Tejas Desai

Leading the Rewards & Benefits, PMS and JAE Portfolios for Madura Fashion & Lifestyle - India`s Leading Fashion Retailer with a revenue of 4,000 Cr +. Additional Responsibility as a HR Business Partner for Van Heusen - Innerwear Division.

Handled various assignments in the areas of Long Term Incentive Plan - Design & Implementation, CEO & Board Remuneration, Nomination & Rem Committee Preparation, Annual Compensation Reviews for Sr Management.

The Aditya Birla Group is a USD 40 Bn conglomerate with over 120,000+ employees across the globe. The Group has interests in multiple sectors varying from Aluminium, Cement, Chemicals, Fibre, Mining, Telecom, Fashion & Lifestyle to Retail. In my current role, which is part of the Corporate Centre of the group, I cater to the 17 different businesses of the group, which operate in their own unique business environment across multiple countries and hence require customized interventions in the areas of Rewards and Benefits. Handled assignments in areas of Compensation review processes, Variable pay plans, Long Term Incentive plans, Executive Compensation, Technology & System automation in Rewards & Benefits, Analytics, Research and Employee communications.

Involved in the design and implementation of systems & processes for effective Total Rewards delivery for 100,000+ people. Responsible for making recommendation on policies and procedures to advance alignment of total rewards strategy to business objectives Experience in handling and end-to-end process of annual salary reviews/ Variable pay from the budgeting to the designing and implementation phase. Responsible for market research and salary/benefits benchmarking on C&B to ensure a competitive total rewards package for employees. Worked on designing/implementing short term incentive models for executive leadership levels. Responsible for evaluating APAC compensation and benefits policies and procedures and researching on overseas expatriate compensation structures.

- Understanding the Sales and Distribution Model of Heinz India - Evaluation the performance of the channel partners and sales force - Conducting SWOT analysis for the present people of Heinz - Designing an optimal people plan for the sales force in terms of Training & Induction plan, Recruitment solutions, Engagement intiatives, Compensation and Incentive structure - Link the people plan with productivity, growth and do a Cost benefit analysis

 Developed a cost optimization strategy for the World`s Largest Automaker Initialized a plan to leverage shopper data to derive analytical intelligence and drive smarter retailing for one of America`s leading retailers Devised Customer segmentation schemes & exploratory analysis with dashboards for a US Retail Giant Formulated Business Development Pitches for Fractal`s CRM Solutions

Member of SAPPHIRE - Flagship HR Society @ XLRI, Head @ placement support committee, Member of External Linkages - Brand Management & Media Cell