EY Associate Director - Total Rewards 

India, Kerala, Kochi 

309938649

Your key responsibilities

• Responsible for entire life cycle of compensation activities ranging from Compensation benchmarking, budgeting, increase and bonus cycles.
• Accountable to build and tap existing networks for sources of Market intelligence.
• Effectively partner with HR colleagues and business clients to manage, consult on compensation and benefit-related issues
• Provide guidance to the business and develop creative solutions on a variety of total compensation issues including the setting of appropriate fixed pay, variable pay levels.
• Perform ad hoc analysis for costing, program effectiveness and trend purposes
• Identify, select and participate in compensation and benefits surveys to analyse the company’s competitive market position for each in-country location
• Conduct custom compensation and benefits surveys with key industry contacts, as needed
• Proactively look for strategic compensation solutions addressing compensation needs of diverse businesses that impacts the entire organization.Liaise with market stakeholders to bring perspectives on how market benchmarking/survey
• Constantly monitor the policies and recommend changes with a big picture view of impact to budgets, people, process and technology.
• Conduct focus group discussions leveraging the Talent consultant network to understand what has worked, is working and will work under the benefits area.
• Leverage technology as much as possible to centralize and cascade benefit programs.
• Help in the change management process and communicate the same to the larger employees.

Skills and attributes for success

• Comfortable working in a highly matrixed environment.
• 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.
• Problem solving skills and quantitative skills and a track record for planning, doing and auditing work;
• Significant interaction with senior level members in the Talent team.
• A self-starter and initative taker
• Should be able to tap into both Global and local networks to identify Total Rewards program opportunities.
• An individual who is eager to learn and research on topics.
• Team player.
• Work independently. Must be hands-on with high level of energy and professional skills to function effectively and independently in a fast growing environment with diverse stakeholders.
• 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 and also look for opportunities to attend external forums.

To qualify for the role, you must have

• Bachelors preferably Post graduate
• 12-16 years of experience preferably in a similar field.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Good understanding of the principles and practices of compensation and benefits systems and legislation in India
• Knows basic taxation laws applying to compensation in India
• Strong analytical, problem solving skills and quantitative skills and a track record for planning, doing and auditing work; able to systematically break down problems or processes into their parts and develop several alternative solutions
• Highly detail driven with emphasis on accuracy, coupled with the ability to see the broader/big picture.
• 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

What we look for

• Be an enabler of high-performance Talent team.
• 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.

EY exists to build a better working world, helping to create long-term value for clients, people and society and build trust in the capital markets.