**About the Role** Manager - Total Rewards will partner with HR and business leaders to deliver competitive, fair, and performance-driven rewards solutions. The role is responsible for advising on compensation, benefits, incentives, job evaluation, and workforce cost management while ensuring alignment with business priorities, market practices, and governance standards. **Key Responsibilities** + Partner with HR Business Partners and business leaders on compensation, benefits, incentives, and rewards-related decisions. + Manage job evaluation and role sizing processes, ensuring appropriate grading and banding across the organization. + Coordinate with regional and corporate stakeholders for evaluation and approval of leadership roles. + Lead annual compensation cycles including salary reviews, promotions, variable pay, and long-term incentive programs. + Conduct market benchmarking and job pricing analysis to support competitive and equitable pay decisions. + Design, review, and enhance Total Rewards policies and frameworks covering compensation, benefits, wellness, recognition, incentives, and promotion programs. + Support workforce cost governance through budgeting, forecasting, headcount tracking, and cost modelling. + Provide data-driven insights to support business decisions and ensure compliance with reward governance standards. + Collaborate with HR, Finance, business leaders,



and external partners to deliver effective rewards solutions. + Stay informed on market trends and industry best practices to continuously improve reward programs. **Experience, Skills & Education Qualification** + 4 to 8 years of HR experience with exposure to Total Rewards, compensation, benefits, salary reviews, benchmarking, or pay design. + Experience in HR Business Partnering, Talent Management, Rewards, or related HR functions. + Robust understanding of compensation structures, benefits programs, incentives, and pay-for-performance principles. + Experience in job evaluation, job analysis, organization design, and role grading methodologies. + Strong analytical and quantitative skills with the ability to interpret compensation data, cost models, and workforce metrics. + Ability to manage complex stakeholder relationships and influence decision-making across multiple levels of the organization. + Strong communication, problem-solving, and project management skills. + Experience working with compensation surveys, market benchmarking, and reward governance frameworks. + Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics, or a related discipline. Relevant certifications in Compensation & Benefits or Total Rewards will be an advantage

📌 Senior Manager - Total Rewards (Gurugram)
🏢 Nestlé
📍 Gurugram