About Signify
Signify is a lighting technology company focused on connected lighting, the Internet of Things, data analytics, artificial intelligence, and smart lighting solutions for homes, offices, cities, and other environments. The company builds on more than 125 years of lighting heritage and focuses on sustainability, continuous learning, creativity, diversity, and inclusion.
The Regional Rewards Leader will lead and continuously improve rewards programs across India, ASEAN, Pacific, and METAP. The role will partner with business leaders, HR Business Partners, Finance, the Global Rewards Center of Excellence, and external providers to design, implement, and govern competitive, fair, cost-effective, and compliant rewards solutions.
The role combines strategic thinking with hands-on execution. It ensures that local and regional rewards programs support business priorities, improve employee experience, attract and retain talent, and remain aligned with changing legal and regulatory requirements.
Key Responsibilities
Design, develop, and monitor rewards programs at local and regional levels.
Use external market insights and internal data to evaluate the competitiveness, fairness, and employee relevance of rewards programs.
Ensure rewards solutions align with regional business priorities and are adapted to local market requirements where appropriate.
Monitor and analyze program effectiveness.
Identify improvement opportunities and translate insights into practical actions.
Balance employee needs, market competitiveness, and cost effectiveness to deliver sustainable rewards outcomes.
Build trusted partnerships with business leaders, HR Business Partners, Centers of Excellence, Finance, and other stakeholders.
Understand evolving rewards requirements and develop effective solutions.
Represent Rewards in regional HR governance forums.
Provide clear updates on priorities, performance, risks, and decisions required.
Lead continuous improvement initiatives using analytics, employee feedback, and service-level agreement performance.
Ensure rewards programs comply with local legal and regulatory requirements.
Identify and drive changes required because of regulatory developments.
Act as a trusted Rewards advisor to business, HR, and Finance leaders.
Serve as the regional subject matter expert for rewards policies, programs, and market practices.
Provide strategic guidance on complex non-executive rewards matters.
Enable informed decision-making and consistent application of rewards principles.
Own at least one global rewards topic or program on behalf of the Rewards Center of Excellence, such as compensation, benefits, sales incentives, performance, or recognition.
Lead the design, execution, change management, communication, effectiveness measurement, maintenance, and continuous improvement of assigned global rewards programs.
Critical Experience and Skills
Masterβs Degree in Human Resources, Business, Finance, or a related field. An advanced degree or rewards certification is an added advantage.
Overall experience of 15 to 18 years.
Progressive experience in compensation, benefits, or total rewards.
At least six years of experience in a country, regional, or global rewards leadership role.
Proven experience designing, implementing, and governing rewards programs from end to end with measurable business and employee impact.
Experience partnering with senior stakeholders across business, HR, Finance, and external providers in a regional or global environment.
Strong data literacy and ability to interpret insights, measure program effectiveness, and translate analysis into recommendations.
Strong financial literacy, including the ability to assess cost, affordability, and return on investment for rewards initiatives.
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Experience leading change management and communicating program changes to diverse audiences.
Additional Skills
Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel, Power BI, and dashboard creation.
Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with critical thinking and attention to detail.
Strong communication and presentation skills.
Ability to translate complex rewards topics into clear and business-relevant messages.
Confidence presenting insights, recommendations, and decision points to senior leaders.
Strong listening skills and ability to understand stakeholder needs.
Ability to translate stakeholder requirements into practical rewards solutions.
Collaborative, inclusive, and pragmatic working style.
Ability to work effectively across functions, geographies, and cultures.
Curiosity about emerging technologies and basic understanding of how artificial intelligence, including generative and agentic AI, can support HR and rewards processes.
Signify offers opportunities for long-term career development through coaching, mentoring, learning, and progression. The company values diversity and inclusion and has a global workforce of more than 27,000 people across more than 70 countries. Industry: Lighting Technology, Connected Lighting, Internet of Things, Smart Solutions, and Consumer Electronics. Employee size: More than 27,000 employees.