Mani Behal

About Mani Behal

International Compensation and Benefits Leader with 18 years of experience in strategic and leadership roles in the space of Total Rewards. Extensive experience in leading and executing C&B strategy, coupled with HR Consulting experience in Rewards space in areas spanning across Compensation and Benefits Benchmarking, Competitive Pay Positioning, Compensation Health Metrics and Benefits Policy Development. Key strengths include leadership engagement, stakeholder management, change management and project leadership.Strong business acumen with problem-solving and analytical skills to handle scale and complexity in high growth organizations. Able to think strategically while remaining hands-on operationally when required. Proven ability to navigate the complexities of a multicultural and geographically dispersed workforce.

Experience

1. Sr Director - Compensation & Benefits

   Nium

   Jul 2022 — Present · Bangalore, IN

   In my current role, I am responsible for building and driving the strategic design and execution of the NIUM\'s global compensation, equity and benefits program to align with NIUM\'s growth and people strategy.Key Responsibilities- Develop, review, and implement compensation and benefits programs and policies across multiple countries where Nium has a presence. Ensure all programs comply with statutory regulations- Manage annual merit increase planning and execution involving budgeting, communication, roll-out, implementation and change management- Participate in global compensation surveys and analyze resulting data to determine the company’s overall competitive position as well as the competitive position for individual jobs. Develop salary ranges- Review existing benefits policy and design to ensure they are market relevant and develop new policies as needed. Monitor utilization of benefits and prevent cost escalation- Partner with internal teams such as Finance, Legal, and Corporate Development on the equity programs- Collaborate with talent acquisition, HRBPs, business leaders and managers; educate them on the rewards philosophy, programs, and approach to enable them to make the right compensation decisions- Collaborate with HR Systems team to design and implement key integrations impacting rewards programs.

Education

• Jamia Milia University, Delhi

  Masters, Economics

  2004 — 2006

• Indraprastha College, Delhi University

  B.A.Honours, Economics

  2000 — 2003