American Express - Specialist - Compensation & Benefits

Compensation and Benefits Specialist [C&B Experience is a Must]

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With the right backing, people and businesses have the power to progress in incredible ways. When you join Team Amex, you become part of a global and diverse community of colleagues with an unwavering commitment to back our customers, communities, and each other. Here, you will learn and grow as we help you create a career journey that's unique and meaningful to you with benefits, programs, and flexibility that support you personally and professionally.

At American Express, you will be recognized for your contributions, leadership, and impact-every colleague has the opportunity to share in the company's success. Together, we'll win as a team, striving to uphold our company values and powerful backing promise to provide the world's best customer experience every day. And we will do it with the utmost integrity, and in an environment where everyone is seen, heard and feels like they belong.

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Job Responsibilities:

- Compensation and Benefits [C&B] Program Management

- Continuously assess the efficiency of the current programs managed by the function against the overall C&B strategy

- Track market intelligence/trends, conducting in-depth analysis to generate trends and generate insights on ongoing basis

- Provide management information to senior partners on the utilization, impact and outcomes of C&B programs

- Provide recommendations for benefit program changes based on the employee risk profile, business needs and market practice

- Contribute towards design / revision of current programs and lead/participate in the implementation of new initiatives

- Participate in global and regional C&B projects in support of our wider HR strategy

Special Projects:

- Drive projects identified as a priority for the function, on an individual basis (both compensation and benefits related)

- Manage the end-to-end, from design to delivery and change management of the identified projects

- Collaborate/work with business, teams outside C&B to drive outcomes

Other Support:

- Provide C&B guidance and advice to business leaders and HR teams to support people agenda

- Provide in-market support to global C&B processes like year-end

- Develop success measures and put in place metrics and measures to evaluate program outcomes and return on investment

- Supervise the providers who are delivering program components, including contract negotiation of program content, delivery and cost

- Support in meeting compliance and regulatory requirements (internal and external) as applicable for the function, including support for closure of audit procedures

Qualifications:

- Total experience of 3-6 years with at least 2 years of experience in handling Compensation an Benefits in prior roles is mandatory

- High customer focus, high responsiveness

- High quality orientation. Result -oriented, with high levels of integrity

- Ability to work independently, prioritization with multiple partners

- Exceptional relationship building and influencing skills

- Experience in change-orientated, complex organization

- Strong analytical and problem-solving approach with project management experience

- Deep knowledge of HR and drivers of employee engagement in India, ongoing trends in compensation and benefits space

We back our colleagues and their loved ones with benefits and programs that support their holistic well-being. That means we prioritize their physical, financial, and mental health through each stage of life. Benefits include:

- Competitive base salaries

- Bonus incentives

- Support for financial-well-being and retirement

- Comprehensive medical, dental, vision, life insurance, and disability benefits (depending on location)

- Flexible working model with hybrid, onsite or virtual arrangements depending on role and business need

- Generous paid parental leave policies (depending on your location)

- Free access to global on-site wellness centers staffed with nurses and doctors (depending on location)

- Free and confidential counseling support through our Healthy Minds program

- Career development and training opportunities

American Express is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran status, disability status, age, or any other status protected by law.

Offer of employment with American Express is conditioned upon the successful completion of a background verification check, subject to applicable laws and regulations.