Senior Manager - Total Rewards Project Lead

IMEA (India, Middle East, Africa)

India

LIXIL INDIA PVT LTD

Employee Assignment

Not remote

Full Time

1 September 2025

Senior Manager - Total Rewards Project Lead

Position Overview

The Senior Manager - Total Rewards Project Lead is responsible for leading and delivering complex total rewards projects that support the organizations compensation philosophy and business objectives. This position requires strong project management capabilities, strategic thinking, and the ability to work across multiple regions and business units to implement comprehensive total rewards initiatives. The role offers significant exposure to global best practices and opportunity to influence enterprise-wide compensation strategies through effective project leadership and stakeholder management.

Key Responsibilities: Total Rewards Project Management

• Lead end-to-end delivery of total rewards initiatives including, for example, global
  
  

• Manage complex multi-regional projects with cross-functional stakeholders, ensuring alignment with TR strategy and compliance requirements
• Develop comprehensive project plans, timelines, risk assessments, and communication strategies for regional implementation of global total rewards projects
• Partner with Regional TR Leaders, Senior HR leaders, business stakeholders, and external vendors to ensure successful project execution
• Coordinate project resources, manage budgets, and ensure deliverables meet quality standards and deadlines
• Facilitate project governance meetings, status reporting, and stakeholder alignment sessions. Implementation and Stakeholder Management
• Together with Regional TR Leaders, create change management plan to ensure successful adoption of new compensation processes and systems
• Create project communication plans and training strategies to support organizational transitions
• Monitor project progress and implement corrective actions when needed to ensure successful delivery
• Present project updates, findings, and recommendations to Regional TR and HR teams and senior leadership
• Collaborate with functional teams including HR Digital, People Services, and Finance to ensure integrated total rewards solutions, Compensation Analysis and Design Support
• Collaborate with Regional TR leaders to develop and implement salary structures that reflect market competitiveness while maintaining internal equity
• Manage relationships with market data vendors and ensure data quality standards are met
• Support compensation modeling and scenario planning initiatives to inform business decisions Data Management and Process Optimization
• Partner with HR Digital team to ensure compensation data integrity and optimize processes for maintaining critical compensation data
• Develop reporting frameworks and analytics capabilities to support strategic decision-making
• Create dashboards and presentations for Regional HR and TR teams to communicate total rewards metrics and trends
• Establish data governance processes and quality assurance procedures
  
  

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources, Business Administration, Finance, Economics,
  
  

• 5-8 years of progressive experience combining consulting and in-house total rewards
  
  

• Proven track record of successfully implementing total rewards projects from design
  
  

• Experience leading multi-regional total rewards initiatives in multinational organizations
• Experience with various project management methodologies Technical Skills
• Strong project management capabilities with experience using project management tools (LIXIL uses Jira)
• Proficiency in Market compensation analysis software (LIXIL uses Mercer Win)
• Excellent Excel skills including formulas, pivot tables, and data modeling
• Experience with Google Workspace and collaboration tools
• Working knowledge of HRIS systems (LIXIL uses SAP SuccessFactors) and compensation modules
• Familiarity with market data vendors and their implementation processes
• Experience with data visualization tools
  
  

• Exceptional project management skills with ability to manage multiple complex initiatives simultaneously
• Strong implementation experience with proven ability to translate strategy into executable plans
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills for diverse audiences
• Cultural sensitivity and ability to work effectively across diverse markets
• Understanding of compensation principles, market practices, and multi-country regulatory requirements
• Experience with change management and stakeholder engagement across different organizational levels
• Ability to influence without direct authority and build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups
  
  

• Successful delivery of global total rewards projects within scope, timeline, and budget
• Project stakeholder satisfaction scores and feedback
• Quality and timeliness of project deliverables and implementation milestones
• Effectiveness of change management and adoption rates for new initiatives
• Data quality and process improvement metrics Reporting Structure
• Reports to: Global TR PMO
• Collaborates with: Regional TR Leaders, Regional HR leaders, HR Digital team, Finance, Legal, and business unit leaders
• May supervise: Junior analysts, coordinators, project resources, and external consultants