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Senior Manager, Total Rewards Operations
People/HRRemote — India
Published on 2026-10-26
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About this role
Lead a small team responsible for global benefits and compensation operations, translating program priorities into reliable execution. The role focuses on operational quality, controls, team development, and practical process improvements rather than setting enterprise-wide Total Rewards strategy.
About the company
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The team
Global Total Rewards Operations, partnering with Payroll, Finance, People Operations, People Technology, Legal, People Business Partners, brokers, and vendors.
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What you'll do
- Coach and develop the Benefits Analyst and Senior Total Rewards Operations Analyst.
- Prioritize benefits support and compensation operations across recurring cycles, requests, audits, and projects.
- Oversee compensation workflows, including market data, compensation-cycle preparation, system transactions, equity grant data checks, and audit evidence.
- Set quality controls, review points, escalation paths, and confidentiality practices for sensitive data.
- Track deadlines, dependencies, service trends, and risks; implement practical process improvements.
- Coordinate execution with global program owners and document local considerations and decisions.
- Partner with People Technology and system stakeholders to clarify requirements, test changes, and improve data quality and workflow efficiency.
What we're looking for
- Experience in Total Rewards, benefits, compensation operations, or a related People function in a global organization.
- Working knowledge of benefits administration and/or compensation processes.
- People-management experience, including prioritization, coaching, and capability development.
- Ability to deliver accurate work across deadlines, stakeholders, and time zones using controls and process improvements.
- Clear written communication, stakeholder-management, and risk-escalation skills.
- Sound judgment handling confidential data and sensitive matters.
- Proficiency with spreadsheets, HR systems, and collaboration tools.
- Ability to use AI tools responsibly to improve Total Rewards work and processes.
Nice to have
- Experience supporting a distributed, multi-country workforce.
- Experience with benefits vendors or brokers, salary surveys, equity grant operations, or compensation review cycles.
Benefits
- Flexible paid time off
- Equity compensation and employee stock purchase plan
- Growth and development fund
- Parental leave
- Home office support
- Team Member Resource Groups