Manager- People Tech

Rapido; Bengaluru; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 6,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Rapido in Bengaluru seeks a senior leader to own Total Rewards and People Tech across HR. You will drive compensation benchmarking, salary structures, ESOPs and rewards policies while steering AI-enabled automation and HR systems strategy.

You will build dashboards translating workforce data into insights, partner with HR, Engineering and vendors, and ensure data privacy and compliant AI use across the function.

Qualifications

• Strong experience in compensation and benefits, including benchmarking and ESOPs.
• Ability to assess internal equity and market competitiveness and translate analysis into recommendations.
• Excellent analytical skills and discretion with confidential compensation data.

Responsibilities

• Own Total Rewards: drive benchmarking, ranges, reviews and incentive programs.
• Manage ESOP programs, benefits and rewards policies.
• Analyse pay competitiveness and internal equity to support decisions.

Skills

Compensation design

Salary benchmarking

ESOP programs

Internal equity analysis

Data privacy

Analytical skills

Tools

Power BI

Tableau

SQL

Excel/Google Sheets

APIs

n8n/Make/Power Automate

Job description

We’re looking for someone to take on two distinct mandates: drive Total Rewards programs and lead People Tech across the entire People & Culture function. This role combines compensation and benefits expertise with end-to-end ownership of HR systems, AI, automation and people analytics.

What you’ll own

Total Rewards

• Drive compensation benchmarking, salary ranges, annual compensation reviews and incentive programs.
• Manage ESOP programs, employee benefits and rewards policies.
• Analyse pay competitiveness and internal equity to support compensation decisions.
• Make rewards programs easy for employees to understand and access.

People Tech — across the entire HR function

• Build and execute the People Tech roadmap across hiring, onboarding, payroll, rewards, performance, talent management, learning, engagement and exits.
• Identify and implement AI use cases and workflow automations, including loan processing, approvals and employee reimbursements.
• Own HR systems, configurations, integrations, enhancements, troubleshooting and adoption.
• Build dashboards and translate workforce, compensation, performance and talent data into actionable insights.
• Partner with HR teams, Engineering and external vendors to deliver solutions from requirements through testing, rollout and ongoing support.
• Ensure data accuracy, privacy, appropriate access and responsible use of AI.

Skills & experience

Total Rewards

• Strong experience in compensation and benefits, including benchmarking, compensation design, salary structures, incentives and ESOPs.
• Ability to assess internal equity and market competitiveness and translate analysis into recommendations.
• Strong analytical skills and sound judgement when handling confidential compensation data.

People Tech

• AI & automation: Hands-on experience with generative AI tools, prompt design and workflow automation platforms such as n8n, Make or Power Automate.
• HR systems: Experience configuring and managing HRMS platforms and driving enhancements and adoption.
• Integrations: Understanding of APIs, webhooks and data flows connecting HR systems with other business platforms.
• Data & analytics: Advanced Excel/Google Sheets, SQL and dashboarding skills using Power BI, Tableau or similar tools.
• Process design: Ability to map HR workflows, identify gaps and translate business requirements into scalable solutions.
• Product & project management: Ability to prioritise the People Tech roadmap, conduct user testing and lead projects from concept to adoption.
• Data governance: Understanding of employee data privacy, access controls and responsible AI practices.