Assistant Manager-Total Rewards

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Assistant Manager- Total Rewards

If you are looking for a challenging and rewarding career experience as a Total Rewards professional in a high-growth organization, we have a role here. In EY GDS we value wellbeing, curiosity and agility as an individual. We create teams of inspiring, teaming and belonging. We care for our business, society and client. Our purpose is building a better working world. Does that resonate with you? We look forward to working with you.

The opportunity

You are expected to support the Total Rewards portfolio for specific businesses along with Benefits, wellness and Policies portfolio for GDS India Activities. You will also be supporting the Annual Reward cycle budgeting benchmarking and annual review process.

The role is expected to support the end to end Total Rewards agenda including compensation and Benefits, employee wellness, policies, Analytics, market intelligence etc.  This position reports to the Compensation Manager and will work closely with internal stakeholders like Strategic Consulting team, Talent development, Finance, Brand Marketing team etc to deliver Total Reward solutions.

Your key responsibilities

• Manage end to end compensation increase exercise – including budgeting, administering and the letter role out process.
• Variable pay bonus – administration and rollout of the letters.
• Participate in annual salary surveys and provide analysis and recommendations for any job match and/or level changes
• Partner with TSS team to ensure accuracy in HR data including compensation, levels, titles, bonus program.
• Create ad-hoc reports and analysis as necessary, work on presentation material for leadership reviews
• Focus on demonstrating teamwork within and outside of the HR Department in handling assigned responsibilities and activities.
• Work on local and global projects in Total rewards
• May include
• Evaluate and compare existing benefit programs to identify key differences and possible areas of alignment
• transforming existing benefit programs by recommending design changes that would work from Global, local cultural perspective and cutting through a diverse workforce.

Skills and attributes for success

• A self-starter and imitative taker
• Should be able to tap into local networks to identify Total Rewards program opportunities
• Must possess strong verbal, written and interpersonal skills for internal presentations
• Ability to seek out information, clearly communicate information and requests and provide quality advice
• Ability to effectively manage communication and relationships in a highly matrix organization structure
• Demonstrate the ability to highly network
• Look for opportunities to attend external forums

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Graduate or a post graduate qualification
• 5 - 8 years’ experience in total rewards
• Expert MS Excel (i.e. working with complex formulas) and PowerPoint skills,
• Exposure to compensation in the areas of merit pay programs, incentive and bonus plans, and salary survey use & methodology
• Ability to work independently, and the initiative to handle increasing responsibility over time
• Ability to be confidential and professional on sensitive and privilege information
• Ability to multitask and prioritize in a fast paced, deadline oriented environment

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Strong project management skills and ability to manage multiple projects and priorities at once
• Ability to create tools and models to interpret and analyse data
• Should be able to understand the nuances of diverse businesses and able to develop solutions that may look customized yet is scalable and can be made consistent
• Extensive understanding of industry wide Total Rewards programs and how it would work
• Able to systematically break down problems or processes into their parts and develop several alternative solutions

What we look for 

• Highly detail driven with emphasis on accuracy, coupled with the ability to see the broader/big picture
• Keen interest to invest time for self-learning, seeking opportunities to work on cross-functional HR projects
• Working collaboratively in a team environment
• Comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment

What we offer

EY Global Delivery Services (GDS) is a dynamic and truly global delivery network. We work across six locations – Argentina, China, India, the Philippines, Poland and the UK – and with teams from all EY service lines, geographies and sectors, playing a vital role in the delivery of the EY growth strategy. From accountants to coders to advisory consultants, we offer a wide variety of fulfilling career opportunities that span all business disciplines. In GDS, you will collaborate with EY teams on exciting projects and work with well-known brands from across the globe. We’ll introduce you to an ever-expanding ecosystem of people, learning, skills and insights that will stay with you throughout your career.

• Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
• Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
• Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
• Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

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