The purpose of this role is to provide compensation governance and oversight for both acquired company compensation plans and corporate/sales incentive programs. The role will report into the Global Head of Compensation and closely partner with the HR M&A and Sales Operations teams. We are looking for a specialist in the Incentive space with an astute and keen eye for transformation which will enable them to effectively partner with the M&A business to facilitate integration and adoption.

Experience: 8 years to 10 Years

Roles & Responsibilities:

M&A Compensation Responsibilities

• Partner with the HR M&A team and corporate finance to review acquired company compensation/incentive plans, ensuring appropriate alignment and a roadmap to harmonization, where possible.
• Conduct reviews and provide oversight of non-harmonized compensation programs/practices, performance management cycles, etc.
• Act as focal point and advisor to acquired company HR and transition teams regarding Cognizant compensation programs and policies.
• Partner with the HR M&A team to conduct compensation benchmarking of acquired organization roles early in the acquisition process; assessing market pay mix and target pay levels.

Sales Incentives Responsibilities

• Lead the review and oversight of Cognizant’s Sales Incentive initiatives across multiple Organizations and Lines of Service.
• End-to-end ownership of calculated incentive programs for the Commercial & Delivery Organizations.
• Partner with regional compensation teams to establish base pay ranges and total target compensation for all commercial and delivery role holders.
• Develop and manage data sources that support all plan designs to ensure data and audit accuracy.
• Ensure that calculated incentive programs are aligned to Company’s strategic initiatives and support the desired outcomes.
• Owner of the administration and communication of the programs, while ensuring operational excellence, insight and efficiency.
• Provide support to the Sales Operations team with calculations and incentive plan communications.

Cognizant will only consider applicants for this position who are legally authorized to work in Canada without requiring employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.