Performance & Rewards Lead
5 days ago
The Focus Group Cape Town, South Africa 14 July 2025 Mid / Senior 95000 - 118750 Full Time Cost to Company 5 years - 7 years Skills Analytics Payroll Performance Industries Financial Technology (Fintech) Job Description
Performance & Rewards Lead
We’re looking for a highly analytical and detail-oriented Performance & Rewards Lead to join our People team and own approach to performance, compensation, equity, and rewards.
You’ll play a critical role in designing and running our bi-annual performance cycle, managing payroll operations, overseeing our global equity program (RSUs and/or options), and helping us define and evolve our rewards philosophy as we scale.
You’ll need a sharp financial mindset, a love of spreadsheets, and experience managing equity programs and compensation frameworks — ideally across South African and international contexts (US or EU experience is highly valued).
Reporting line
Chief Operating Officer
Probation Period
3 months
Notice Period
1 month
Job level
IC3
Competency framework
Core Competencies
Key responsibilities Performance, Promotion & Career
Develop and steward a clear, cohesive performance philosophy that outlines what high performance looks like.
Own and iterate competency framework, ensuring clear articulation of role-specific skills and behaviors across teams.
Build clear, transparent career paths aligned with competencies and leveling guidelines, ensuring employees understand what growth looks like.
Work with People Partners to design and deliver training for managers to navigate performance reviews, give actionable feedback, and use competency tools effectively
Lead bi-annual performance review cycle end-to-end (tools, timelines, calibration, communications)
Equip managers and leaders with performance data, insights, and decision-making frameworks
Manage promotions processes and ensure alignment with pay and equity philosophy
Compensation & Payroll
Partner with Finance to run monthly payroll operations (SA + international contractors etc)
Maintain internal compensation bands and leveling frameworks
Support compensation benchmarking exercises and total rewards modelling
Equity & Long-Term Incentives
Own and manage global equity program (RSUs, cap table support)
Track grants, vesting schedules, and employee communications
Partner with legal/finance to ensure compliance and reporting accuracy
Manage and optimize tax for the plan
Rewards Strategy
Evolve our total rewards philosophy — balancing competitiveness, transparency, and scalability
Design thoughtful, sustainable reward mechanisms beyond salary and equity (e.g. recognition programs, bonuses, benefits)
Analytics & Infrastructure
Be the owner of all people-related compensation and performance data
Create reporting dashboards and insights for leadership
Identify tools and improvements to automate and scale performance & rewards processes
**Requirements Must-Haves**:
5+ years in total rewards, performance, HR operations or finance/people analytics
Experience managing staff equity programs (e.g. stock options or RSUs)
Strong spreadsheet and modelling skills
Familiarity with Carta or similar equity platforms
Confident running or supporting performance review cycles
Detail-oriented with a high bar for accuracy and data integrity
Comfortable working across time zones and functions
**Nice-to-Haves**:
Experience with PEOs or remote payrolls
Experience scaling rewards in a Series A/B/C startup
Familiar with tools like Notion, BambooHR and Deel
Exposure to hybrid or remote-first company models
People analytics or org design experience
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