Job Description

This role leads the Compensation & Benefits strategy, driving policy, analytics, and governance while supporting large-scale transformations and agile initiatives. It requires a hands-on approach, strong data insights, and collaboration with leadership to deliver impactful outcomes

• Compensation & Benefits Strategy: Design, implement, and manage C&B frameworks that align with organizational objectives and market competitiveness.
• Policy & Governance: Ensure compliance with statutory requirements and internal governance standards across all compensation programs.
• Analytics & Insights: Leverage data analytics to provide actionable insights on pay structures, workforce cost optimization, and market benchmarking.
• Transformation Projects: Play a key role in organizational change initiatives such as mergers, large-scale transformations, and restructuring exercises.
• Stakeholder Management: Collaborate with senior leadership and cross-functional teams to drive C&B initiatives and resolve complex challenges.
• Operational Excellence: Be hands-on with day-to-day activities, from payroll coordination to managing benefits programs, while also leading strategic projects.
• Flexibility & Agility: Adapt quickly to changing priorities, zooming in on details or zooming out for strategic planning as required.
• Travel: Moderate travel to strategic locations (e.g., Kota) for project execution and stakeholder engagement.

Opportunity to lead Compensation & Benefits in a dynamic environmentExposure to large-scale transformations and strategic projects
Experience: 7 to 12 years of proven expertise in core Compensation & Benefits; exposure to agile environments such as startups, large-scale transformations, or mergers
Experience in designing of ESOP structures and long term incentives in crucial
Skills: Strong analytical and data interpretation capabilities; ability to mine insights for strategic decisions.
Language: Proficiency in Hindi (spoken and understood).
Education: MBA from Tier 1 or Tier 2 B-school preferred
Competencies:

• Balance between ideal solutions and contextual realities
• Problem-solving and enterprising mindset
• Outcome orientation with fast turnaround
• Ability to stretch during peak periods (including holidays/weekends)
• Hands-on approach across all levels of work

Our client is a leading player in its sector, undergoing significant transformation and capability-building initiatives. The role offers a chance to work in an agile, fast-paced environment with strategic importance.

• Competitive compensation: ₹50-55 LPA (80% fixed, 20% variable - non-negotiable).
• Strategic role with visibility and impact.
• Individual contributor to start; potential team leadership in Payroll Ops.

Skills Required