Senior Manager / Director – Total Rewards

M.M.Enterprises (Recruitment Agency in India); India; On-site; INR 3,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

M.M.Enterprises represents a global events and hospitality technology organization seeking a Senior Manager / Director - Total Rewards to lead compensation and rewards operations in India. The role requires overseeing annual merit cycles, LTI, ESOPs, salary benchmarking, and analytics, with a strong hands-on approach.

The ideal candidate has 14+ years in Total Rewards, proficiency with Workday/Payscale, advanced Excel skills, and a strategic yet execution-driven mindset to leverage AI and

Qualifications

• 14+ years in Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits.
• Experience managing annual merit cycles for 3,000+ employees.
• Hands-on with Workday, Payscale, or similar systems.
• Advanced Excel for compensation modelling and analytics.
• Experience using AI tools or automation in HR/Compensation.
• Strong analytical, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end annual merit cycles, including planning, budgeting support, approvals, increment rollouts, and training leaders.
• Manage LTI, ESOPs, promotions, transfers, off-cycle salary changes, and compensation corrections.
• Audit compensation data in systems such as Workday and Payscale.
• Drive salary surveys, job matching, job evaluation, and compensation benchmarking.
• Work with market data from Aon, Deloitte, Mercer, WTW, and similar compensation survey partners.
• Validate compensation ranges using market survey data, hiring data, and attrition compensation data.
• Analyze compensation data and develop actionable insights using advanced Excel.
• Identify opportunities to use AI and automation to improve compensation analytics, workflows, data quality, and rewards operations.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business leaders on compensation decisions and pay strategy.

Skills

Total Rewards

Compensation administration

Excel modelling

AI in HR

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA / Postgraduate in HR/Finance/Analytics

Tools

Workday

Payscale

Job description

Senior Manager / Director - Total Rewards

Industry: Events & Hospitality Technology / SaaS

Location: India

Experience: 14+ Years

Employment Type: Full-time

About the Organization

A leading global meetings, events, and hospitality technology organization with a large international customer base is looking for an experienced Total Rewards professional to lead compensation and rewards operations. The organization operates in a technology-driven environment and emphasizes innovation, continuous learning, and the use of AI to improve HR processes.

About the Role

We are looking for a seasoned Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits leader with strong hands-on expertise in compensation administration, annual merit cycles, Long-Term Incentives (LTI), ESOPs, salary surveys, job matching, benchmarking, and compensation analytics.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end annual merit cycles, including planning, budgeting support, approvals, increment rollouts, and training leaders.
• Manage LTI, ESOPs, promotions, transfers, off-cycle salary changes, and compensation corrections.
• Manage and audit compensation data in systems such as Workday and Payscale.
• Drive salary surveys, job matching, job evaluation, and compensation benchmarking.
• Work with market data from Aon, Deloitte, Mercer, WTW, and similar compensation survey partners.
• Validate compensation ranges using market survey data, hiring data, and attrition compensation data.
• Analyze compensation data and develop actionable insights using advanced Excel.
• Identify opportunities to use AI and automation to improve compensation analytics, workflows, data quality, and rewards operations.
• Partner with senior stakeholders and business leaders on compensation decisions and pay strategy.

Required Experience & Skills

• 14+ years of experience in Total Rewards / Compensation & Benefits.
• Proven experience managing annual merit cycles for an organization with 3,000+ employees.
• Strong experience in compensation administration, LTI, ESOPs, merit planning, salary structures, and market benchmarking.
• Hands-on experience with Workday, Payscale, or similar HR/compensation systems.
• Advanced Excel skills including compensation modelling, reconciliations, validations, Pivot Tables, Lookups, and scenario analysis.
• Practical experience using AI tools or automation in HR, analytics, or compensation processes.
• Strong analytical, stakeholder-management, communication, and execution skills.

Education

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

Ideal Candidate

A strategic yet hands-on Total Rewards professional who can manage large-scale compensation programs, work confidently with complex data, partner with senior leadership, and leverage technology and AI to improve rewards processes.