Key Responsibilities

1.

Market

Benchmarking &

Salary Bands

- Build and maintain compensation benchmarks using publicly available sources, along with other datasets

- Design and implement salary bands (minmidmax) across roles

- Continuously refine benchmarks to avoid market noise and inflation bias

2.

Offer

Design & Negotiation

- Lead compensation discussions and negotiations with candidates

- Create negotiation frameworks and guardrails for recruiters

- Escalate and justify exceptions with clear data-backed rationale

3. Performance & Appraisal Management

- Run company-wide appraisal cycles and calibration discussions

- Ensure internal parity and prevent compensation drift

4. Budgeting & Cost Governance

- Work closely with Finance to align compensation decisions with overall budgets

- Track compensation spend vs plan (offers, increments, promotions)





- Provide insights on cost optimization without impacting talent quality

What Were Looking For

Experience

- 1–4 years in Compensation &

Perks / Total Rewards / HR Analytics

- Experience in high-growth startups or dynamic environments preferred

Core Skills

- Strong analytical and financial thinking (comfort with numbers is non-negotiable)

- Proven ability to negotiate compensation effectively

Mindset

- High ownership and strong decision-making ability

- Comfortable saying “no” when required

- Structured thinker who can turn ambiguity into systems

- Ability to work closely with leadership and influence decisions

📌 Compensation & Benefits Specialist (Bengaluru)
🏢 Centilytics
📍 Bengaluru