Sr Compensation Specialist

Job Description

The Senior Compensation Specialist will play a critical role in providing consultative compensation guidance, supporting select compensation and benefits programs, conducting ad-hoc and structured analytics, supporting wellbeing initiatives across the India and APAC Regions, and ensuring compliance with laws, pay equity requirements, and internal policies. This role requires strong analytical capability, the ability to interface directly with business leaders, and expertise in compensation planning, stakeholder engagement, and cross-functional collaboration.

Responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

• Compensation Consulting, Market Pricing & Pay Equity
• Serve as a trusted compensation advisor to HR Business Partners and business leaders by providing market-based guidance, pay recommendations, and decision support aligned with compensation philosophy and regional practices
• Partner with leaders to evaluate compensation decisions related to hiring, promotions, internal movements, retention, and exceptions, ensuring alignment with internal equity, market positioning, and budget guidelines
• Drive incentive standardization for India, with plans to extend frameworks and best practices across APAC
• Conduct internal pay equity analyses across employee groups, with a particular focus on university hires, and recommend data-driven adjustments where appropriate
• Support annual and off-cycle compensation processes by providing consultative guidance, approval support, and pay differentiation insights
• Respond to ad-hoc compensation and market analysis requests, translating complex data into clear, leader-ready insights and recommendations
• Ensure consistent interpretation and application of compensation policies, guidelines, and governance standards in partnership with HRBPs and regional stakeholders
• Benefits
  
  

Wellbeing Initiatives

• Lead mental wellbeing activities throughout the year across India locations
• Manage the Honeywell Wellbeing Hub calendar and coordinate sessions with the Inclusion & Diversity team
  
  

Vendor Management

• Oversee the Employee Assistance Program (EAP) with 1to1Help (PIA reviews, quarterly connects, onsite counselor proposals, retrenchment support, and overseas counseling)
• Manage vendors for the Annual Health Check-up program (Mfine), Pregnancy Care Program (Truworth Wellness), and employee discount programs (Pluxee)
• Collaborate with the WTW broker on benefits renewals and insurance processes in partnership with the Benefits Delivery team
  
  

Communication & Coordination

• Prepare and distribute APAC Total Rewards newsletters
• Collaborate on HR projects and training initiatives such as People Podcast and GCP training
  
  

HR Initiatives

• Conduct sessions under the People Podcast Live series on topics including EAP, medical insurance, ERGs, and annual health check-ups
• Promote wellbeing benefits and initiatives across India locations
• Others
  
  

University Relations Support

• Maintain university relations offers for India
• Manage college tiering and market references for full-time and intern offers
  
  

HR Systems & Process Support

• Participate in UAT/UAM activities for the new HCM platform
• Support offer-related compensation queries during system transitions
  
  

Stakeholder Engagement

• Regularly engage with HR Business Partners, Legal, GDA, HRS Global Compensation teams, Data Privacy, Talent Acquisition, Procurement, University Relations, Benefits Delivery teams, and external vendors (WTW, EAP, PCP, AHC providers)
  
  

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related field
• 7+ years of experience in HR, Compensation & Benefits, or a related field
• Strong analytical, data management, and communication skills
• Proficiency in HR systems (HCM) and advanced Excel
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
• Leverage an extensive market network to access timely and relevant insights.
  
  

Key Competencies

• Compensation Consulting & Business Partnership
• Analytical Thinking & Problem Solving
• Stakeholder Engagement, Vendor & Project Management
• Attention to Detail
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
  
  

About Us

Honeywell helps organizations solve the worlds most complex challenges in automation, the future of aviation and energy transition. As a trusted partner, we provide actionable solutions and innovation through our Aerospace Technologies, Building Automation, Energy and Sustainability Solutions, and Industrial Automation business segments – powered by our Honeywell Forge software – that help make the world smarter, safer and more sustainable.

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