Manager- Global Compensation Benchmarking

Position Summary
You will lead global compensation benchmarking for GSK from India, ensuring accurate market data and fair pay decisions. You will work closely with regional compensation teams, external survey vendors, and the Global Compensation and Benefits (C&B) team. We value strong analytical skills, attention to detail, and clear communication. This role offers growth through cross-functional projects, exposure to global reward processes, and the chance to shape pay equity and reward strategy that supports our mission of uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

This role will provide YOU the opportunity to lead key activities to progress YOUR career. These responsibilities include some of the following:
- Drive the annual benchmarking calendar for assigned countries and business groups to deliver timely, high-quality market data.
- Manage market data intake, validation and uploads to systems such as Workday and CompSource, ensuring audit-quality data.
- Liaise with benchmarking vendors to resolve data issues, manage survey submissions, and support global data agreements.
- Prepare benchmarking insights and trend reports for regional compensation teams and the Reward centre of excellence.
- Support job matching, salary range development and re-benchmarking after reorganisations or business changes.
- Train and support compensation colleagues and stakeholders on benchmarking tools, reports and governance standards.

Responsibilities
- Ensure benchmarking minimum standards and governance are applied consistently across markets.
- Coordinate with regional service centres and HR business partners to address benchmarking queries and hotspot risks.
- Manage ad hoc global and business-specific data requests with timely and accurate delivery.
- Support compensation equity reviews and salary management processes with validated market data.
- Maintain relationships with external survey vendors, including PO and contract coordination in collaboration with the Global C&B Benchmarking Lead.
- Contribute to continuous improvement of benchmarking processes, tools and data quality controls.

Why You?

Basic Qualification
We are seeking professionals with the following required skills and qualifications to help us achieve our goals
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Economics, Statistics, HR, or related field.
- 8 to 10 years of experience in compensation, reward, or people analytics functions.
- Strong experience with benchmarking surveys and market data management.
- Hands-on experience with Workday or similar HRIS systems for compensation data.
- Excellent analytical skills with experience in data validation, reporting and presentation.
- Ability to collaborate across regions and manage multiple stakeholders and deadlines.

Preferred Qualification
If you have the following characteristics, it would be a plus
- Advanced degree or certification in HR, compensation or analytics.
- Experience administering CompSource, Mercer Gold or similar compensation platforms.
- Prior experience working in a global matrix environment or large multinational organisation.
- Project management experience, including managing vendor relationships and purchase order processes.
- Strong communication skills for presenting complex data simply to non-specialist audiences.
- Comfort working in a hybrid setup, with some days expected on-site in India and others remote.

Working model and location
- This role is based in India and will operate as a hybrid role. Expect a mix of on-site collaboration and remote work.
- You will work with global and regional colleagues in differing time zones, demonstrating flexibility and clear communication.

What matters to us
- We value inclusion and welcome candidates from all backgrounds.
- We offer opportunities for learning, skill growth and meaningful impact on pay fairness and reward strategy.
- If you need adjustments during the recruitment process, please contact our recruitment team to discuss your needs.

How to apply
If this role matches your experience and ambition, we would love to hear from you. Apply now to join a team that helps shape fair and competitive reward for our people while supporting GSK’s mission.

Why GSK?

Uniting science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together.

GSK is a global biopharma company with a purpose to unite science, technology and talent to get ahead of disease together. We aim to positively impact the health of 2.5 billion people by the end of the decade, as a successful, growing company where people can thrive. We get ahead of disease by preventing and treating it with innovation in specialty medicines and vaccines. We focus on four therapeutic areas: respiratory, immunology and inflammation; oncology; HIV; and infectious diseases – to impact health at scale.

People and patients around the world count on the medicines and vaccines we make, so we’re committed to creating an environment where our people can thrive and focus on what matters most. Our culture of being ambitious for patients, accountable for impact and doing the right thing is the foundation for how, together, we deliver for patients, shareholders and our people.

Inclusion at GSK:

As an employer committed to Inclusion, we encourage you to reach out if you need any adjustments during the recruitment process.

Please contact our Recruitment Team at IN.recruitment-adjustments@gsk.com to discuss your needs.

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