• Serve as a strategic advisor on total rewards, including incentive plans and equity programs, ensuring alignment with business objectives and regulatory requirements. • Lead the evolution of global rewards strategies to support growth, retention, and workforce planning priorities. • Partner with senior leaders to design compensation solutions that drive performance and enable organizational scale. • Ensure internal equity, market competitiveness, and compliance across jurisdictions, with particular expertise in U.S. and India markets. • Design and manage global incentive frameworks, equity programs, and related governance structures. • Oversee semi-annual and ad hoc equity approval cycles, including preparation of board-level materials and management of 409A valuations. • Conduct advanced compensation analyses to identify trends, compression risks, and opportunities for program refinement. • Partner closely with Finance on budgeting, forecasting, and reporting related to incentive compensation and benefits. • Support annual incentive cycles, equity grant processes, and benefits renewals in collaboration with HR and business leaders. • Provide education and enablement to HRBPs and leaders on compensation philosophy, pay transparency, and best practices. • Collaborate with HR Operations to enhance systems, tools, and processes supporting rewards administration. • Maintain governance frameworks for equity and incentive programs, including documentation, policy development, and audit readiness. • Monitor legal and regulatory developments impacting global rewards, ensuring proactive compliance.