Global HR Compensation Analyst

Overview

Support the operational delivery of Vanderlande's global compensation programmes across North America, EMEA and APAC, covering benchmarking, merit and incentive cycles, compensation reporting, Workday activities and compensation data management.

What you'll do

• Coordinate compensation survey participation and support global benchmarking by collecting, validating and analysing internal and external compensation data.
• Support annual merit, Short Term Incentive (STI) and Long Term Incentive (LTI) processes, including preparing and validating data for annual compensation cycles.
• Coordinate stakeholder inputs and follow up with managers and HR stakeholders on deadlines and data quality.
• Support employee letter preparation for compensation and incentive programmes.
• Support the end-to-end Sales Incentive Plan process, including template preparation, target-setting inputs, evaluation, payout calculations and letter preparation.
• Support incentive accrual processes for Company Bonus, STI, Sales Incentive Plan and Key Account Management incentive programmes in partnership with Finance Shared Services.
• Prepare compensation data, reports and insights for Total Rewards and other HR stakeholders.
• Analyse compensation data to identify trends, inconsistencies and data quality issues.
• Translate compensation findings into clear and practical information for stakeholders.
• Support the creation and maintenance of Workday reports in collaboration with HR Technology.
• Prepare and validate Workday upload templates for merit matrices, norm salaries, incentive targets and other compensation data.
• Ensure compensation data is accurate, complete and appropriately validated before submission or upload.
• Create and update compensation reports in partnership with HR Technology and relevant stakeholders.
• Review compensation activities and identify opportunities to simplify, standardise and automate recurring processes, calculations, reporting and document preparation.
• Identify opportunities to improve efficiency, data quality and process controls.
• Support the design, testing and implementation of improved compensation solutions.
• Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives involving automation, AI and digital solutions.
• Help establish scalable and consistent compensation processes across regions.
• Create, update and maintain compensation knowledge articles, process descriptions and work instructions.
• Provide support and guidance to stakeholders on compensation processes, data requirements and reporting.
• Collaborate with Total Rewards, HR Technology, Finance Shared Services and HR Service Delivery teams.
• Handle confidential compensation information with appropriate discretion and sound judgement.

What you'll need

• Bachelor's or Master's degree in Human Resources, Finance, Business Administration, Economics, Data Analytics or a related field.
• Relevant experience in Compensation, Total Rewards, HR Analytics, HR Operations or Financial Analysis.
• Experience supporting compensation cycles, incentive programmes, salary benchmarking or compensation reporting.
• Strong experience working with complex datasets, calculations and data validation.
• Experience with Workday or a comparable HR system.
• Experience with process improvement or automation within an HR or financial environment.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with high attention to detail.
• Advanced Excel skills and confidence working with large and sensitive datasets.
• Ability to translate complex compensation data into clear and practical insights.
• Independent and structured approach, with the ability to deliver recurring activities within fixed deadlines.
• Strong continuous improvement mindset and affinity with automation, AI and digital solutions.
• Effective stakeholder management skills across Total Rewards, HR Technology, Finance and HR Service Delivery.
• Sound judgement when handling confidential compensation information.
• Proficiency in English, both written and spoken.

Nice to have

• Experience working in an international organisation.

Details

• Location: Pune, India.
• Employment type: Full-time.
• Work model: Flexible and hybrid working model.