Gaurav Modi

Rewards Strategy, Design & Technology Consulting: Provided strategic guidance on compensation policies, including merit, variable pay, and incentive design, for 40 + marquee clients like ABG Group, GEP, Maruti, AU Bank, Yes Bank etc. Pay Structure & Frameworks: Collaborated with enterprise clients to review salary frameworks and implement compensation structures that align with business goals and internal equity. Compensation Analytics & Pay Equity: Spearheaded product enhancements for integrated analytics and pay equity modules, enabling data-driven rewards effectiveness for large-scale clients with multi-entity operations. Market Intelligence & Benchmarking: Conducted consulting engagements to align reward strategies with market benchmarks, enhancing transparency and fairness across diverse industries. Strategic Benefits & Wellness: Leading a $125,000 enterprise contract to design and implement an automated perks and wellness app for a workforce of 70,000+, driving engagement at scale. Project Management Excellence: Directed accelerated HR tech implementations for enterprise accounts (including AU Bank and Go Digit) in under 45 days, consistently surpassing industry standards. Team Leadership & Stakeholder Management: Mentored junior consultants in client strategy and product solutioning while stabilizing high-value accounts on the verge of churn.

Total Rewards Strategy: Led the Total Rewards agenda across 4 Group Companies for a workforce of 1,200 employees, overseeing compensation, benefits, incentives, and executive rewards. Compensation Framework Design: Designed and reviewed compensation structures and salary frameworks aligned with market benchmarks and internal equity to ensure external competitiveness. Annual Pay Cycle Execution: Orchestrated annual pay cycles, including merit-based increments, variable pay/bonus distributions, and promotions for an average of 1,200 employees per cycle. Workforce Planning & Cost Optimization: Partnered with Senior Leadership and Finance to support workforce planning, reward strategy, and Annual Operating Plans (AOPs) for people cost optimization. Benefits Governance & Compliance: Managed governance of benefits programs and vendor partnerships, ensuring all HR policies and programs maintain strict statutory and regulatory compliance. Analytics & Insights: Drove rewards analytics and insights by building 60+ metrics-driven dashboards in Power-BI, focusing on pay equity, market competitiveness, and rewards effectiveness. HR Tech Strategy & Implementation: Led HRIS & Payroll technology strategy, spearheading the end-to-end implementation of Darwinbox across group companies with an industry-leading TAT of 38–45 days. Strategic Policy Development: Designed and implemented HR policies such as Moonlighting regulations, Performance Improvement Plans (PIPs), and Multi-Stakeholder Feedback systems to align with business objectives. (ONA): Spearheaded ONA for 1,000 employees using WorkBench to provide data-led insights into employee engagement and collaboration.

Total Rewards Strategy & Design: Led a 3-member team responsible for the end-to-end Total Rewards agenda, including the design and implementation of compensation structures and salary frameworks for 700 employees. Annual Pay Cycle Governance: Orchestrated the Annual Performance Cycle, overseeing the distribution of bonuses, merit increments, and promotions while ensuring internal equity and external competitiveness. Executive Rewards & Equity Management: Managed performance-linked incentives and utilized ZenEquity to support equity-based rewards and long-term incentive (LTI) programs for senior leadership. Annual Budgeting & Cost Optimization: Partnered with Finance and Senior Leadership to manage the comprehensive HR Budget, overseeing all People costs (Payroll, reimbursements) and Non-People costs to drive cost optimization. Benefits Governance & Vendor Management: Evaluated and launched holistic benefits packages by managing strategic vendor partnerships and renewals with Aon (Insurance), Sodexo (F&B), and Visit Health (Wellness) to improve talent retention. Compliance & HR Operations: Revamped Payroll, Performance, and Onboarding processes, significantly reducing TAT while ensuring strict compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements.