Manager - Compensation and Benefits

What You'll do : 1. Compensation Support the design, review, and administration of compensation and benefit programs. Provide Cost per Head (CPH) analytics – maintain budgeted CPH numbers, manage quarterly projections, and perform variance analysis. Lead annual compensation review processes including budgeting, pay structure updates, salary revision cycles, and promotion planning. Partner with Finance on accruals, forecasting, and reporting of compensation spend. Conduct market benchmarking and internal equity analysis to ensure competitive pay positioning. 2. Analytics & Reporting Build and maintain advanced Excel models for compensation planning, CPH tracking, and reporting. Generate periodic reports and dashboards for leadership on salary costs, headcount, benefits utilization, and market trends. Translate data insights into actionable recommendations for leadership. 3. Governance & Compliance Ensure compensation and benefits programs are compliant with local laws and regulations in each country. Document and update policies, processes, and governance standards. Support audits and internal reviews related to payroll, benefits, or compensation practices. 4. Stakeholder Management: Partner closely with HRBPs, Finance, and Leadership teams on compensation planning and decisions. Act as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor on compensation and benefits matters. Provide guidance and education to managers and HR colleagues on C&B frameworks. What You'll need: Strong knowledge of compensation principles and practices across India and US (experience/exposure to UK and Portugal is an advantage). MBA from reputed institutes will be preferred. 6-8 years of relevant work experience in compensation management role. Strong analytical mindset with ability to work with large datasets. High attention to detail, accuracy, and data integrity. Good understanding of benefits programs and willingness to build deeper expertise across multiple geographies. Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills. Preferred Qualifications Experience working in a global or multi-country HR setup. Familiarity with compensation surveys, benchmarking methodologies, and vendor management. Exposure to HR systems or compensation tools. What We Offer Opportunity to manage C&B programs across four countries. High visibility role, partnering with global HR, Finance, and senior leadership. Growth opportunity to shape compensation and benefits strategy in a scaling organization. Collaborative, learning-driven work environment. Recruiting Security Emails from genuine Arcesium recruiters who are employees of the company will always come from the @arcesium.com domain. In some cases, you may also be contacted by independent search firms engaged to recruit on our behalf; emails from their employees should always come from their firm's applicable domain. We'll never ask for your banking information or any payment as part of the recruiting process. If something seems off or you're contacted by an unexpected third party, please reach out to us at careers@arcesium.com (US/UK), careers-india@arcesium.com (India) or careers-europe@arcesium.com (Portugal/Sweden) . Arcesium is an equal opportunity employer.