Associate Compensation Director

Optum; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,000,000; Full time

Job summary

UnitedHealth Group, a global health care leader, seeks an Associate Compensation Director to design, develop and administer compensation programs—base salary, annual bonus, rewards, and equity—and to deliver competitive solutions that align with strategic priorities. This role partners with senior leaders and People teams to drive high‑performance culture across the organization.

The candidate will manage complex projects, oversee annual review processes, and lead due diligence for M&A

Qualifications

• 8+ years of compensation experience with business acumen and People team practices.
• Strong expertise in compensation theory and best practices.
• Proven ability to lead complex, long-term projects to completion.
• Strong track record building credibility with senior management.
• Excellent project management and multi-priority handling skills.

Responsibilities

• Act as a consultant to business leaders to design effective compensation solutions.
• Collaborate with People Partners on complex projects with minimal oversight.
• Identify value-added compensation initiatives with leadership.
• Design and revise incentive and rewards programs aligned with strategy.
• Lead annual compensation review processes: planning, communication and analysis.
• Drive complex compensation projects with little oversight.
• Lead mergers & acquisitions due diligence and integration.
• Evaluate jobs for appropriate title/grade at manager/director levels.
• Stay abreast of best practices in compensation.
• Deliver training to managers and partners.

Skills

Compensation theory

Project management

Relationship building

Stakeholder management

Strategic thinking

Education

CCP certification

Tools

PeopleSoft

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Improve the lives of others while Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Job Description - Associate Compensation Director (2392915)

Associate Compensation Director - 2392915

Optum is a global organization that delivers care, aided by technology to help millions of people live healthier lives. The work you do with our team will directly improve health outcomes by connecting people with the care, pharmacy benefits, data and resources they need to feel their best. Here, you will find a culture guided by inclusion, talented peers, comprehensive benefits and career development opportunities. Come make an impact on the communities we serve as you help us advance health optimization on a global scale. Join us to start Caring. Connecting. Growing together.

Position in this function supports the Optum Insight business in the design, development, implementation and administration of compensation programs related to base salary, annual cash bonus plans, rewards and recognition initiatives, sales compensation, and equity compensation. Staying ahead of market trends and providing proactive solutions to help drive key business initiatives and priorities.

Primary Responsibilities:

• Act as an internal and external consultant to the business, responsible for building solid relationships with leaders of each business to ensure effective compensation solutions and strengthen engagement
• Works directly with People Business Partners on complex field-initiated projects to drive business results, generally with no oversight
• Work with the leadership in Compensation to proactively identify value added compensation initiatives
• Assist in the design of new and/or revised incentive or reward and recognition programs. Ensures programs and plans are competitive, cost effective, drive and reward a high-performance culture and are aligned with UnitedHealth Group’s current and future strategic direction
• Work with leadership in Compensation to lead annual common review process, including planning, communications, analysis and management of key process areas
• Works on the most complex compensation projects. Independently drives and completes the projects with little to no oversight
• Independently leads mergers and acquisition efforts to include due diligence and integration activities
• Evaluates new jobs for appropriate title and grade, typically at the manager and director levels
• Remain abreast of best practices and thought in the compensation field
• Design and deliver training to managers, Business partners and associates
• Comply with all applicable Company policies, procedures, and business directives, changes including those relating to work location, team assignments, work schedules, and flexible work arrangements

Required Qualifications:

• 8+ years of compensation experience. Includes business acumen and an understanding of people team practices
• Specific technical expertise in compensation theory and best practices
• Demonstrated experience in leading complex and longer-term projects to completion
• Demonstrated solid history of quickly building relationships and gaining credibility with people team and business sr. management
• Demonstrated solid project management skills, highly organized, with an ability to manage multiple competing priorities

Preferred Qualifications:

• Professional certifications, such as CCP
• Experience working in human resources shared service delivery model
• Experience working in a matrix environment
• Working knowledge of PeopleSoft or comparable ERP System
• Solid technical background with Excel and PowerPoint
• Proven ability to lead and work effectively within teams and across the organization
• Proven ability to lead and mentor others

At UnitedHealth Group, our mission is to help people live healthier lives and make the health system work better for everyone. We believe everyone–of every race, gender, sexuality, age, location and income–deserves the opportunity to live their healthiest life. Today, however, there are still far too many barriers to good health which are disproportionately experienced by people of color, historically marginalized groups and those with lower incomes. We are committed to mitigating our impact on the environment and enabling and delivering equitable care that addresses health disparities and improves health outcomes — an enterprise priority reflected in our mission.

UnitedHealth Group is committed to working with and providing reasonable accommodations to individuals with physical and mental disabilities. If you need special assistance or accommodation for any part of the application process, please call 1-866-566-8715 to be connected to Recruitment Services. Recruitment Services hours of operation are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. CT, Monday through Friday.

UnitedHealth Group is a registered service mark of UnitedHealth Group, Inc. The UnitedHealth Group name with the dimensional logo, as well as the dimensional logo alone, are both service marks for the UnitedHealth Group, Inc.

Diversity creates a healthier atmosphere: UnitedHealth Group is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law.

UnitedHealth Group is a drug-free workplace. Candidates are required to pass a drug test before beginning employment.