Remuneration and Benefits Specialist

Are you an experienced remuneration, benefits or payroll professional looking to make a broader impact across global markets?

At Comvita, we're looking for a Remuneration & Benefits Specialist to help build, support and shape our global reward, benefits and payroll practices. This is an exciting opportunity to work across multiple countries, influence and design reward frameworks, and provide valuable insights that help attract, retain and reward great people.

And let's be honest, if you're the kind of person who enjoys wading through complexity, untangling messy problems, creating order from chaos, and making things work better than they did before, you'll love this role. You'll have the opportunity to improve processes, solve challenging people and payroll puzzles, and make a tangible impact across our global business.

About the Role

In this specialist role, you'll work closely with People & Culture, Finance, regional leaders and external partners to:

• Clarifying, defining and improving rem and benefits data across the business
• Manage payroll processes across key markets and support broader global payroll operations.
• Conduct remuneration analysis, salary benchmarking and job evaluation activities.
• Support annual salary review, bonus and incentive programmes.
• Manage employee benefits programmes and renewals across multiple markets.
• Develop reward policies, frameworks and governance practices.
• Deliver reporting and analytics that support strategic business decisions.

Key Skills & Experience

You'll bring:

• Experience in remuneration, compensation & benefits, payroll, reward or HR operations.
• Experience working across multiple countries, currencies or employment environments.
• Strong payroll process knowledge and experience working with payroll systems and providers.
• Salary benchmarking, job evaluation or remuneration review experience.
• Advanced Excel and data analysis capabilities.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to handle confidential information with discretion. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills.

Desirable

• Experience with global HRIS/payroll platforms.
• Knowledge of pay equity, gender pay gap reporting and reward governance.
• Experience supporting reward practices in Singapore, Malaysia or wider Asian markets.

Working with us

At Comvita, you will be part of a purpose-driven business with a proud legacy and a bold future. You will have the opportunity to make a real impact on the safety and wellbeing of our people while working in a supportive, values-led environment.

We offer competitive remuneration, and benefits including:

• An opportunity to join a team who are passionate about doing business in a way where people and bees can thrive together in harmony.
• True Hybrid working
• Birthday leave - a paid day off for your birthday every year
• Private health insurance- add your family members at a discounted rate
• Life and trauma insurances
• Frequent supply of Comvita products
• Increased KiwiSaver employer contribution of 4%
• Additional family benefits such as enhanced parental leave allowances

Ready to apply

If you think you would be a great fit for our team, submit your application here with your CV and cover letter.

Note:We kindly ask that you submit a cover letter written in your own words, as we are already quite familiar with the tone and structure of AI-generated letters. After all, we are looking to hire a person, not AI, and getting a sense of who you are reallymatters to us. Give us something only a real human (like you!) could write.

Comvita's Commitment to Ethical Employment Practice

Comvita is committed to upholding the rights of young workers and ensuring that child labour has no place in our operations or supply chain. We do not employ individuals under the age of 18 and strictly prohibit anyone under 18 from performing work that may involve hazardous conditions or materials.

We do not tolerate the use of child labour or forced labour in any part of our business or among our suppliers. No child is to be involved in the production of our products or in the provision of materials or services to Comvita.

This commitment reflects our core values and our responsibility to support safe, fair, and ethical working conditions across all aspects of our business.

Comvita is an organisation which is committed to well-being, diversity and equity. We celebrate diversity and nurture belonging within our global team. We welcome diversity of people, ideas, talents and experiences. If you have any support or access requirements, we encourage you to advise us so we can support you through your recruitment journey.