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C&B Lead

India Permanent View Job Description
This role is a hands‑on Compensation & Benefits leadership position in a high‑growth, potentially pre‑IPO organization, requiring ownership of rewards strategy in a fast‑evolving environment. It demands managing heavy hiring volumes and a large, operationally complex workforce, balancing scalable frameworks with real‑time business and India‑context challenges.
  • Opportunity to Head Total Rewards for a complex Indian org(Legacy+Startup)
  • Opportunity to work in a potential pre IPO set up.

About Our Client

Our Client is a Large Scale Consumer Organisation with a diversified workforce and heavy focus on technology

Job Description

This is a hands‑on Compensation & Benefits leadership role in a high‑growth, potentially pre‑IPO organization, responsible for building and scaling rewards frameworks in a fast‑evolving environment. The role will manage heavy hiring volumes and a large, operationally complex workforce, balancing scalability, cost, and speed with governance.

Key Responsibilities

  • Own end‑to‑end Compensation & Benefits strategy, design, and execution across the organization.
  • Drive annual pay cycles, incentive plans, benchmarking, equity/reward governance, and cost optimization.
  • Ensure full compliance with applicable labour laws, statutory requirements, and evolving regulatory norms, staying up to date on changes impacting compensation, benefits, and payroll.
  • Build scalable rewards frameworks aligned to rapid growth, transformation, and potential pre‑IPO needs.
  • Partner closely with business leaders, finance, HR operations, and leadership to support decision‑making through data and insights.
  • Operate in a highly hands‑on manner while navigating pace, ambiguity, and operational complexity.



The Successful Applicant

The Successful Applicant

  • 8-15 years of experience in Compensation & Benefits, with clear ownership of both design and execution across key C&B processes.
  • Demonstrated depth in core Compensation & Benefits, rather than only advisory or policy‑level exposure.
  • Experience working in agile, high‑change environments such as large‑scale transformations, mergers, or start‑up / scale‑up organizations.
  • Strong comfort with data, analytics, and insight generation, with the ability to translate numbers into practical, business‑led decisions.
  • Experience supporting large, high‑volume, and operationally complex workforces.
  • Working knowledge of Indian labour laws, statutory requirements, and compliance, with the ability to stay current as regulations evolve.
  • Ability to balance ideal reward frameworks with on‑ground business realities, applying judgment rather than rigid rules.
  • A natural problem‑solver with a strong sense of ownership and outcome focus, particularly in fast‑moving situations.
  • Comfortable operating in a hands‑on manner, across both detailed operational work and larger strategic initiatives.
  • Open to intensity and flexibility in working hours during peak cycles and critical milestones.
  • Able to shift perspective quickly, moving between detail and big‑picture thinking as priorities change.
  • Hindi language capability (understanding and speaking) to enable effective stakeholder interactions.



What's on Offer

Opportunity to own Total Rewards agenda for a legacy Indian organisation.

Quote job ref
JN-012026-6918127

Job summary

Function
Human Resources
Sub Sector
Compensation & Benefits
What is your area of specialisation?
Retail
Location
India
Job Type
Permanent
Job Reference
JN-012026-6918127

Diversity & Inclusion at Michael Page

We don't just accept difference - we celebrate it. We encourage applicants from all backgrounds to apply for this role and are committed to building inclusive, diverse workplaces where everyone can thrive. If you require any support or reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know.