Head - Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits - Conglomorate

Delhi NCR | 12+ Years

We are hiring a senior Total Rewards leader for a large, well-established Indian organization with an employee base of 3,000+.

Reporting to the Head HR Transformation, this is a high-impact role responsible for shaping the organizations compensation, benefits and rewards agenda. The position will lead a lean team of 12 members and requires someone who can combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution.

Key Responsibilities:

• Define and execute the organizations Total Rewards strategy.
• Lead compensation benchmarking, salary structures, pay positioning and job architecture.
• Own the annual compensation review, including budgeting, modelling, guidelines, governance and implementation.
• Manage and forecast large compensation and benefits budgets in close partnership with Finance.
• Review and enhance employee benefits, insurance, wellness, retirement and other employee-value programs.
• Develop fixed-pay, variable-pay, recognition and critical-talent reward frameworks.
• Support executive compensation and retention-related decisions.
• Use market data and workforce analytics to identify pay gaps, affordability risks and talent priorities.
• Evaluate innovative non-cash benefits, strategic partnerships and alternative value-exchange arrangements.
• Establish strong governance across rewards policies, approvals, compliance, taxation and reporting.
• Advise senior business and HR leaders on complex compensation and benefits matters.

Candidate Profile:

• 12+ years of experience in Compensation & Benefits or Total Rewards.
• Deep understanding of the Indian compensation, benefits and rewards ecosystem.
• Strong expertise in compensation benchmarking and interpretation of market-survey data.
• Demonstrated experience managing annual compensation cycles for a large employee population.
• Exceptional financial acumen, with significant experience in budgeting, forecasting and workforce-cost modelling.
• Strong understanding of benefits design, vendor management and program economics.
• Exposure to variable pay, executive compensation and critical-talent interventions.
• Ability to structure and evaluate non-cash benefits, partnerships or alternative reward mechanisms.
• Experience working with large, complex Indian organizations is strongly preferred.
• Comfortable operating as both a strategic leader and a hands-on rewards practitioner.
• Strong stakeholder-management skills, with the ability to influence senior HR, Finance and business leaders.
• High levels of discretion, analytical rigor and professional judgment.

Preferred Background:

• Experience in a large Indian conglomerate, consumer-facing organization, media or digital business, or another complex multi-business environment.
• Postgraduate qualification in HR, Management, Finance, Economics or a related discipline from a premier institution.
• A combination of consulting and in-house rewards experience would be valuable.
• Candidates should possess a strong academic and professional track record.

Role Details:

• Designation: Head - Total Rewards
• Location: Delhi NCR
• Reporting to: Head HR Transformation
• Team size: 12 members
• Employee population: 5,000+
• Experience: 12+ years