Performance & Reward Consultant (18-Month Fixed Term)

Kia ora, Talofa lava, Kia Orana, Malo e lelei, Fakalofa lahi atu, Bula Vinaka and Namaste!

At ASB, our people are at the heart of everything we do. We're committed to creating an environment where people can do their best work, feel valued for their contribution, and build a rewarding career.

We are looking for an experienced Performance and Reward Consultant to join our People team on an 18-month fixed-term contract. With some interesting performance and reward initiatives underway at ASB, this opportunity has been created to provide additional specialist support to the Performance and Reward team. You’ll provide specialist advice, deliver key initiatives, and help ensure our remuneration, benefits, recognition and performance practices continue to support employee engagement, attraction and retention.

This is an opportunity to work across the People team and wider business, combining strategic thinking, technical expertise and detailed analysis to deliver practical, high-quality performance and reward outcomes.

Mō te tūranga | About the role

As a Performance and Reward Consultant, you'll partner with leaders and the wider People team to support the delivery and ongoing enhancement of ASB's performance and reward practices, ensuring they continue to meet the needs of our people and business.

Reporting to the Head of Performance and Reward, you’ll provide expert consulting and advice across all elements of performance and reward. You’ll help ensure ASB maintains effective and modern performance, benefits and recognition frameworks that are informed by market trends, regulatory requirements and best practice.

Success in this role will rely on your ability to build trusted relationships across the organisation, provide clear and commercially considered advice, and confidently navigate complex performance and reward matters. You'll collaborate across the People team to support a consistent and positive employee experience, ensuring performance and reward practices are delivered efficiently, accurately and with a strong customer focus.

Key Accountabilities

In this role, you will:

• Provide expert advice and guidance to leaders and the People team across all aspects of performance, remuneration, benefits and recognition.
• Partner with the Head of Performance and Reward to maintain, enhance and evolve ASB's performance, remuneration, benefits and recognition frameworks, informed by market trends and emerging practices.
• Support the planning and delivery of the annual end of year performance and remuneration review process.
• Use data, insights and external market trends to develop recommendations and inform decision-making.
• Lead and contribute to strategic performance and reward projects, delivering quality outcomes within agreed timeframes.
• Contribute to the analysis, reporting and development of presentations and recommendations for senior leadership, the Board and Remuneration Committee.
• Proactively identify and manage remuneration and benefits-related risks, issues and incidents.
• Build strong stakeholder relationships and provide a responsive, high-quality service to internal and external stakeholders.
• Work collaboratively across the People team to support a consistent and seamless employee experience.

Ngā mea kia whai angitū ahau? | What do I need to be successful?

This opportunity will suit an experienced performance and reward professional who can confidently work across strategic priorities, technical detail and hands-on delivery. You’ll be comfortable working with ambiguity, solving complex problems and translating detailed information into clear insights and practical recommendations.

We’re Looking For Someone With

• Strong knowledge of remuneration and benefits best practice and relevant regulatory requirements, ideally gained within financial services or another regulated environment.
• Demonstrated understanding of how performance and reward frameworks shape culture, influence behaviour, and drive organisational outcomes.
• Experience in job architecture, job evaluation and reward benchmarking.
• Strong analytical capability, with the ability to synthesise and critically analyse large or complex datasets and information.
• Experience producing high-quality reports that combine quantitative and qualitative analysis with clear recommendations.
• Strong communication, consulting and influencing skills.
• The ability to build trusted relationships with stakeholders at all levels of an organisation.
• The ability to navigate ambiguity and develop practical solutions to complex problems.
• A strong customer service focus and the ability to deliver accurately within deadlines.
• Excellent attention to detail and a commitment to producing high-quality work.
• A proactive, self-starting approach and a strong continuous improvement mindset.
• Experience embedding operational excellence across systems, processes and ways of working.

He aha tā mātou | What can we offer

Get the work-life equation right. We know life is full of priorities, from soccer practice to side hobbies. We're here to help you find balance, with a flexible and supportive working environment.

Bring your whole self to work every day. Whether you're into scrap booking, spontaneous karaoke sessions, or just hanging out with the family, ASB is working hard to create a culture where everyone feels safe, included and part of our shared purpose of helping Kiwi get one step ahead.

The whole "one step ahead" thing applies to you, too. With mentorship, flexible learning pathways, and opportunities to deepen your expertise, ASB is a place where you can take on exciting challenges and step forward to reach your goals, both in and out of office.

Me pēhea te tona | How to apply?

We know great people come from all sorts of backgrounds, and you don't need to tick every box to apply. What matters most is you bring your unique strengths and enthusiasm to the team.

We’ll be reviewing applications as they come in, so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible to be considered.