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.

As the Rewards Cluster Excellence Lead, you will lead the delivery and continuous evolution of Rewards Excellence services for an assigned cluster of countries by providing high-quality rewards advisory and execution across benchmarking, job evaluation, offers and buyouts, salary review cycles, survey submissions, pay equity and related governance activities. You will translate global Rewards strategy and People & Organization priorities into consistent, business-relevant solutions that support hiring, retention, pay transparency readiness, process simplification and a robust customer experience for People & Organization, Recruitment Solutions, Country Rewards and business stakeholders.

Job Description

Key Responsibilities
- Lead end-to-end Rewards Excellence delivery for assigned countries/clusters, ensuring compliance with global governance, local market requirements,



and a high-quality stakeholder experience.
- Serve as the subject matter expert for compensation and rewards processes, providing guidance and recommendations on job evaluations, benchmarking, offers, buyouts, and salary decisions.
- Own and govern the job evaluation framework, partnering with People & Organization and business leaders to maintain effective job architecture, support organizational design, workforce planning, and transformation initiatives.
- Drive market benchmarking activities, including survey participation, pay range development, market competitiveness analysis, and pay transparency readiness.
- Support annual and mid-year compensation cycles, pay equity initiatives, Environmental Social Governance related activities, and continuous enhancement of rewards processes, governance, and documentation.
- Build trusted partnerships with People & Organization, Recruitment Solutions, Co

📌 Cluster Rewards Excellence Lead (Hyderabad)
🏢 Novartis
📍 Hyderabad