• Accrue up to an extra 12 days of leave per year through our Life Days program.
• Work with world leading technology business at the forefront of innovation.
• We’re a ‘Family Friendly’ certified workplace – we understand the diverse roles our team members need to play within their own unique family setting and actively support them.

Our team feel Leidos is a great place to work. Learn more about our culture and benefits by visiting us here https://www.leidos.com/company/global/australia/careers

Do Work That Matters

Leidos Australia delivers IT and airborne solutions that protect and advance the Australian way of life. Our 2000 local experts, backed by our global experience and network of partners, are working to solve the world’s toughest challenges in government, intelligence, defence, aviation, border protection and health markets.

Your New Role and Responsibilities

Lead Leidos Australia’s remuneration and benefits strategy across complex, security-cleared talent markets. Partner with the Vice President Human Resources – Australia, HR leaders and senior stakeholders to shape salary and incentive frameworks, benefits, market positioning and pay equity – balancing competitiveness, affordability and governance.

• Design and refine remuneration and benefits frameworks aligned to Leidos’ global reward philosophy
• Conduct market benchmarking and translate insights into remuneration and retention actions
• Own reward governance for review cycles, approvals, risk and assurance
• Advise leaders on executive remuneration, incentive outcomes and market position
• Lead benefits design and delivery to meet workforce needs and cost targets

What You’ll Bring to Make an Impact

• Deep expertise across remuneration & benefits in a medium to large, complex organisation
• Proven design and implementation of remuneration structures and benchmarking methodology.
• Advanced knowledge of Australian reward practices, pay equity, and remuneration governance (risk, approvals and auditability)
• Credible advisor to senior leaders – able to influence, challenge and coach on reward decisions and trade-offs
• Advanced analytics capability (Excel and/or HRIS/BI tools) to model scenarios and translate data into clear, practical recommendations
• Hands-on delivery of annual remuneration and incentive review cycles, including planning, governance controls, communications and implementation
• Experience supporting executive and senior leader remuneration outcomes with market insights and strong documentation/assurance
• Exposure to job architecture, role evaluation and/or grading frameworks to strengthen role differentiation and internal consistency

Don’t worry if you don’t tick all the boxes – if you meet most of them, we encourage you to submit your application. We’re most interested in your strengths, what you want to learn and how far you want to go.

This role does require the successful applicant to be an Australian Citizen and be willing to obtain an AGSVA security clearance if required.

Diverse Team Members, Shared Values and a Common Purpose

Providing our customers with smarter solutions takes an incredible team with diversity of thought, experience and perspectives driving innovation. Inclusion is at the heart of our culture and is one of our core values. It's about creating a workplace where everyone can do important work, feels welcome, valued, and respected, and has equal access to opportunities to thrive. Paul Chase – Chief Executive, Leidos Australia.

Leidos Australia is an equal opportunities organisation and is committed to creating a truly inclusive workplace. We welcome and encourage applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders, culturally and linguistically diverse people, people with disabilities, veterans, neurodiverse people, and people of all genders, sexualities, and age groups.

Our five Advocacy Groups (Women and Allies Network, Young Professionals, Defence & Emergency Services, Action for Accessibility and Abilities and Pride+) provide an opportunity for team members to connect and collaborate on shared interests, and work to support and celebrate our diverse community.

Next Steps

• To apply for this role, follow the links or apply via our Careers page.
• Recruitment process – typically includes two interviews, a potential case study discussion, and background checks (varies by role). The Talent Acquisition team will brief you in detail before the commencement of interviews.
• Applicants may also need to meet International Traffic in Arms Regulations (ITAR) requirements. In certain circumstances this can place limitations on persons who hold dual nationality, permanent residency or are former nationals of certain countries as per ITAR 126.1.
• We are committed to making our recruitment process accessible to all candidates. Please contact our Careers team careers.au@au.leidos.com if you’d like to discuss any additional support during your application or throughout the recruitment process.

If you're looking for comfort, keep scrolling. At Leidos, we outthink, outbuild, and outpace the status quo — because the mission demands it. We're not hiring followers. We're recruiting the ones who disrupt, provoke, and refuse to fail. Step 10 is ancient history. We're already at step 30 — and moving faster than anyone else dares.

Original Posting:

For U.S. Positions: While subject to change based on business needs, Leidos reasonably anticipates that this job requisition will remain open for at least 3 days with an anticipated close date of no earlier than 3 days after the original posting date as listed above.

Pay Range:

The Leidos pay range for this job level is a general guideline only and not a guarantee of compensation or salary. Additional factors considered in extending an offer include (but are not limited to) responsibilities of the job, education, experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity, alignment with market data, applicable bargaining agreement (if any), or other law.