Senior Total Rewards Partner (Fintech)

Location: San Francisco office; work onsite Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays

Estimated base salary: $145,000–$210,000 per year, plus potential equity and bonus.

Company

Airwallex is a fintech company building AI-native financial infrastructure and payment solutions for global commerce.

What you will do

• Own the Americas Total Rewards program across the US, Canada, Brazil, and Mexico, covering compensation, benefits, and equity.
• Lead compensation planning, benchmarking, salary structures, geographic differentials, merit and bonus cycles, and offer guidance.
• Design benefits programs, manage renewals, negotiate with brokers and insurance carriers, and coordinate regional implementation.
• Partner on US stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP mechanics, vesting, taxation, grants, and governance.
• Lead regional and global projects, including equity framework rollout and IPO-readiness initiatives.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, People, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Equity, and executive leadership on rewards strategy and compliance.

Requirements

• 8+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation, or benefits, including support for employee populations across the Americas.
• Experience owning or building a complete Total Rewards program spanning compensation, benefits, and equity.
• Strong compensation analytics experience with market benchmarking, salary range architecture, geographic pay differentials, compensation cycles, modeling, and projections.
• Working knowledge of US equity compensation and stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP, vesting, and taxation.
• Experience at a late-stage private, pre-IPO, or recently public company, including equity program changes and governance requirements.
• Strong business partnering, judgment, communication, and independent project leadership skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with Carta, Shareworks, BambooHR, Workday, Radford, Compensia, Mercer, or Aon.
• Experience with 401(k), ERISA, US pay transparency, benefits compliance, IPO readiness, tax reporting, or SEC-related matters.
• Experience building a Total Rewards function in a high-growth technology, fintech, or payments company.

Culture & Benefits

• Work with a globally distributed People and Talent team across multiple countries and time zones.
• Operate with significant ownership, autonomy, and flexibility while building new systems and programs.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, disability and life insurance, and well-being benefits.
• US-based employees receive 20 paid vacation days and 12 paid company holidays annually.