Job Description Summary
LI-Hybrid

Location: Hyderabad, India

Relocation Support: This role is based in Hyderabad, India. Novartis is unable to offer relocation support: please only apply if accessible.

In this role, you will drive operational excellence in global rewards, managing complex processes, vendors, and systems while ensuring accuracy, structure, and timely delivery. You will act as a key connector across internal stakeholders and external partners, translating strategic objectives into transparent guidelines and supporting their implementation. This is a highly autonomous role where your organization, attention to detail, and ability to multitask and communicate confidently will directly impact business outcomes.

Job Description
Key Responsibilities:
Facilitate the global benchmarking survey cycle, including scope definition, stakeholder training, and vendor coordination
Maintain and update benchmarking documentation (functional matching, governance, training materials) to ensure accuracy and relevance
Develop training materials (videos, work instructions,



process guides) to enable consistent execution and stakeholder understanding
Ensure data quality and completeness across benchmarking platforms in line with audit requirements
Support deviation reviews by analyzing market data, business context, and labor trends to define competitive ranges
Lead benchmarking-related projects, ensuring timely and high-quality delivery of outcomes
Drive continuous improvement by simplifying and automating processes, and building dashboards and analytics for data-driven decisions
Support annual budgeting and salary increase processes, ensuring alignment with local market, legal, and stakeholder requirements

Essential Requirements
2 to 5 years of HR Experience (Preferably in Compensation & Benefits)
Basic understanding of compensation elements in an organizational context
Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, complex, matrixed, global setting.
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📌 Global Benchmarking Expert Hyderabad (India)
🏢 Novartis
📍 India