Head of GPS Global Reward (Hyderabad, Telangana, IN, N/A)

Reckitt

Experience: 12+ yrs
Location: Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Job type: Full-time

Required skills

business performance
compliance
service delivery

About the role

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

Human Resources

Our HR Team are the force for good that bring Reckitt's ambition to life. We work together to ensure the delivery of sustained profitable growth by unleashing the power of our purpose, people and performance. Now is an exciting time to be part of shaping the future of HR, influencing an exciting global organisation, while developing business and functional leadership skills, all at the same time. Whatever your role in our HR community, you'll take ownership of your projects and workstreams. We focus on developing our leaders to spearhead our culture and growth, so you'll be supported and mentored to deliver the right plans to drive business performance - and we'll celebrate the results with you along the way.

About the role

We are looking for a Head of GPS Reward to lead the global operations of Reward services at Reckitt. In this role, you will sit at the centre of our HR Transformation—driving consistency, operational excellence, digital enablement, and innovation across all markets.

You will collaborate closely with IT&D, global Hub Leads, the Reward COE, and HR stakeholders to continuously evolve and elevate what GPS Reward delivers. As our HR operating model expands, so will the influence and scope of GPS Reward. This is your opportunity to build, shape, and lead a world‑class global Reward operations engine.

Your responsibilities

Lead & Influence Globally
Inspire, develop, and coach a global Reward operations team. Partner with senior HR stakeholders and navigate a fast‑paced, complex matrix environment with confidence and clarity.

Lead Global Reward Operations
Drive end‑to‑end delivery of core Reward processes (Annual Salary Review, Bonus, Job Evaluation, Pay Ranges, Off‑Cycle Adjustments, Analytics, Compliance, among others) while ensuring a seamless employee and stakeholder experience. Lead and empower a high‑performing global operations team.

Accelerate Digital & Process Transformation
Identify opportunities to automate, simplify, and modernize Reward processes. Collaborate with IT&D, Reward COE, and Transformation teams to enhance digital capabilities and process design.

Strengthen Governance & Service Quality
Ensure data accuracy, compliance, and global standards. Partner across Finance, Payroll, HR Systems, and COEs to align timelines and policies. Monitor KPIs and SLAs to deliver world‑class service.

Expand GPS Reward Services
Support the transition of additional Reward activities into GPS. Build future‑ready SOPs, RACIs, and process maps while identifying new service opportunities to grow GPS’s global footprint.

The experience we're looking for

12+ years of progressive Reward experience, with significant exposure to regional or global operations.
Proven leadership of end‑to‑end Reward service delivery in a multinational environment.
Experience leading teams through complex transformation and continuous improvement.
Strong analytical skills and confidence navigating complex datasets and HR technologies.
Exceptional communication and stakeholder management in matrix organisations.
Demonstrated success in designing, optimising, and scaling Reward processes.

The skills for success

Total Rewards, Compensation design, Job evaluation, Rewards Strategy, Benchmarking, Annual Salary survey, Benefits, Incentive plans, Variable pay design, Pay for performance

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.

About Reckitt

Produces and sells health, hygiene, and nutrition consumer products.

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