Robin Novy
Melbourne,Australia
Summary
Accomplished Rewards and Remuneration Leader with over 20 years’ experience spanning in-house and consulting roles. Proven record in designing and leading reward strategies, incentive plans, and remuneration frameworks for complex organisations. Adept at partnering with Boards, executives, and senior leadership to deliver pragmatic solutions that drive performance, engagement, and retention. Recognised for building high-performing teams and leading successful change programs in challenging environments.
Overview
25
25
years of professional experience
Work History
Principal Consultant
Mercer, Rewards Consulting
Melbourne, Australia
03.2024 - Current
- Lead complex client engagements on reward strategy, classification frameworks, incentive design, and remuneration benchmarking.
- Advise Boards and executives on reward solutions that enhance attraction, retention and organisational effectiveness.
- Provide quality assurance and peer review to ensure consistent excellence in delivery.
- Design and lead a Senior Associate Development Program, enhancing professional growth through structured training, mentorship, and support.
- Mentor and manage a team of consultants, fostering professional development and enhancing team performance.
Head of Performance, Rewards and Benefits
Jemena
Melbourne, VIC
12.2018 - 12.2023
- Redesigned the Group fixed pay framework, aligning roles to job-family levels and bespoke market benchmarks while streamlining processes to reduce administration. Successfully project-managed and executed the communications plan, achieving smooth adoption in a change-resistant business.
- Revamped the group Short-Term Incentive Plan and a business unit-specific project incentive plan, ensuring strategic alignment and clarity. Led communication efforts, securing seamless implementation without resistance.
- Drafted all remuneration-related Board papers and attended the Remuneration subcommittee, influencing key remuneration decisions around salary review budgets, executive increases and incentives, pay policy positioning and market benchmarking, and changes to frameworks and incentive plans.
- Advised senior leadership on executive and broad-based remuneration, ensuring competitive and equitable compensation strategies.
- Developed and implemented advanced remuneration and gender equity analytics, providing data-driven insights to support salary review decisions.
- Led annual remuneration reviews, aligning fixed and incentive pay with business strategy and market trends.
- Owned performance management processes and procedures, ensuring alignment with talent and reward strategies, and continuously improving frameworks and collateral to enhance employee development and engagement.
- Managed benefits programs, including accumulation and defined benefit superannuation schemes, a group salary continuance program, novated leasing, among other benefits.
- Led the implementation of the SuccessFactors compensation module, streamlining annual review processes.
- Managed and developed a team of two Remuneration Specialists, fostering a high-performance culture.
Manager, HR Reporting
Jemena
Melbourne, VIC
06.2017 - 12.2018
- Developed and implemented HR metrics suite to monitor alignment with People Strategy.
- Oversaw monthly HR reporting, delivering accurate information to senior leadership and the Board.
- Led project management for Jemena engagement survey, delivering actionable dashboards and reports.
- Managed and mentored Data Analyst to ensure quality data analysis supporting strategic HR initiatives.
People, Change and Communications Manager
VITRONIC Australia
01.2016 - 06.2017
- Shaped organisational strategy by facilitating strategic planning and translating business goals into role objectives and KPIs, ensuring alignment across all levels.
- Designed and implemented HR initiatives and management systems to support business growth, and enhance employee engagement, succession planning, and talent management.
- Led leadership development and coaching, providing guidance and conflict resolution for managers and individuals.
HR Consultant, Editor, Copywriter
the finishing touch
02.2011 - 06.2017
- Provided expert editing and ghostwriting for consulting reports and proposals, enhancing clarity, professionalism, and impact for public and private sector clients.
Senior Remuneration and Projects Manager
Zinfra Group
04.2013 - 12.2015
- Designed and implemented classification structures and remuneration frameworks for Zinfra Group and Jemena, covering 2,500 employees. Led job analysis, evaluations, executive engagement, business-wide communications, employee seminars, and HR training to ensure smooth adoption.
- Managed HR projects across performance management, remuneration reviews, policy development, engagement and compliance, including job design, engagement survey, remuneration benchmarking, WGEA reporting, and company-wide position description updates.
Senior Corporate Responsibility Consultant
AXA Australia
10.2008 - 04.2010
- Drove AXA Australia’s corporate social responsibility initiatives, managing grant distribution, charitable trust funds, and employee engagement programs for 4,000 employees and financial advisors. Designed and enhanced volunteering, fundraising, and charitable giving activities while overseeing budgets and managing the Corporate Social Responsibility Advisor.
Reward Manager, Australia and New Zealand
AXA Australia
04.2007 - 10.2008
- Developed and implemented reward and benefits strategies across Australia and New Zealand for 2,400 employees, ensuring alignment with business needs, budgets, and market competitiveness.
- Led the end-to-end reward operational processes including the annual remuneration review, partnering with business units to diagnose people issues and effectively communicate complex reward concepts to employees and leadership.
- Managed and mentored two remuneration analysts, fostering professional development while providing quality assurance and ensuring the effective delivery of remuneration programs and policies.
From Graduate to Senior Associate and Team Leader
Mercer Human Resource Consulting
05.2000 - 04.2007
- Designed and delivered tailored reward strategies for clients, including benchmarking, pay policy recommendations, remuneration frameworks, and classification structures to enhance organisational effectiveness.
- Developed and facilitated industry-leading training programs, including Mercer’s job evaluation and salary survey courses, and presented insights to Boards, CEOs, and senior leaders to drive strategic decision-making.
- Led and mentored a team of seven consultants, managing project delivery, performance reviews, and client engagements while ensuring high-quality analysis, reporting, and proposal development.
Education
Graduate Diploma - Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
University of Melbourne
01.1998
Graduate Diploma - Education (Secondary English / English as a Second Language)
University of Melbourne
01.1996
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Monash University
Clayton, VIC11-1994
Skills
- Reward strategy
- Remuneration benchmarking
- Framework and Incentive design
- Performance management
- Remuneration analysis
- Team leadership
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Principal Consultant
Mercer, Rewards Consulting
03.2024 - Current
Head of Performance, Rewards and Benefits
Jemena
12.2018 - 12.2023
Manager, HR Reporting
Jemena
06.2017 - 12.2018
People, Change and Communications Manager
VITRONIC Australia
01.2016 - 06.2017
Senior Remuneration and Projects Manager
Zinfra Group
04.2013 - 12.2015
HR Consultant, Editor, Copywriter
the finishing touch
02.2011 - 06.2017
Senior Corporate Responsibility Consultant
AXA Australia
10.2008 - 04.2010
Reward Manager, Australia and New Zealand
AXA Australia
04.2007 - 10.2008
From Graduate to Senior Associate and Team Leader
Mercer Human Resource Consulting
05.2000 - 04.2007
Graduate Diploma - Industrial Relations and Human Resource Management
University of Melbourne
Graduate Diploma - Education (Secondary English / English as a Second Language)
University of Melbourne
Bachelor of Arts - Linguistics
Monash University
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