Total Rewards Manager
DefineX Consulting
Full-time
On-site
Istanbul, Turkey
Total Rewards Manager
DefineX Team:
DefineX is a next-generation consulting house and venture builder, helping financial institutions shape bold visions and turn them into real-world impact focusing on two core themes: Winning in Tech and Winning in Digital.
At the heart of everything we do? Our people: DefineXers. A diverse team of consultants, engineers, designers, and strategists driven by purpose and united by a shared ambition: to build what’s next.
We don’t just aim high, we play Larger Than Life. It’s more than a motto. It’s the game we’ve chosen.
If you’re ready to learn fast, think sharp, and solve real problems, this role is for you.
Apply now and #FindYourForward at DefineX.
Your Impact:
1. Compensation Strategy & Management
2. Benefits Administration & Optimization
3. Total Rewards Analytics & Reporting
4. Governance, Policy & Compliance
What You Bring to the Table:
Benefits and Perks:
We highly value: A mentally and physically enabling environment where Best People want to be part of; we always respect and invest in talent to foster team success.
Growth and Development: Be part of a growing global team of professionals with training and support to help you grow.
Every DefineXer has a Growth Coach to accelerate their growth through feedback!
Independence and Ownership: Blur in creative and challenging business and technology transformation projects.
Time Off: 20 vacation days per annum.
We love to Give Back: You will get certain hours a year to volunteer and organize office volunteer programs with local NGOs.
Health and Wellness: Competitive private health and life insurance coverage.
Need more convincing that DefineX is a great place to work?
At DefineX, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of TeamDefineX! We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. TeamDefineX will advocate for, and provide reasonable accommodations to those applicants requiring them, based on the Turkish Disabilities Act, to ensure equal opportunity in the application process.
DefineX is a next-generation consulting house and venture builder, helping financial institutions shape bold visions and turn them into real-world impact focusing on two core themes: Winning in Tech and Winning in Digital.
At the heart of everything we do? Our people: DefineXers. A diverse team of consultants, engineers, designers, and strategists driven by purpose and united by a shared ambition: to build what’s next.
We don’t just aim high, we play Larger Than Life. It’s more than a motto. It’s the game we’ve chosen.
If you’re ready to learn fast, think sharp, and solve real problems, this role is for you.
Apply now and #FindYourForward at DefineX.
Your Impact:
1. Compensation Strategy & Management
- Update and execute DefineX’s compensation and total rewards strategy,
- Build and maintain salary band structures,
- Manage the end-to-end annual salary review and bonus cycles,
- Conduct regular compensation benchmarking by role and capability,
- Design retention solutions for critical talent,
- Develop and refine job and position leveling,
- Lead monthly payroll operations in coordination with external payroll partners.
2. Benefits Administration & Optimization
- Manage end-to-end benefits processes (private health insurance, pension plans, meal/transport allowances, leave policies, etc.),
- Own vendor management, including contract negotiations and ongoing partnerships,
- Analyze benefit usage and optimize cost vs. effectiveness,
- Design, pilot, and implement new benefit offerings,
- Deliver clear, proactive communication to employees regarding benefits.
3. Total Rewards Analytics & Reporting
- Plan and monitor compensation & benefits budgets,
- Provide dashboards and insights for Türkiye and all operational countries,
- Generate insights related to market competitiveness, pay equity, trend analysis, and talent risk,
- Track key metrics such as YoY compensation cost, benefits ROI, and attrition risks.
4. Governance, Policy & Compliance
- Create and update DefineX’s global total rewards policies and procedures,
- Adapt processes in alignment with legal and regulatory changes,
- Ensure compliance with audit, reporting, and internal control requirements.
What You Bring to the Table:
- 6–10 years of experience in compensation & benefits / total rewards (preferably in technology or consulting),
- Strong command of benchmarking tools (Mercer, Willis Towers Watson, Salary.com, etc.),
- Experience with Technopark payroll regulations,
- Advanced analytical and financial modeling skills,
- Hands-on experience with HRIS and payroll operations,
- Strong follow-through, confidentiality awareness, and communication skills,
- Professional proficiency in English.
Benefits and Perks:
We highly value: A mentally and physically enabling environment where Best People want to be part of; we always respect and invest in talent to foster team success.
Growth and Development: Be part of a growing global team of professionals with training and support to help you grow.
Every DefineXer has a Growth Coach to accelerate their growth through feedback!
Independence and Ownership: Blur in creative and challenging business and technology transformation projects.
Time Off: 20 vacation days per annum.
We love to Give Back: You will get certain hours a year to volunteer and organize office volunteer programs with local NGOs.
Health and Wellness: Competitive private health and life insurance coverage.
Need more convincing that DefineX is a great place to work?
- Follow us on Instagram to take a deep dive into who we really are: IG @teamdefinex!
- Get to know more about our extraordinary minds,
- Also, hear from our tech leaders as they talk about why they love what they do and how the culture at DFX enables them to take part in exciting projects!
At DefineX, we don't just accept difference - we celebrate it, we support it, and we thrive on it for the benefit of TeamDefineX! We are proud to be an equal opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, marital status, disability, gender identity or veteran status. TeamDefineX will advocate for, and provide reasonable accommodations to those applicants requiring them, based on the Turkish Disabilities Act, to ensure equal opportunity in the application process.
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