Total Rewards Manager – India

A Day in Your Life at MKS:
In this role, you will report to the Senior Manager for EMEAI and work closely with Corporate C&B Leaders, HR Business Partners, and Business Leaders. This role requires a resilient and collaborative personality with project management skills and a strong analytical and conceptual mindset, coupled with strong execution skills and a strong awareness of quality.
Your role will primarily be to act as a total rewards expert for India and to support projects in the area of ​​compensation and social benefits. Inquisitiveness, strong mathematical and Excel skills are essential.
 

You Will Make an Impact By:

• Implement global and local compensation and benefits programs, policies and procedures that are compelling, competitive, equitable and locally compliant
• Research and evaluates external competitiveness and internal alignment of total rewards; research industry trends and provides recommendations.
• Provide ad hoc analytical compensation support and job assessments, market pricing analysis as needed, may lead market pricing data collection and analysis efforts.
• Actively participate in the successful implementation and administration of Workday Advanced Compensation, including our short-term and long-term incentive programs and merit cycle
• Key contributor to significant global compensation projects including compensation grades, survey benchmarking, global salary structure design and implementation.
• Oversee all facets of employee benefits plan design, policies, budgets and operations, along with being responsible for analysis of the effectiveness of the country’s various benefit plans and programs. 
• Key contributor to implement and maintain global benefits and recognition program including but not limited to wellness, benefits harmonization, global recognition and benefits minimum standards.
• Develops engaging and informative communication programs designed to keep employees and management knowledgeable about company benefit plans. 
• Negotiate vendor relationships, administer contracts and monitor performance to ensure high degree of effectiveness.
• Connect with local universities regarding skill development and job progression.
• Advise the local HRBP on day-to-day compensation, benefits, and mobility work (e.g. job mapping, compensation proposals, global salary levels and ranges, performance reviews, renewals and employee communications, HR and corporate C&B training, labor relations process support, international mobility framework, etc.)
• Key support for global compensation and benefits during M&A integration efforts; several initiatives underway
• Other projects and duties as required, including proactive data audits and reconciliations.
   

Skills You Bring:

• Bachelor’s degree with Finance, Accounting, Economics and/or Mathematics preferred emphasis
• At least 7 years with hands-on-experience in the field of Compensation & Benefits within India (e.g. reviewing & benchmarking  compensation proposals, monitoring the local medical plans IPD/OPD, daily support to HR and business on C&B related topics, project management, etc.).
• Local experience in high-tech companies
• Language skills:
  • English & Hindi – Fluent
• Working knowledge with Workday
• Critical thinking with the ability to research and analyze data from various sources to identify problems and make appropriate recommendations and influence decisions
• Strong Excel and analytical skills, good knowledge of Radford, WTW and Mercer salary and performance surveys and benchmark methodologies
• Effective communication and organizational skills
• Highly organized with a strong attention to detail

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