatives by translating plans into effective execution.
  • Manage complex reward cycles involving diverse stakeholder groups across multiple markets.

The Successful Applicant

A successful Director of Compensation should have:

  • Minimum 10 years' experience in Compensation & Rewards, with 15+ years preferred.
  • Proven leadership experience managing compensation operations and reward execution teams.
  • Strong expertise in salary reviews, bonus administration, sales incentives, benchmarking and compensation governance.
  • Experience managing large-scale regional or multi-country compensation programmes.

What's on Offer

  • Attractive benefits package: Comprehensive rewards and benefits programme within a leading organisation.
  • Career opportunity: Unique opportunity to shape and lead a newly created compensation function with regional exposure.



If you are ready to take on this impactful role, we encourage you to apply.

Contact
Jillian Yeow
Quote job ref
JN-092026-7103772
Phone number
+60323024020

Job summary

Function
Human Resources
Specialisation
Reward
What is your area of specialisation?
Financial Services
Location
Kuala Lumpur
Contract Type
Permanent
Consultant name
Jillian Yeow
Consultant contact
+60323024020
Job Reference
JN-092026-7103772

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.