About Netafim:

At Netafim, we work side by side with millions of farmers and communities around the world to address one of agriculture’s most pressing challenges: how to produce more food with fewer resources in an increasingly unpredictable environment. For more than 60 years, Netafim has been a global leader in precision irrigation, powered by people working across teams and geographies to bring together agronomy, engineering, data, and innovation.

Together, we help improve decision-making in the field and drive better outcomes across crops and climates — turning complexity into clarity and making agriculture more precise, efficient, and sustainable to enable farmers to grow more with less.

About Orbia:

Orbia Advance Corporation is a Purpose-led company with big aspirations. We are out to advance life around the world while maximising value to our shareholders, customers and employees. The Company is passionate about the topics that define how people will live and thrive tomorrow: the future of cities, buildings, agriculture, and materials. Orbia Advance Corporation has five business groups which offer innovative solutions across multiple industries including building and infrastructure, data communications, chemicals and more. In 2018, Orbia Advance Corporation bought a majority stake in Israeli-based Netafim, the world’s leader in drip irrigation, and is helping the world ‘grow more with less’ as it helps to solve food and water scarcity. Orbia Advance Corporation has operations in 41 countries with more than 22,000 employees.

We started as a producer of commodities and have evolved to become a provider of innovative solutions that address the global issues of rapid urbanisation, water and food scarcity, and a growing and aging population. We’re already a global leader in Polymers, Fluor, Building & Infrastructure, Datacom, and Precision Irrigation. We have embarked on a CEO-led transformation, as part of our journey to become a truly purpose-led, future fit company.

Role purpose :

Support and execute Total Rewards programs and initiatives including compensation, benefits, and reward-related activities with a primary focus on India, China, Australia, Europe, South Africa and other key region markets within APAC and EMEA.

Analyze Total Rewards, workforce, and compensation data to identify trends, generate actionable insights, and support data-driven business decisions, including pay equity analysis, labor cost optimization, retention risk identification, workforce planning, and reward program effectiveness. Be able to translate complex data into clear recommendations and conclusions to support business decisions.

Partners with PBPs and business leaders for the attraction, retention and motivation of our talent,



while ensuring the consistent implementation of Orbia and Netafim Total Rewards philosophy, policies, and practices and promoting alignment and standardization across business units.

Role Dimensions :

This is an individual contributor role.

Active member of the Total Reward community for Orbia and Netafim. A key partner in facilitating reward planning and operational initiatives, involved in development, implementation, monitor, execution, evaluation and optimization of Netafim's Total Reward Strategy, as it relates to the frameworks, policies, standards and processes, within Orbia's strategy, to ensure our ability to attract, engage, mobilize and retain talents, while remain competitive and cost effective.

Scope of Job :

The geographical scope is related to the APAC and EMEA regions, with high focus on India, China, Australia, South African and Western Europe, due to headcount and business focus. This role may include travel within the region for meetings and project activities (subject to travel policy and guidelines).

Job Complexity :

Netafim APAC & EMEA Total Reward Manager will be responsible for overseeing all compensation and benefits related aspects in order to support the evolving needs of the business and legislation within the regions of scope.

Key responsibilities :

- Lead the administration and execution of Total Rewards programs across APAC and EMEA, with primary responsibility for India, China, Australia, Europe, South Africa, ensuring alignment with Netafim and Orbia reward principles.

- Manage the annual compensation cycle across the regions, including merit reviews, salary planning, bonus calculation and payouts, compensation recommendations, system administration, data validation, and stakeholder communications.

- Administer regional compensation programs, including job architecture, salary structures, benchmarking, short- and long-term incentive programs, and support the continuous enhancement of reward practices based on market insights.

- Provide compensation and benefits consulting and operational support to HR, business leaders, and people managers, ensuring consistent and compliant application of reward policies and guidelines.

- Conduct market analysis and benchmarking activities to support compensation decisions, salary structure reviews, pay positioning, retention initiatives, and competitive Total Rewards practices.

- Support workforce planning,



salary budgeting, and employment cost analysis, partnering with Finance and HR stakeholders on annual budget exercises, labor cost forecasting, and reward-related business cases.

- Ensure governance, compliance, and consistency of Total Rewards programs by monitoring regional legislation, regulatory requirements, internal policies, and market practices.

- Manage relationships with regional vendors and external partners, including benefits brokers, compensation survey providers, mobility providers, and payroll-related vendors.

- Support the One-Orbia Total Rewards agenda by participating in regional and global initiatives, driving standardization, process improvements, and the adoption of common reward practices across business units.

- Act as project coordinator and regional representative for corporate Total Rewards projects, including compensation harmonization, advantages optimization, job architecture, mobility, recognition, and rewards technology initiatives

Educational background :

· Minimum: Bachelor degree in Engineering OR Economics OR Humanities Subjects

· Desirable: Master level Or Post Graduation Qualification in HR (MBA – HR) from Tier 1 / 2 college / University . Certificate course in Compensation & Benefits Mgt will be an added advantage.

Knowledge required :

· Strong understanding of all reward practices within the designated regions

· Trusted partner and advisor to the business and global peers

· Sound Project management skills

· Able to inspire people without having direct report and stimulate effective working processes

· Self-starter with hands-on mentality plus analytical skills

· Transparent and strong communicator

· Independent and autonomous working style

· Fluent in English and ability to work in a cross-cultural environment

- Able to translate global frameworks into a local and regional context

· “Can do” mentality and not afraid of also taking ownership in operational work and reporting

Experience required :

Hands on experience of managing the full cycle of reward activities across both operational and non-operational levels,

Internationally experienced reward professional with the APAC & EMEA regions.

Minimum 4 years of experience as Reward professional in a multinational company, operating in a matrix structure. Additional experience in payroll or as People business partner might be an added advantage

Ability to act strategically in a complex environment with high standard of personal integrity.

Solid experience in dealing with multiple projects while also being hands on project member.

Able to inspire people and stimulate effective working processes.

Fluent in English and ability to work in a cross-cultural environment

📌 Senior Manager Total Rewards Netafim (India)
🏢 Orbia
📍 India