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Raghavendar Gurram

Total Rewards Professional
Hyderabad,TS

Summary

A Total Rewards Professional with a proven track record in Total Rewards, I excel in designing competitive compensation and benefits strategies that enhance organizational performance. Skilled in job analysis and market salary surveys, my strategic approach to merit planning and process improvements has consistently driven operational excellence and employee satisfaction.

Overview

13
13
years of professional experience
2013
2013
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification

Work History

Total Rewards Operations Specialist

Rimini Street
06.2023 - Current

Managed the quarterly incentive plans.

  • Researched and made recommendations regarding annual merit pay guidelines.
  • Managed Annual Pay cycles and Incentives Payments
  • Automation of Merit Process
  • Interacted with HR business partners, analysed job descriptions, and prepared salary plans for management's review.
  • Managed End-to-End Performance Management Plans.
  • Benefits Administration (GMC/GPA/GTLI) including negotiations, renewals with the latets Market trends
  • Analyze, evaluate, design, implement, and administer programs, policies, and procedures, including salary administration, job evaluation, annual salary review, salary budgeting, salary range adjustment, market pricing, total rewards initiatives, and incentive plans.

Lead - Compensation & Benefits

Real Page India
05.2022 - 06.2023


  • Consult with internal business partners, such as department heads, management, and compliance needs, to assess benefits and compensation.
  • Review and modify policies and practices to ensure pay structures and benefits plans are competitive, and that they are designed and managed to attract and retain a high performing workforce
  • Manage benefit administration for all qualified and non-qualified plans
  • Manage the entire end-to-end HR operations, including payroll.
  • Manage vendor relationships, including brokers and consultants.
  • Annual Benefits Renewal (GMC/GPA/GTLI)
  • Managed a Team of 2 direct reportees
  • Benchmarked compensation and benefit programs developed specific recommendations for review by management, and participated as a key contributor in the development and design of new plans globally.
  • Develop employee and manager communication, and training materials related to total rewards programs.

Total Rewards Specialist

Hitachi Vantara
03.2019 - 04.2022


  • SPOC for Total Rewarsd for APAC & South East Asia and worked on EMEA and Americas Projects too
  • Benchmarked compensation and benefit programs developed specific recommendations for review by management and participated as a key contributor in the development and design of new plans globally
  • Analyzed and evaluated existing compensation and benefits programs and recommended improvements
  • Consult with internal business partners, such as department heads and management, to assess benefits, compensation and compliance needs
  • Analyze, evaluate, design, implement, and administer programs, policies and procedures including, salary administration, job evaluation, annual salary review, salary budgeting, salary range adjustment, market pricing, total rewards initiatives, and incentive plans


Senior Executive - HR

Alpla India
03.2018 - 03.2019


  • Developed and implemented new strategies and policies to establish long-term business objectives and provide strong and sustainable organizational leadership
  • Handled Entire end to end HR Operations at Corporate level includes factory HC issues
  • Alpla is a Austrai based Company who has a global Presensce world wide with the Capability of building plastic usage products Streamlined operations to maximize business efficiency and profits

Senior Executive, HR

GVK BIO Sciences Pvt Ltd
12.2014 - 03.2018


  • Managed the annual incentive plan database
  • Researched and made recommendations regarding annual merit pay guidelines
  • Interacted with HR business partners, analyzed job descriptions and prepared salary plans for management's review
  • Managed End to End Performance Management Plans
  • Built human resource organization and aligned people and culture with corporate strategic priorities and operations
  • Established and directed successful programs focused on HRIS area specially in Implementing SAP and other HRIS software
  • SPOC for HR OPerations and Total Rewards
  • Managed a team of Two

HR Administrator

BeetleRim Technologies
01.2013 - 03.2014


  • Oversaw hiring, staffing, and labor law compliance
  • Prepared new hire letters, employee contracts, and corporate policies
  • Organized company-wide events designed to boost employee morale
  • Handled on-boarding process for newly hired employees, which included distribution of all paperwork
  • BeetleRim is an international information technology services company
  • We believe in turning the client vision into business results through the focused application of consulting, systems integration and operations management services

Education

MBA - Human Resources

Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University

Bachelor Of Sciences -

Osmania University

Skills

    Compensation management

    Market Salary Surveys

    Performance Management

    Job Analysis/Evaluation

    Benefits Strategy

    Benefits Administration

    Merit Planning

    Market Salary Surveys

    Variable Compensation

    Salary Structures

    HR Analytics

    Total Rewards Management

Hobbies and Interests

  • Cricket
  • Long Drives
  • Music

Certification

Certified Rewrads Ready - In Progress

Timeline

Total Rewards Operations Specialist

Rimini Street
06.2023 - Current

Lead - Compensation & Benefits

Real Page India
05.2022 - 06.2023

Total Rewards Specialist

Hitachi Vantara
03.2019 - 04.2022

Senior Executive - HR

Alpla India
03.2018 - 03.2019

Senior Executive, HR

GVK BIO Sciences Pvt Ltd
12.2014 - 03.2018

HR Administrator

BeetleRim Technologies
01.2013 - 03.2014

Bachelor Of Sciences -

Osmania University

MBA - Human Resources

Jawaharlal Nehru Technical University
Raghavendar GurramTotal Rewards Professional