Deputy Manager - Compensation & Benefits

Whirlpool, Inc.; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Whirlpool of India Limited is seeking a subject matter expert in direct rewards to design, implement and manage compensation and rewards across multiple locations in India. You will oversee salary structuring, benchmarking and incentive plans to drive performance and alignment with business objectives.

The role requires 2+ years in compensation, strong Excel/data skills, and experience with job architecture. FMCD experience is preferred; a Masters in HR is a plus.

Qualifications

• 2+ years of progressive compensation experience or similar experience.
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; Masters in HR is preferred.
• Knowledgeable of all major aspects of compensation delivery and design principles.
• Demonstrable experience with job architecture frameworks and salary structure design.
• Strong Excel, data collection, and data visualization skills.
• Experience working in the FMCD industry preferred.
• Strong communication, analytical, and human relations skills.

Responsibilities

• Rewards programmes design and management, aligned with country-specific requirements.
• Design and manage employee incentive programmes and bonus schemes.
• Provide support to Total Rewards leader with ad-hoc analysis and modeling.
• Renew and lead benefits programs such as employee benefit insurances, pension programs and wellness initiatives.
• Total rewards advisory and management across HR stakeholders.

Skills

Excel

Communication

Analytical skills

Discretion & confidentiality

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in HR (preferred)

Tools

Excel

Job description

About Whirlpool India

Whirlpool of India Limited, headquartered in Gurugram, is a leading home appliances company dedicated to enhancing life at home and inspiring generations through its trusted brands. The company operates three state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in Faridabad, Pune & Puducherry, each reflecting Whirlpool’s commitment to providing best-in-class consumer solutions. Further driving innovation, the company has a Technology & Engineering Center, where India's world-class talent architects the next generation of home innovation. In the 2024-25 fiscal year, Whirlpool of India reported approximately INR 8110 Cr in annual revenue and employed 2193 people. More information is available at www.india.whirlpool.in

The team you will be a part of

The HR Operations team effectively maintains employee information that meets the organization's legal obligations and assists in human resource management and planning by recommending, developing and implementing new processes and analyses.

This role in summary

The job holder is the subject matter expert for all direct rewards activities for Indian entities (managing around 1600+ White collars and approx 9500 Blue collars and is accountable for designing, implementing and managing all rewards programmes and processes across multiple locations, to ensure we have the right rewards frameworks, and tools in place, effectively incentivise and recognise high performance to support the Company to achieve business objectives).

Your responsibilities will include

Rewards programmes design and management

• Contribute to the design and delivery of competitive direct rewards programmes that are aligned and are in compliance with country specific legal requirements.
• Design and manage the implementation of employee incentive programmes; identify and respond to the needs of internal stakeholders; clarify the financial, business performance, and behavioral parameters that are to be met; ensure compliance with external legal requirements.
• Design and manage implementation of Performance bonus plan, including individual employee eligibility and special cases review and coordination, project and stakeholder management across internal working groups including subsidiaries.
• Provide support to the Total Rewards leader including ad-hoc analysis and modeling/ material preparation, review of all temporary and permanent reward change submissions across all employee groups.
• Renew & lead the benefit programs such as Employee benefit insurances, pension programs and wellness initiatives.

Total rewards advisory and management

• Rewards advisory partner for HR business partners, Regional HR teams or line of business, provide COE advice on all direct rewards matters, supporting the business to acquire, motivate and retain talent.
• Manage job evaluation, including salary benchmarking for new positions or changed roles, and ad-hoc job evaluation exercise, manage impact analyses and implementation planning.
• Support Total Rewards leader on day-to-day rewards operations, ensuring data integrity in HR systems
• Administer other HR or rewards initiatives such as Rewards & Recognition

Management Of Annual Compensation Cycle

• Plan and manage annual salary structure and market range review.
• Conduct regular pay and benefits benchmarking exercises, market analyses and other cost modeling.
• Facilitate the regular salary review, discretionary bonus, and profit share scheme processes, including planning, modeling, and implementation.
• Manage the annual compensation management cycle, including the compensation management technology system and any releases, enhancements, or improvements.

Minimum requirements

Education & experience requirements

• 2+ years of progressive compensation experience or similar experience
• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited institution; Masters in HR is preferred
• Knowledgeable of all major aspects of compensation delivery and design principles
• Demonstrable experience with job architecture frameworks and salary structure design
• Strong Excel, data collection, and data visualization skills
• Experience working in the FMCD industry preferred
• Strong communication, analytical, and human relations skills
• Skilled at effectively managing and prioritising escalations or business-critical situations
• Consistently exhibits high levels of discretion, integrity, and confidentiality
• Ability to work under pressure and independently, following tight deadlines and an agile approach.

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