Lead - Compensation & Benefits

Signature Global; Gurugram District; On-site; INR 1,500,000 - 2,100,000; Full time

Job summary

SignatureGlobal (India) Limited seeks a Lead Compensation & Benefits to architect and govern total rewards, payroll, and policy standards. You will design pay bands, run benchmarking, and manage annual merit cycles, bonuses, and F&F settlements, collaborating with Finance and HR partners.

The role requires strong Excel, HRMS experience, and deep knowledge of Indian labor laws, with responsibility across multiple business units in Gurugram.

Qualifications

• MBA/Master’s degree in HR, Finance or equivalent.
• 59 years of specialized experience in Total Rewards, C&B structuring and payroll.
• Experience with Indian labor statutes and salary structuring.

Responsibilities

• Design, calibrate, and govern pay bands, salary ranges, and compensation norms.
• Lead annual benchmarking and analyze gaps across real estate and infra sectors.
• Model budgeting for annual increments, market corrections, and promotions.
• Oversee variable pay, bonuses, and function-specific incentives; assess effectiveness.
• Ensure payroll governance with statutory compliance and F&F processing.
• Draft HR SOPs and policies; maintain SLA discipline for exits.
• Lead manpower budgeting and publish cost-to-hire MIS.

Skills

Advanced MS Excel

Budget modeling

Scenario simulations

Numerical aptitude

Education

MBA / Master’s degree in HR or Finance

Tools

Darwinbox

SAP SF

Workday

Job description

POSITION SPECIFICATION
SIGNATURE GLOBAL
MAKING INDIA AFFORDABLE HAR PARIVAR EK GHAR
Ref: SG/HR/JD-CB-MGR/2026
Lead Compensation & Benefits (Total Rewards)
Corporate Human Resources Division
Human Resources (Total
Rewards)
Position Title
Reports To
Lead Compensation & Benefits
Head Compensation & Benefits
Full-Time | Regular
Department
Location
Corporate Office, Gurugram, India
Employment
Type
Managerial Track (Middle
Management)
Target Level

1. ROLE OVERVIEW

The Lead Compensation & Benefits (C&B) will partner directly with the Head of C&B to architect, execute, and govern comprehensive total rewards frameworks and people operations standards across Signature Global. This role drives compensation structuring across diverse job families, annual merit planning, market benchmarking, function-specific incentive plans, monthly payroll governance, HR SOP and policy formulation, and end-to-end Full & Final (F&F) settlement processing.

2. KEY RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES

A. Compensation Structuring & Leveling Frameworks

• Design, calibrate, and govern structured pay bands, salary ranges, and compensation norms across all levels and job families (Corporate, Sales, Projects, Engineering, Customer Care, etc.).
• ¢ Establish and maintain job evaluation, leveling, and grading matrices to ensure internal pay parity, external competitiveness, and transparent career progression pathways.

B. Market Intelligence & Compensation Benchmarking

• ¢ Lead annual total rewards benchmarking exercises through recognized industry salary surveys (Aon Hewitt, Mercer, Radford, etc.).
• ¢ Perform rigorous peer group analysis across real estate and infrastructure sectors to identify compensation gaps, evaluate benefits competitiveness, and recommend data-driven pay revisions.

C. Annual Merit Cycles & Performance-Linked Pay

• ¢ Support the C&B Head in modeling, budgeting, and driving the end-to-end annual increment, market correction, and promotion cycles.
• ¢ Formulate merit matrices, simulate multi-scenario budget distributions across verticals, and deliver strategic analytical insights to leadership.

D. Variable Pay & Functional Incentive Schemes

• ¢ Oversee the operational design, target-setting frameworks, and administration of variable pay, annual bonus schemes, and function-specific incentives (e.g., Sales, Site Execution).
• ¢ Evaluate scheme effectiveness, compute timely payouts against performance thresholds, and implement enhancements as business targets evolve.

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E. Payroll Governance, Time & Attendance & Timely F&F Processing

• ¢ Collaborate with Finance and operations teams to execute monthly payroll with 100% accuracy and complete statutory compliance (PF, ESIC, Gratuity, Bonus, PT, and TDS).
• ¢ Oversee time, attendance, shift scheduling, and leave management rules in the HRMS to ensure pristine payroll input validation.
• ¢ Own and govern the end-to-end Full & Final (F&F) settlement process, orchestrating cross-functional department clearances (IT, Admin, Finance, Projects) to achieve 100% SLA adherence, error-free computation, and timely final disbursements for separating employees.

F. HR Policies & Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs)

• ¢ Support the C&B Head in drafting, updating, and publishing comprehensive HR SOPs and institutional people policies, including Promotion & Career Progression, Time & Attendance, Leave Administration, Separation & F&F Clearance, and Travel & Expense Reimbursements.
• ¢ Audit organizational policies periodically to ensure alignment with statutory amendments, labor codes, and progressive industry practices.

G. Manpower Budgeting, Analytics & C&B Governance

• ¢ Lead annual manpower budgeting and Total Cost to Company (TCTC) projections in synergy with FP&A.
• ¢ Monitor monthly personnel cost variances against approved annual budgets and publish executive MIS reports detailing compa-ratios, payroll metrics, and cost-to-hire trends.

3. CANDIDATE PROFILE & QUALIFICATIONS

Dimension
Requirement & Specification
Educational Background
MBA / Master's degree in Human Resources, Finance, or equivalent discipline from a recognized institute.
Relevant Experience
Industry Exposure
59 years of specialized experience in core Total Rewards, C&B structuring, HR SOP/Policy drafting, Payroll administration, and F&F settlements.
Real Estate, Infrastructure, EPC, Retail, Manufacturing, or large multi-business conglomerates with complex job family hierarchies.
Technical & Analytical
Skills
Advanced MS Excel proficiency (nested formulas, pivot tables, macros, budget modeling, scenario simulations); hands-on working knowledge of enterprise HRMS platforms (Darwinbox, SAP SF, Workday, or similar).
Domain Knowledge
Core Competencies
In-depth expertise in Indian labor statutes (Payment of Wages, PF, ESIC, Gratuity, Bonus Acts, Code on Wages) and income tax / salary structuring mechanisms.
Strong numerical aptitude, structured policy drafting, meticulous SLA discipline for exit settlements, and effective stakeholder management.
SignatureGlobal (India) Limited is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive, high-performance environment for all employees.
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