Assistant Vice President

Xceedance; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 4,000,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Xceedance seeks a seasoned Global Rewards leader to own compensation and benefits strategy across geographies from Gurugram to global operations. You will drive implementation, governance, and pay equity initiatives, ensuring compliance with local laws and group policy. You will design job architecture, grading, incentive plans incl.

ESOPs, and analytics dashboards to inform leadership decisions. Requires 15+ years across geographies, a relevant Master’s degree, and CCP/WorldatWork or equivalent

Qualifications

• Masters degree in HR, MBA, Economics, Statistics, Finance, or related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CCP, GRP, Mercer, Aon, WorldatWork preferred.
• 15+ years of global rewards, compensation & benefits, HR analytics, or workforce strategy experience across geographies.
• Experience in job architecture, market pricing, pay equity analysis, incentive plans, and governance frameworks.
• Advanced spreadsheet and presentation skills; working knowledge of AI tools and platforms.
• Workforce analytics and predictive modelling including pay equity and compensation cost modelling.

Responsibilities

• Lead global compensation and rewards program implementation and governance per local laws.
• Develop compensation frameworks, job architecture, grading, and career progression models.
• Act as SME on executive compensation, sales incentives, ESOPs and retention programs.
• Drive pay equity assessments and governance for fairness and compliance.
• Create executive dashboards and analytics on workforce trends and rewards impact.
• Support transformation, acquisitions, and strategic talent initiatives through rewards analytics.
• Design short- and long-term incentive programs aligned with business goals.
• Champion global compensation philosophy across HR and business units.
• Lead the benefits framework globally with regional HR leads.

Skills

Global rewards

Executive compensation

HR analytics

Pay equity analysis

Incentive design

Cross-geography leadership

AI tools

Education

Master's degree in HR/Business/Economics

Tools

Excel advanced

Power BI

AI tools & platforms

Job description

Role & responsibilities

• Lead the implementation, and governance of global compensation and rewards programs, in compliance with the relevant local legislations
• Develop and maintain compensation frameworks, job architecture, grading structures, and career progression models.
• Act as the subject matter expert on executive compensation, sales incentive plans, retention programs, and equity-based rewards (specifically ESOPs).
• Drive pay equity assessments and compensation governance initiatives to ensure fairness, consistency, and compliance across the organization
• Develop executive-level dashboards and analytics to provide insights on workforce trends, rewards effectiveness, productivity, attrition, and talent risks
• Support organizational transformation, acquisitions, integration activities, and strategic talent initiatives through rewards and workforce analytics expertise
• Design short-term and long-term incentive programs to reinforce desired business outcomes
• Champion the company's global compensation philosophy and partner across Human Resources and the business to ensure compensation programs are designed and delivered in alignment with global compensation, total rewards, and HR objectives
• Lead the benefits framework globally, working with regional HR leads across countries

Preferred candidate profile

• Masters degree in human resources, Business Administration, Economics, Statistics, Finance, or related discipline.
• Professional certifications such as CCP, GRP, Mercer, Aon, WorldatWork, or equivalent preferred.
• 15+ years of progressive experience in Global Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, Executive Compensation, HR Analytics, or Workforce Strategy, including experience managing programs across multiple geographies. Proven experience leading global rewards program, across multiple geographies.
• Experience in job architecture, market pricing, pay equity analysis, incentive plans, and rewards governance frameworks
• Advanced spreadsheet, strong presentation skills and working knowledge of AI tools and platforms
• Workforce analytics and predictive modelling, including pay equity analysis and compensation cost modeling