Associate Compensation Specialist

Aptean · Bangalore

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Overview Are you ready for what’s next, now? About the RoleWe are looking for a curious, adaptable and eager-to-learn professional to join our Compensation team. This is an excellent opportunity for someone early in their career who wants to build a long-term path in Compensation and Total Rewards. You will support the team across day-to-day compensation operations and key projects, including our ongoing job architecture and title rationalization work, while developing deep expertise through hands-on learning and mentoring. Prior compensation experience is not required. We value attitude, agility and a genuine willingness to learn as much as technical background.<h2 style="border: none; padding: 0in; margin: 14.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;">Key Responsibilities</h2><ul><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Maintain and update compensation data, salary structures and employee job/grade records with a high level of accuracy.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Prepare reports and analysis in Excel (lookups, pivot tables, basic formulas) to support compensation reviews, offers and ad-hoc requests.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Support annual compensation cycles such as merit increases, bonus and promotion processes, including data preparation, validation and tracking.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Assist with job mapping, title inventory and data clean-up activities as part of job architecture and job evaluation projects.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Help participate in salary surveys and collate market benchmarking data under the guidance of senior team members.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Support pays equity and pay transparency activities, such as data cuts by level, function or gender.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Respond to routine compensation and benefits queries from HR Business Partners and managers.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Contribute to processing documentation, templates and continuous improvement ideas within the team.</li></ul><h2 style="border: none; padding: 0in; margin: 14.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;">Must-Have Requirements</h2><ul><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Corporate exposure: Minimum 1.5 year of experience working in a corporate environment (any HR domain).</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Excel skills: Working knowledge of Excel, including VLOOKUP/XLOOKUP, pivot tables and basic formulas.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Willingness to learn and grow: A genuine interest in building a career in Compensation and a proactive approach to picking up new concepts, tools and processes.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Agility and flexibility: Comfortable working in a fast-paced environment, adapting quickly to changing priorities, deadlines and project needs.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Openness to learning: Receptive to feedback, coaching and new ways of working.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Accuracy and integrity: Strong attention to detail and discretion when handling confidential employee and pay data.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Bachelor's degree (HR, Business, Finance, or Statistics preferred).</li></ul><h2 style="border: none; padding: 0in; margin: 14.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;">Good to Have (Added Advantage)</h2><ul><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Prior experience in Compensation, Benefits, Total Rewards, HR Operations or HR Analytics.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Exposure to HRIS platforms (e.g., Workday, SAP SuccessFactors, Oracle HCM).</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Familiarity with salary surveys or benchmarking providers (e.g., Mercer, WTW, Korn Ferry, Aon Radford).</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Interest in or basic knowledge of advanced Excel, Power BI or other data tools.</li></ul><h2 style="border: none; padding: 0in; margin: 14.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;">Behaviours We Look For</h2><ul><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Curious and asks questions to understand the "why" behind the numbers.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Takes ownership and follows tasks through to completion.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Collaborates well with colleagues across HR and the business.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Communicates clearly and simply, both in writing and verbally.</li></ul><h2 style="border: none; padding: 0in; margin: 14.0pt 0in 6.0pt 0in;">What We Offer</h2><ul><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Structured learning and on-the-job exposure to core compensation practices.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Mentoring from experienced Total Rewards professionals.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">Opportunity to work on high-visibility, global projects.</li><li style="margin: 0in 0in 4.0pt 27.0pt;">A clear development path within the Compensation function.</li></ul> About Aptean“At Aptean, our global and diverse employee base is our greatest asset. It is through embracing and understanding our differences that we are able to harness our individual power to maximize the success of our customers, our employees and our company.” – TVN Reddy Aptean pledges to promote a company culture where diversity, equity and inclusion are central. We are committed to applying this principle as we interact with our customers, build our teams, cultivate our leaders and shape a company in which any employee can succeed, regardless of race, color, sex, national origin, sexuality and gender identity, religion, disability or age. Celebrating our diverse experiences, opinions and beliefs allows us to embrace what makes us unique and to use this as an asset in bringing innovative solutions to our customer base.

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Recent Graduates/Entry Level (Early in Careers)