Job Description Summary
#LI-Hybrid
Location: Hyderabad, India
About The Role
As a Benefits Manager, you will be accountable for developing and managing a multi‑country benefits strategy, including benefit design and end‑to‑end operations. This role involves leading negotiations with benefits vendors and service providers, and making informed decisions on the implementation of new or renewed benefit programs aligned with local market benchmarks and the Novartis global benefits strategy.
You will lead and develop a team of Benefits Experts to ensure seamless execution of day‑to‑day benefits operations, adherence to device governance metrics, and compliance with established standards. Driving process excellence through benefits automation, efficiency improvements, AI‑enabled standardization, and data‑driven dashboards will be key performance expectations and critical to career progression in the role.
From a people leadership perspective, you will have managerial responsibility for maintaining strong partnerships with internal stakeholders across Finance, Procurement, and HR, as well as managing relationships with external benefits vendors and brokers.
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Skills Desired
Compensation & Benefits, Compensations Management (Employees), Employee Relationship Management (Erm), Equity incentive management, Hr Administration, HRIS (Human Resource Management System), Hr Operations (Hr Ops), Hr Policies, HR Service Delivery, HR Strategy, Human Resource Management System, Human Resources (HR), Job Evaluation, Labor Law, Management Skills, Organizational Development (OD), Service Delivery Management