Manager - Rewards and Benefits

The Role

Job Overview

The role is responsible for the design, delivery and management of compensation processes to deliver an effective and efficient Rewards and Benefits offering for the Clifford Chance India offices.

Who you will work with

• Work closely with the Recruitment team and HRBPs to provide salary benchmarking and market data guidance to enable decision making when recruiting and retaining employees.
• Collaborate with Global Compensation team and ensure that India office's programmes are aligned to the global approach.
• Work with the HR team on the ongoing development of policy positions and assessing the impact of new regulations/legal requirements in the R&B arena

What you will be responsible for

• Responsible for implementation and delivery of the Business Professionals reward strategy.
• Project Management of key reward processes like annual compensation review, mid-year reviews, variable pay, incentive plans etc. by providing frameworks, protocols, and procedures.
• Monitor the internal pay ranges, undertake competitive analysis, and market trends to provide expert guidance on salary movements, appropriate compensation and grade fitment of new hires and internal movements across all business units/functions of the organisation
• Provide expert advice on policy interpretation and implementation for day-to-day rewards operations to HR Operations, Talent Acquisition and HRBPs
• Lead budgeting process for the India HR function including but not limited to salary, bonus and benefits budgeting.

What you will do

• Contribute to thought leadership on the topics related to compensation through research, attending relevant seminars/events and other such activities.
• Help, and where appropriate initiate and deliver, the future phases of Workday including the Advanced Compensation capability both in the UK and relevant overseas offices.
• Oversee India compliance by liaising with payroll and compliance vendors to align benefits and policies with relevant regulations and local laws.
• Strategic management and positioning of employee benefits, including healthcare (Private Medical Insurance, health check-ups etc.), insurance policy renewals and administration (Personal Accident, Workmen Compensation etc), day care, and other ad hoc benefits.
• Management of external stakeholders and suppliers, including setting and managing budgets and adherence to service level agreements. Tracking trends and developments in the market in order to be able to identify and promote new initiatives.

Your Experience

Qualifications & Experience

• MBA/ PGDMHR from a reputed institute
• 6 to 8 years of experience in Compensation design and governance at multinational organisations
• Proven experience in strategic HR roles, with a focus on compensation and benefits benchmarking
• Experience of working with the shared services division of a global professional services firm is an added advantage.
• Extensive knowledge MS Office especially Advanced MS Excel and PPT
• Knowledge of Statutory and Labor Laws
• Familiarity with HR systems such as Workday is advantageous.

Communicating & Influencing

• Excellent written & verbal communication skills.
• Influencing and negotiation skills
• Strong senior stakeholder management skills
• Change management experience.

Organisational/Strategic/Job-related skills

• Proven ability to solve problems in a methodical and practical way.
• Highly analytical with have a problem-solving approach.
• You will be competent in working with data, with a high level of accuracy and strong attention to detail.
• The ability to gather and analyse information and to use the results of that analysis to make effective decisions and find innovative solutions to problems.
• The ability to advise on a range of issues and where necessary adapt skills to address emerging issues.
• Ability to understand, analyse, interpret, and report on compensation related data including emerging compensation trends.
• Ability to gather and analyse information and to use the results of that analysis to make effective decisions and find innovative solutions to problems.
• Must be a Self-starter and should be able to work independently.

How we will support you

From your first day with us, you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal training, informal coaching and mentoring through to skills-based and technical training and on the job learning.

Who we are

We are one of the largest international law firms in the world. With over 30 offices across the globe, we strive to exceed the expectations of our clients, providing them with the highest-quality advice and legal insight, which combines the firm’s global standards with in-depth local expertise.

Our firm, work and people span jurisdictions, cultures, and languages. We offer our clients a truly international perspective. We believe every career should be rewarding and stimulating - full of opportunities to learn, thrive, and grow. That’s why we’re so proud of our inclusive, friendly, and team-based approach to work.

Our one firm global strategy is focused on targeted growth led by the needs of our core clients, those who we can best support with the breadth and depth of Clifford Chance expertise, across the sectors and geographies, which matter most to them.

You’ll find our clients in commercial and industrial sectors, the financial investor community, governments, regulators, trade bodies, and not-for-profit organisations. But no matter who they are or why they’ve reached out to us, we provide a world-class service every step of the way. And that’s possible thanks to the entrepreneurial spirit and conscientious approach to work that you’ll find across all of our teams.

Whichever area of the business you join, you’ll become an integral part an innovative, diverse and ambitious team of people. Clifford Chance is a place where the brightest minds and the best of colleagues meet.

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families, our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, gender identity and expression, marital or civil partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect of employment.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity, an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. Find out more here.