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About you and this role
As a Compensation & Benefits /Total Rewards Specialist within HR, based in Mumbai, India you enable a best-in-class employee experience through exceptional service delivery and subject matter consultation. You help manage, implement, and deliver Total Rewards solutions across multiple countries in the EMEAI region.
You bring working knowledge of relevant theories, practices, and procedures, plus general business understanding gained through education and experience. You communicate clearly, ask questions to confirm understanding, and apply established procedures to analyze issues and resolve problems. You are accountable for your assigned contributions (with no direct supervisory responsibility), meet deadlines using standard practices, and continuously look for ways to improve how work gets done.
Key Responsibilities
- Supports the implementation and delivery of end-to-end solutions in Total Rewards to deliver a best-in-class employee experience for multiple countries
- Supports program development related to their area(s) of expertise to improve the employee experience, balanced with function-specific needs and drivers
- Engages with third party providers to establish, develop and review the suite of services in Total Rewards
- Addresses escalated HR inquiries and reviewer/approver of transactions, as applicable.
- Provides information and insights continuously to improve Knowledge Base and Case Management content for Total Rewards
More specifically on the Benefit and Compensation elements your responsibilities are
Benefits
- To independently manage regional benefits operations and programs to deliver a best-in-class employee experience.
- To oversee benefit portals, benchmarking, medical/pension/life/accident insurance programs, and wellbeing initiatives.
Compensation
- To manage regional compensation operations and programs to deliver a best-in-class employee experience.
- To participate and run remuneration surveys and market benchmarking, present recommendations to stakeholders, and manage the pay-planning cycle to keep salary ranges competitive.
Qualifications
- Bachelor or master’s degree in HR, Finance, Economics, Business Administration, or related area.
- At least 4+ years of Compensation and Benefits experience, or HR / Finance related experience.
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office applications, especially Excel, Power Apps
Preferred Skills
- Excellent planning & organization skills
- Strong analytical, innovative and problem-solving skills
- Works independently, is self-motivated and accountable
- Fluency in English
- Demonstrated ability to manage multiple priorities and work with a sense of urgency in a highly dynamic environment
- Ability to effectively work through other people and be collaborative with an End-to-End mindset.
- Ability to put Dow's success before team and his/her own and able to make decisions that enable Dow to outperform competition
- Ability to support Continuous (digital) process improvement
Additional Notes
- We offer workplace flexibility but do require employees to be at least 4 days per week in the office.
Benefits – What Dow offers you
We invest in you.
Dow invests in total rewards programs to help you manage all aspects of you: your pay, your health, your life, your future, and your career. You bring your background, talent, and perspective to work every day. Dow rewards that commitment by investing in your total wellbeing.
Here are just a few highlights of what you would be offered as a Dow employee:
- Equitable and market-competitive base pay and bonus opportunity across our global markets, along with locally relevant incentives.
- Benefits and programs to support your physical, mental, financial, and social well-being, to help you get the care you need...when you need it.
- Competitive retirement program that may include company-provided benefits, savings opportunities, financial planning, and educational resources to help you achieve your long term financial-goals.
- Employee stock purchase programs (availability varies depending on location).
- Student Debt Retirement Savings Match Program (U.S. only).
- Dow will take the value of monthly student debt payments and apply them as if they are contributions to the Employees’ Savings Plan (401(k)), helping employees reach the Company match.
- Robust medical and life insurance packages that offer a variety of coverage options to meet your individual needs. Travel insurance is also available in certain countries/locations.
- Opportunities to learn and grow through training and mentoring, work experiences, community involvement and team building.
- Workplace culture empowering role-based flexibility to maximize personal productivity and balance personal needs.
- Competitive yearly vacation allowance.
- Paid time off for new parents (birthing and non-birthing, including adoptive and foster parents).
- Paid time off to care for family members who are sick or injured.
- Paid time off to support volunteering and Employee Resource Group’s (ERG) participation.
- Wellbeing Portal for all Dow employees, our one-stop shop to promote wellbeing, empowering employees to take ownership of their entire wellbeing journey.
- On-site fitness facilities to help stay healthy and active (availability varies depending on location).
- Employee discounts for online shopping, cinema tickets, gym memberships and more.
- Additionally, some of our locations might offer:
- Transportation allowance (availability varies depending on location)
- Meal subsidiaries/vouchers (availability varies depending on location)
- Carbon-neutral transportation incentives e.g. bike to work (availability varies depending on location)
Join our team, we can make a difference together.
About Dow Chemical International Pvt Ltd
Dow Chemical International Private Limited (Dow India) aims to be the most innovative, sustainable, inclusive customer-centric materials science company. The company is committed to delivering the right solutions to its customers’ challenges. With broadest technology sets spanning performance materials, industrial intermediates, and plastics Dow India delivers differentiated science-based products and solutions in high-growth segments, such as packaging, infrastructure, automobile, and consumer care.
A Great Place to Work® Certified company with approximately over 1000 employees, its operations comprise of manufacturing sites, innovation center, established centers of excellence, and commercial office. As a responsible corporate, the company supports its Corporate Social Responsibility (program) with technology expertise and employee volunteerism. Dow India works with non-profit partners towards the empowerment of differently abled, women, and children in communities where it operates. The company aims to redefine the societal blueprint, by supporting holistic sustainability and circular economy initiatives.
As part of our dedication to inclusion, Dow is committed to equal opportunities in employment. We encourage every employee to bring their whole self to work each day to not only deliver more value, but also have a more fulfilling career. Further information regarding Dow's equal opportunities is available on www.dow.com.
