Job Title: Lead Specialist Total Rewards and Payroll

Location: Hyderabad, India

Mode: Contractual (12 months)

This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a regional Total Rewards and Payroll function supporting multiple countries across the GAPAC region, including APAC, India, China, and Taiwan. The role offers a unique blend of Compensation Benefits, Payroll Operations, Data Analytics, and Stakeholder Management, enabling the incumbent to influence key reward strategies while ensuring seamless payroll delivery and compliance. The position works closely with HR, Finance, business leaders, payroll vendors, and benefit providers, contributing to both operational excellence and strategic Total Rewards initiatives.

Your key responsibilities

- Support annual compensation cycles including salary reviews, promotions, bonuses, incentive payouts, and market benchmarking activities across the GAPAC region.
- Administer employee benefits programs, coordinate enrollments and changes, manage vendor interactions, and support annual benefit renewals.
- Coordinate end-to-end payroll activities, including payroll inputs validation, payroll processing, reconciliations, variance analysis, and employee query resolution.
- Ensure compliance with payroll, tax, social security,



and statutory requirements, particularly for India and assigned APAC markets.
- Maintain accurate compensation, benefits, and payroll data across HRIS and payroll systems while preparing reports and analytics for stakeholders.
- Participate in regional and global projects involving payroll implementation, process automation, organizational changes, and continuous improvement initiatives.

You bring
- Master's degree in Human Resources, Finance, or a related discipline.
- 4-7 years of experience in Total Rewards, Compensation Benefits, Payroll, HR Operations, or related HR functions.
- Experience supporting multiple countries across APAC, with exposure to India, China, Taiwan, or other regional markets preferred.
- Strong understanding of compensation and advantages programs, payroll operations, and statutory compliance requirements.
- Advanced analytical skills with strong Excel proficiency and experience working with HRIS/payroll systems such as Workday, SAP, ADP, or similar platforms.
- Excellent stakeholder management, communication, problem-solving, and project coordination skills, with the ability to work across cultures and time zones.

📌 Lead Specialist Total Rewards and payroll (Hyderabad)
🏢 DSM Firmenich
📍 Hyderabad