Senior Manager / Director - Total Rewards

Namely; India; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 3,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Namely is seeking a seasoned Total Rewards professional in India. The ideal candidate will have 14+ years of experience in Compensation and Benefits, managing annual merit cycles for organizations with over 3,000 employees.

This role requires expertise in compensation tools like Workday and Payscale, along with advanced Excel skills and exposure to AI in HR processes. Strong analytical and stakeholder management abilities are essential.

Qualifications

• 14+ years of experience in Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits.
• Proven experience managing annual merit cycles for organizations with 3,000+ employees.
• Hands-on experience with compensation tools like Workday and Payscale.
• Strong analytical skills with experience in salary surveys and benchmarking.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end administration of annual merit cycles.
• Manage Long Term Incentive (LTI) and ESOPs administration.
• Drive salary surveys and compensation benchmarking exercises.
• Analyze compensation data for market competitiveness using advanced Excel.

Skills

Compensation administration

Advanced Excel skills

AI exposure in HR processes

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA / Postgraduate degree in HR, Finance, Analytics, or related field

Tools

Workday

Payscale

Job description

Overview

Cvent is a leading meetings, events, and hospitality technology provider with more than 5,000+ employees and 24,000+ customers worldwide, including 60% of the Fortune 500. Founded in 1999, Cvent delivers a comprehensive event marketing and management platform for marketers and event professionals and offers software solutions to hotels, special event venues and destinations to help them grow their group/MICE and corporate travel business. Our technology brings millions of people together at events around the world. In short, we’re transforming the meetings and events industry through innovative technology that powers human connection.

Cvent's strength lies in its people, fostering a culture where everyone is encouraged to think like entrepreneurs, taking risks and making decisions confidently. We value diverse perspectives and celebrate differences, working together with colleagues and clients to build strong connections.

AI at Cvent: Leading the Future

Are you ready to shape the future of work at the intersection of human expertise and AI innovation? At Cvent, we’re committed to continuous learning and adaptation—AI isn’t just a tool for us, it’s part of our DNA. We’re looking for candidates who are eager to evolve alongside technology. If you love to experiment boldly, share your discoveries, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work, you’ll thrive here. Our team values professionals who thoughtfully integrate AI into their daily work, delivering exceptional results while relying on the human judgment and creativity that drive real innovation.

Throughout our interview process, you’ll have the chance to demonstrate how you use AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact. If you’re excited to be part of a team that’s leading the way in AI-powered collaboration, we’d love to meet you.

About the role

We are looking for a seasoned Total Rewards professional with hands‑on expertise in compensation administration, annual merit cycles, Long Term Incentive (LTI) and ESOPs, salary surveys, job matching, benchmarking, off‑cycle adjustments, and compensation tools such as Workday and Payscale, along with mandatory capability in advanced Excel and practical exposure to AI‑driven HR processes or automation.

In This Role, You Will:

1. Lead end‑to‑end administration of annual merit cycles, including planning, budgeting support, approvals, annual increment roll‑out, training leaders on compensation programs for a large employee base.
2. Manage Long Term Incentive (LTI), ESOPs administration, and compensation administration activities including off‑cycle salary changes, promotions, transfers, corrections. Manage and audit compensation data on system of records like Workday and Payscale.
3. Drive salary surveys, job matching, job evaluation, and compensation benchmarking exercises using market data from Aon, Deloitte, Mercer, WTW, and similar partners. Validation of compensation ranges through triangulation of market survey data, hiring data, and attrition compensation data.
4. Analyze compensation data and build actionable insights using advanced Excel to support pay decisions for market competitiveness. Leverage AI and process improvement opportunities to enhance compensation analytics, workflow efficiency, data quality, and overall rewards operations.

Here’s What You Need:

1. 14+ years of experience in Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits, with strong depth in compensation administration.
2. Proven experience managing annual merit cycles end to end for an organization with 3,000+ employees.
3. Strong exposure to salary surveys, job matching, benchmarking, and off‑cycle compensation management.
4. Expertise in compensation administration, Long Term Incentive (LTI) and ESOPs administration, merit planning, salary structures, and market benchmarking.
5. Hands‑on experience with Workday, Payscale, and similar compensation or HR systems.
6. Advanced Excel skills are mandatory, including compensation modeling, reconciliations, validations, pivots, lookups, and scenario analysis.
7. AI exposure is mandatory, with the ability to apply AI tools or automation in HR, analytics, or compensation processes.
8. Strong analytical, stakeholder management, communication, and execution capability.
9. MBA / Postgraduate degree in HR, Finance, Analytics, or a related field preferred.

Disclaimer

Beware of Recruitment Scams – Legitimate Cvent recruiting communications will always come from an official ‘[e-mail]’ email. We never request any payments or ask for sensitive personal or financial information via chat or social media platforms. For more information, please visit: https://www.cvent.com/en/notice-recruitment-fraud