HR Reward & Change Lead

At AstraZeneca, we are reimagining the future of Reward — making it more transparent, inclusive, and aligned with the changing needs of our people. This role offers a unique opportunity to combine your Reward expertise with strategic change management leadership and play a pivotal part in shaping our total reward offering while also leading change initiatives that embed new ways of working across HR and the business.

What You Will Do:

• Lead the annual reward and compensation cycle, ensuring fairness, transparency, and competitiveness through benchmarking, market insights, and digital tools.
• Partner with HR Business Partners and leaders to design reward strategies that attract, engage, and retain diverse talent.
• Use engagement and wellbeing data to recommend benefits that meet evolving employee needs, supporting life balance and inclusion.
• Ensure compliance and governance through clear processes, robust reporting, and alignment with AstraZeneca’s global frameworks.
• Manage key supplier relationships and leverage HR systems (Workday) to deliver a seamless reward experience.
• Act as a change leader for reward and broader people initiatives, helping shape the journey toward a more skills- and experience-based organisation.
• Partner across HR and business leaders to co-create new approaches to employee experience, embedding EVP into reward and benefits design.
• Use project management and change management best practices to drive adoption of new reward processes, systems, and cultural shifts.
• Champion diversity, equity, and inclusion by embedding fair reward practices and supporting organisational commitments (e.g., WGEA, AWEI).
• Translate market trends and future-of-work insights into practical transformation strategies that improve employee experience and organisational agility.

What you bring to the role:

• Proven experience in Reward / Total Rewards leadership.
• Track record of leading HR change initiatives with measurable business impact.
• Expertise in compensation, benefits, engagement, and wellbeing, paired with change leadership skills.
• Skilled in data-driven decision-making, translating insights into innovative reward and transformation strategies.
• Strong HR technology knowledge (Workday preferred), and ability to manage suppliers and cross-border teams.
• Experienced in workplace gender equality reporting (WGEA) and DEI frameworks (e.g., AWEI).
• Outstanding stakeholder management skills — able to influence senior leaders, build trust, and engage employees at all levels

Why AstraZeneca?

At AstraZeneca, we’re committed to being a Great Place to Work where you’ll be empowered to lead change and shape the future of Reward. You’ll join a culture that champions diversity, inclusion, and collaboration, while investing in your growth and wellbeing. Here, you’ll have the opportunity to deliver meaningful transformation — for our people, our patients, and society.

Apply now and join us in reimagining Reward and shaping the future of work

So, what’s next!

Take the next step in your Reward career—apply now to help us deliver world-class solutions for AstraZeneca’s diverse and talented workforce.

Where can I find out more?

Follow AstraZeneca on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/company/1603/

Visit our website: www.astrazeneca.com.au

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AstraZeneca embraces diversity and equality of opportunity.  We are committed to building an inclusive and diverse team representing all backgrounds, with as wide a range of perspectives as possible, and harnessing industry-leading skills.  We believe that the more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.  We welcome and consider applications to join our team from all qualified candidates, regardless of their characteristics.  We comply with all applicable laws and regulations on non-discrimination in employment (and recruitment), as well as work authorization and employment eligibility verification requirements.