Senior Reward Specialist

MacPaw is a software company that develops and distributes software for macOS and iOS. Today, we have 20 million active users across all our products.
At MacPaw, we believe humans and technology can reach their greatest potential together.
MacPaw is proud to be Ukrainian. The support and development of Ukraine are significant parts of the company's culture. MacPaw gathers open-minded people who support each other and aspire to change the world around us.
And we believe great work deserves great rewards.
We're looking for a Senior Reward Specialist to take our Total Rewards strategy to the next level - ensuring it's not only competitive and compliant across global markets, but also aligned with our mission to grow, scale, and retain top talent. If you're passionate about crafting compensation and benefits frameworks that make a difference, let's talk.
As a Senior Reward Specialist, your primary goal will be to develop and maintain a consistent and strategic reward practice that supports MacPaw's business growth, enhances employee experience, and positions us as an employer of choice across all our locations.
In this role, you will:

• Enhance and operationalize Total Rewards processes across all our current and future locations (Ukraine, Boston, Cyprus, and beyond), ensuring country-specific compliance and regional adaptability.
• Lead market research to benchmark compensation and benefit trends, evaluate our current offerings, and propose improvements that balance employee needs with business efficiency.
• Design, refine, and communicate clear and scalable compensation and benefits policies, rooted in transparency, equity, and performance.
• Leverage technology - particularly HRIS (we use HiBob) - to streamline and automate reward-related processes, improving data accuracy and operational efficiency.
• Build and maintain HR analytics dashboards and reporting frameworks to support strategic workforce planning and enable data-driven decisions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams (Finance, Legal, Talent, etc.) on global reward-related initiatives and strategic projects.

Skills you'll need to bring:

• 5+ years of hands-on experience in Total Rewards, with a strong emphasis on Compensation & Benefits.
• Proven success in designing and managing international reward programs that align with business objectives and employee needs.
• Solid expertise in job evaluation methods, compensation models, and benefits structuring.
• Strong systems thinking, with a proactive, solution-oriented mindset.
• Comfortable working with numbers and tools - advanced Excel/Google Sheets skills and experience with HRIS platforms (preferably HiBob).
• Effective communicator and collaborator, able to present complex information clearly across various teams and levels.
• Strong time management and organizational skills, able to thrive in a fast-paced, dynamic environment.
• Upper-Intermediate English proficiency, both written and spoken.

What We Offer

• We are a Ukrainian company, and we stand with Ukraine against the russian aggression
  
  • We maintain workplaces for the mobilized Macpawians and provide financial support to colleagues or their families affected by the war. Here , you can also read about the MacPaw Foundation, which intends to help save the lives of Ukrainian defenders and provide relief to as many civilians as possible.
• We are committed to our veterans
  
  • Our Veteran Career and Empowerment Program is designed to ensure our veterans and active military personnel receive the recognition, support, and opportunities they deserve.
• Hybrid work model
  
  • Whether to work remotely or at the hub is entirely up to you. If you decide to mix it, our Kyiv office, which works as a coworking space, is open around the clock. The office is supplied with UPS and Starlink for an uninterrupted work process.
• Your health always comes first
  
  • We guarantee medical insurance starting on your first working month. For those abroad, you can receive a yearly Medical insurance allowance as compensation for managing your medical expenses.
• Flexible working hours
  
  • You can choose a schedule that is comfortable for you. No one here tracks your clock in/out because MacPaw is built on trust and cooperation.
• Space to grow both professionally and personally
  
  • Education opportunities to grow both hard and soft skills, annual development reviews, and internal community.
• Teams we are proud of
  
  • We build honest, transparent, and reliable relationships within teams. Every Macpawian can improve processes and implement their ideas. We encourage open and constructive feedback and provide training for Macpawians on giving and receiving feedback.
• Office designed for people (and pets)
  
  • Our office has it all: a spacious workplace with enough room for sitting up, lying down, and running around; a gym for recreation; cozy kitchens; a sleeping/meditation room; and a terrace with a view where we throw summer parties. Also, we have two cats living in the office, and you are welcome to bring your pets to the office (we have separate floors for cats and dogs).
• Time-off policy that covers life's needs
  
  • Convenient personal time-off policy to help you take care of essential matters in your personal life, and parental leaves. On top of all that, sabbaticals are open after 5 years of being with MacPaw.
• Join social initiatives with MacPawCares
  
  • MacPaw participates in numerous humanitarian aid and charity projects across many fields, and you are welcome to jump in to make the world a better place.
• We're an equal-opportunity employer. Here is a safe place for applicants of all backgrounds
  
  • We are hiring talented humans. Meaning with all our variety of backgrounds and identities, including service members and veterans, women, members of the LGBTQIA+ community, individuals with disabilities, and other often underrepresented groups. MacPaw does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
  • Some benefits are under development, and new adjustments are possible.