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SAHIL DAWAR

Total Rewards Professional
New Delhi

Summary

Strategic and data-driven Total Rewards and Executive Compensation professional with more than 10 years of experience specializing in the design, analysis, and implementation of compensation frameworks. Proven expertise in compensation benchmarking, job evaluation, short-term incentive (STI)/Sales Incentive Plan and long-term incentive (LTI) program design, executive pay strategy, and equity compensation governance.

Overview

10
10
years of professional experience

Work History

Senior Associate – Compensation Product Solutions

ISS Corporate Solutions
01.2023 - 05.2025
  • Spearheaded the design and development of compensation intelligence tools and platforms, leveraging deep insights from global markets to support executive compensation planning for institutional clients.
  • Conducted comprehensive market research and peer benchmarking, analysing trends in executive pay, incentive design, TSR performance, and equity utilization across industries.
  • Managed full product lifecycle management—including requirement gathering, prototyping, stakeholder feedback, UAT, refinement, and product roll-out.
  • Authored and contributed to whitepapers and research publications on compensation trends, regulatory changes, and the impact of macroeconomic factors on pay structures.

Consultant – Total Rewards

Willis Towers Watson
12.2021 - 01.2023
  • Conducted executive and broad-based compensation benchmarking studies for multinational clients.
  • Advised clients on short-term incentive (STI) and sales incentive plan design, including metric selection, weightages, threshold setting, and payout curve development.
  • Created and implemented long-term incentive (LTI) plans, including performance shares (PSUs), restricted stock units (RSUs), and market value stock options (MSOs), ensuring regulatory compliance and shareholder alignment.
  • Conducted peer group analyses, market competitiveness reviews, and pay-for-performance alignment studies to support executive compensation decisions.
  • Conducted comprehensive benefits benchmarking studies for companies in India, analyzing market trends across insurance, retirement plans, wellness programs, and perquisites to provide actionable insights for designing competitive and compliant benefits programs.

Associate Consultant – Compensation Advisory

Aon Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 12.2021
  • Led executive compensation benchmarking projects, analysing pay levels for CXOs and Board Directors across industry sectors. Designed equity-based and cash-based LTI plans for both senior management and mid-level roles, aligned with business performance and talent retention strategy.
  • Led the end-to-end design of sales incentive plans, aligning performance metrics, targets, and payout curves with organizational sales strategies and revenue goals.
  • Advised clients on the design and structuring of executive benefits for CXOs in India, including retirement benefits, perquisites, insurance coverage, and other non-cash rewards, ensuring alignment with market practices, tax efficiency, and governance requirements.

Analyst – Executive Compensation

American Express
11.2018 - 09.2021
  • Managed annual and off-cycle equity grants, coordinating with internal HR, legal, finance teams, and external vendors (e.g., Fidelity, Morgan Stanley) to ensure smooth award execution and compliance.
  • Prepared detailed proxy disclosure tables (e.g., Summary Compensation Table, Grants of Plan-Based Awards, Outstanding Equity Awards) for U.S. SEC filings.
  • Conducted pay equity reviews and internal benchmarking to ensure fair compensation practices within the leadership population.
  • Conducted Benefits Benchmarking- analyzing the market practices to assess competitiveness and make business recommendations.
  • COVID-19 Management- ensuring quick support to associates with tele-consultation, ambulance services, home/hotel isolation packages, vaccination reimbursements/camps & more.

Senior Analyst – Reward Solutions

Aon Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
01.2015 - 04.2018
  • Coordinated and delivered compensation & benefits benchmarking surveys for Fortune 500 clients in the U.S. across industries including tech, pharma, and finance.
  • Conducted job mapping and benchmarking exercises, mapping client roles to market datasets and identifying gaps.
  • Supported data modelling and regression analysis to create pay curves, analyze compa-ratios, and model pay structures.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) -

University of Delhi

Skills

  • Executive & Broad-based Compensation Design
  • Market Benchmarking & Compensation Analytics
  • Short-Term & Long-Term Incentive Plans
  • Job Evaluation & Grading Structure
  • Equity Compensation & Global Share Plans
  • Proxy Reporting & Regulatory Compliance
  • Pay Equity & Internal Parity Analysis
  • Rewards Product Development

Timeline

Senior Associate – Compensation Product Solutions

ISS Corporate Solutions
01.2023 - 05.2025

Consultant – Total Rewards

Willis Towers Watson
12.2021 - 01.2023

Associate Consultant – Compensation Advisory

Aon Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
09.2021 - 12.2021

Analyst – Executive Compensation

American Express
11.2018 - 09.2021

Senior Analyst – Reward Solutions

Aon Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
01.2015 - 04.2018

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) -

University of Delhi
SAHIL DAWARTotal Rewards Professional