Andrew Milestone is an independent consultant and interim leader specialising in Total Rewards and Remuneration Strategy. Over the last 15 years, he has lived, worked, and managed teams across Asia.
His mission is to help companies develop, refine, and implement reward strategies across diverse geographies and business environments.
The projects he excels at include:
-Pay, bonus, promotion, and equity cycle strategy, planning, and execution
-Executive team engagement, partnership, and presentations
-Pay, benefits, allowances, and superannuation analysis, compliance, and remediation
-Award and regulatory practices and pay rules
-Pay equity including WGEA submission, analysis, and strategy
-Asia-Pacific-wide business strategy and implementation (experience in Australia, China, India, Japan, and Singapore markets)
-Talent market analysis and benchmarking
-Manager enablement and training
-Interim people management
-Budget planning and analysis
-Mentoring and coaching (certified)
-Public speaking and conferences
Andrew is available onsite in Australia, or worldwide remote, on a project or retained basis.
For a free/confidential discussion, set a time via Calendly
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Example project flow
| Phase | Deliverables |
|---|---|
| Intake and assess | -How are decisions being made now? -What tools/processes are in place? -Known gaps and opportunities -Risk of action/inaction -Pay audit against internal/external benchmarks -Stakeholder feedback |
| Pay philosophy | -Project scope is aligned to the pay philosophy -Keep what’s working well -Impact analysis -Prioritise investments (identify sprint projects) |
| Sprint projects (customised to your business) | -Review/clean up benchmarking -Pay adjustments -Budget support and modelling -Manager decision making tools -Performance measurement and ratings |
| Strategy statement | -Strategy deck & 1 pager -Manager/HR team training -Employee communication guide -Leadership presentation -Recorded webinar |
Typical consulting activities
| Engagement type | Example outputs |
|---|---|
| Budget and workforce planning | -Benchmark and future-proof budgets -Salary expense modelling -Reporting and dashboards -Partner with stakeholders including Recruiting / Finance -Global and regional analysis / multiple currencies -Hiring plans and succession |
| Reward cycles | -Annual pay review -Bonus and stock planning and allocations -Align sales incentives |
| APAC-wide expertise | -Expansion research and planning -Talent market analysis -Regional training and enablement -Acquisition integration and pay harmonisation -HR team knowledge share and coaching |
| AND: On demand / ad hoc support | -Attrition spike deep-dive and action plan -Counter offer research and negotiation -Leadership team engagement -QRBs, site visits, briefings, comms plan |
