Specialist - Total Rewards & PMS

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Inc.; Gurgaon; On-site; INR 1,800,000 - 2,400,000; Full time

Job summary

Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd in India is seeking a Specialist - Total Rewards & PMS to lead performance and rewards design across India and 40+ Emerging Markets. You will manage annual compensation review cycles, incentives programs, benefits deployment, and policy framework development in collaboration with HR leadership.

The role requires an MBA with post-qualification experience, strong analytical skills, and the ability to navigate fast-paced global HR initiatives.

Qualifications

• MBA with post-qualification experience in HR or rewards.
• Experience in global rewards, PMS, and incentive programs.
• Strong analytical and data-driven decision making.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and implementation of annual compensation reviews across India and 40+ Emerging Markets.
• Oversee incentive plans, retention strategies, and severance programs.
• Deploy benefits management and benchmark studies to ensure competitiveness.
• Develop HR policy framework and ensure governance across jurisdictions.
• Support international mobility and job evaluations as needed.
• Provide expert advice to HR and business leaders on Rewards initiatives.

Skills

HR Analytics

Stakeholder management

Education

MBA with post qualification experience

Job description

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Company: Sun Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd

Job Title:

Specialist - Total Rewards & PMS

Business Unit:

Global Human Resource

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Location:

At Sun Pharma, we commit to helping you “Create your own sunshine”— by fostering an environment where you grow at every step, take charge of your journey and thrive in a supportive community.

Are You Ready to Create Your Own Sunshine?

As you enter the Sun Pharma world, you’ll find yourself becoming ‘Better every day’ through continuous progress. Exhibit self-drive as you ‘Take charge’ and lead with confidence. Additionally, demonstrate a collaborative spirit, knowing that we ‘Thrive together’ and support each other’s journeys.”

Key responsibilities:

Manage the Performance and Rewards responsibilities for assigned countries/businesses within India and 40+ countries in Emerging Markets for effective design and implementation of commercial, compliant and business-relevant strategies, policies and programs, aligned to the overall P&R strategy and policies.

The incumbent will research best practice and keep abreast of legislative and market change to provide expert advice to HR and the business leaders and lead the various projects and regular initiatives under the Rewards domain, including:

Annual Compensation Review Cycle

• Design and program manage the Annual Compensation Review cycle for the responsible countries to ensure complete budget management and timeline adherence. Use statistical methods and techniques to make data-based decisions on various aspects of compensations.
• Deploy effective communication strategies and success metrics.

Sales/Productivity Linked Incentives/Variable Pay, Retention, Severance Plans

• Manage the annual variable pay process execution through effective coordination with Finance and other internal stakeholders to ensure timely payout finalization with appropriate approvals.
• Design appropriate solutions to address critical business requirements around employee motivation, retention and productivity enhancement

Benefits Management

• Work with Head Rewards to ensure smooth deployment and maintenance of key employee benefits in different countries.
• Participate in benchmarking studies to ensure competitiveness of our benefits
• Commission custom surveys and also participate in industry salary benchmarking surveys to determine prevailing pay rates and benefits and analyze these for building internal proposals on salary reviews and policy changes.
• Conduct ongoing research into emerging trends, issues and best practices.

People Policy Framework

• Develop a comprehensive policy framework covering all elements of an employee lifecycle in the organization.
• Ensure adherence to the published policy documents across the organization.
• Conduct periodic audits and prepare reports. Assess the effectiveness of policies and processes and proactively recommend new and innovative approaches and solutions

International Mobility & Expat Management

• Support ongoing expat management for the responsible countries including package determination and compliance requirements

Job Evaluations and Grade Structuring

• Support any special projects in job grading and Job evaluations as per the organization’s policy.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to maintain an appropriate grade structure and ensure effective governance

Performance Management Strategy & Annual PMS process

• Support the design and execution of annual performance management process for the assigned business/countries.
• Act as an SME and guide the HR generalists and line leaders in defining objective business, team and individual level scorecards to strengthen the performance management architecture.

Design and delivery of manager/employee communication and training on all these initiatives

• Develop and execute appropriate communication and training programmes for manager/employee capability building in specific P&R areas to ensure effective implementation and realise improved business performance

HR Analytics

• Develop and set standards around key HR metrics with focus on analytics around compensation spends and wage management

Business As Usual Work

• With other members in the team to ensure smooth delivery of Rewards services to employees ranging from handling manager queries, partnering with HRBP to support business needs to process promotion and salary increase periodic cycles.
• Manage the implementation of relevant TR & PMS policies and programmes within the business and coordinate the relevant key strategic processes, working through Generalists to interface with the business.
• Maintain expert specialist knowledge by keeping abreast of published materials, competitor practice, external market developments and trends and legislative and regulatory developments

Job Requirements

Educational Qualification

MBA with post qualification experience

(3-5 yrs for tier 1 MBA and more for others)

Experience

• Tenure: 3-5 year exp post qualification.
• HR Consulting and/or internal Performance & Rewards in reputed organizations with demonstrated ability to ideate, design and implement business focused solutions along with the ability to manage ‘BAU’ operational performance and rewards activities.
• Proven ability to diagnose problems using analytical and strategic thinking skills as well as identify and drive appropriate solutions.
• Deep Analytical ability and comfort with handling and analyzing big data.
• Ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and to navigate leaders through a variety of organizational changes.
• Excellent people skills and strong decision-making skills. Strong Customer Orientation

Your Success Matters to Us

At Sun Pharma, your success and well-being are our top priorities! We provide robust benefits and opportunities to foster personal and professional growth. Join us at Sun Pharma, where every day is an opportunity to grow, collaborate, and make a lasting impact. Let’s create a brighter future together!

Disclaimer: The preceding job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employee within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees as assigned to this job. Nothing herein shall preclude the employer from changing these duties from time to time and assigning comparable duties or other duties commensurate with the experience and background of incumbent(s).