Lead Total Rewards Partner (Fintech)

Location: San Francisco office attendance required on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays

Estimated base salary: $145K–$210K annually, plus equity and bonus eligibility.

Company

Airwallex provides an AI-native financial operating system and global payments infrastructure for businesses and financial product builders.

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 and broker negotiations, and coordinate regional implementation with People Operations.
• Partner on US stock plan administration, including RSUs, ISOs, ESPP mechanics, vesting, taxation, grants, governance, and employee communications.
• Lead regional and global rewards projects, including equity framework rollout and IPO-readiness initiatives.
• Partner with Talent Acquisition, People Partners, Payroll, Finance, Legal, Equity, and executive leadership on rewards strategy, compliance, systems, and budgets.

Requirements

• 10+ years of experience in total rewards, compensation, or benefits supporting employee populations across the Americas.
• Experience owning or building complete Total Rewards programs spanning compensation, benefits, and equity.
• Strong compensation analytics skills, including benchmarking, salary range architecture, geographic pay differentials, 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 and leading complex programs from design through implementation.
• Ability to work independently across time zones and influence senior stakeholders without formal authority.

Nice to have

• Experience with Carta, Shareworks, BambooHR, Workday, Radford, Compensia, Mercer, or Aon.
• Knowledge of 401(k), ERISA, US pay transparency, benefits compliance, tax reporting, SEC-related considerations, or equity plan governance.
• 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.
• Build rewards systems and programs for a fast-growing global fintech rather than only operating established processes.
• US-based employees may receive medical, dental, and vision insurance, a 401(k) plan, disability coverage, life insurance, and well-being benefits.
• US-based employees receive 20 paid vacation days and 12 company holidays annually.
• Additional compensation may include equity, annual bonuses, or RSUs.