Ben Paviour-Smith

Senior Consultant

Ben Paviour-Smith partners with clients to design and deliver strategic remuneration solutions that drive performance, equity, and engagement across their organisations.

With deep expertise in reward strategy, performance frameworks, and data analysis, he brings a thoughtful and collaborative approach to solving complex people challenges. Ben empowers clients to exceed their potential by translating insights into actionable strategies, aligning remuneration with business goals, and fostering fair and transparent reward practices. His core capabilities include:

• Designing and implementing remuneration frameworks and performance strategies.
• Conducting large-scale market benchmarking and job evaluation.
• Reviewing and modelling annual remuneration outcomes within budget constraints.
• Investigating and advising on gender pay equity.
• Developing and optimising employee benefit programs.
• Delivering staff surveys to capture key stakeholder feedback.

Prior to joining Korn Ferry, Ben was the Remuneration & Reporting Specialist for NZX and a Senior Reward Consultant at EY. 

He holds a Master of Business Analysis from Victoria University of Wellington and Master of Global Business from Lincoln University, both with honours.