Shwetha Vasnaik
Bellevue
Summary
Strategic Compensation Leader with over 13 years of experience in developing competitive compensation frameworks that enhance talent retention and support organizational growth. Skilled in analyzing complex data to provide actionable insights for executive leadership, focusing on hiring and retention strategies. Demonstrated success in managing global program lifecycles while ensuring fiscal responsibility in dynamic talent markets. Recognized for effectively aligning strategic objectives with detailed execution in high-volume, global settings.
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
Work History
Sr. Manager – Total Rewards
Salesforce
Bellevue
05.2021 - Current
- Rewards Partner to the Tech, Product and IT organizations, offering strategic rewards solutions and being a key advisor on compensation decisions for Business Leaders and their HR Business Partners, on matters relating to pay equity, offer strategy, Internal transfers, relocation offers, retention and hiring strategies, restructuring and location strategies, etc.
- Led complex compensation analysis and modeling to inform program design, pay decisions, retention strategies and market competitiveness.
- Oversee comprehensive cycle planning, including budget allocation, stock grant recommendations, and pre-planning analytics to ensure fiscal responsibility. Co-lead and manage the execution of global annual rewards, stock refresh, and promotion cycles. Facilitate executive roll-up meetings and streamline cross-functional communications to ensure transparency and consistency across the organization. Manage the successful release of compensation tools and programs, overseeing requirements build, user acceptance testing (UAT), and final execution.
- Agent testing and refinement of agentic solutions to automate manager and employee questions during planning.
- Participated in the company wide job architecture projects, leading as a SME for technical roles that helps with designing the framework.
- Orchestrated a compensation strategy for Futureforce (Saleforce’s Intern & Grad program) for technical roles.
- Yearly review of market ranges, benchmarking new roles and on-going job evaluations to ensure internal equity is aligned to external market.
- On-Call – As the Program Lead for the Global On-Call Policy initiative, I spearheaded the end-to-end development of a standardized framework by identifying organizational needs and partnering with HR, Legal, PS&O, Payroll and Business leadership to conceptualize creative solutions with Workday Integration. I managed the full project lifecycle, including requirement building, risk mitigation, and the successful release of the policy to ensure global compliance and operational efficiency. To drive successful adoption, I developed and delivered comprehensive training modules and streamlined communications for managers and employees across North America, Latin America, EMEA regions.
- M&A – Compensation lead across various M&A deals guiding the M&A team through the comprehensive mapping and leveling of target populations into existing frameworks to ensure internal equity and market competitiveness, org structure and design, policy alignment (on-call/shift differentials), while partnering closely with the team on our approach and strategy.
- EU Pay Transparency (Enablement & Change Management) – Leading the workstream for the project, partnering closely with the SME’s in the region, external consultants, Legal, Compliance. Design and execute a comprehensive change management strategy, equipping people managers with the necessary tools and communication frameworks to navigate transparency requirements. Facilitate proactive communication across leadership, HR, and legal departments to ensure organizational readiness and mitigate risks associated with pay disclosure.
- 6 months gig with the Sales Rewards Partner Team – Served as the dedicated Rewards Partner to multiple Sales organizations across the Americas (AMER), providing strategic insights to senior leadership on compensation attainment and retention opportunities. Spearheaded high-visibility insights projects to evaluate the effectiveness of global incentive plans through detailed performance and attainment analysis. Catalyzed deeper partnership with the Global Incentive Compensation (GIC) team to deliver standardized, timely insights on sales plan performance. Evaluated plan effectiveness against business goals, ensuring incentive structures drove desired sales behaviors and organizational retention.
Manager – Total Rewards
Avanade Inc.
Seattle
11.2012 - 04.2021
- Advise regional HR and business leadership to design creative compensation solutions tailored to organizational needs.
- Execute job evaluations, market pricing, and budget recommendations while establishing salary ranges and guidelines.
- Serve as the primary advisor for global bonus, equity, and sales incentive programs.
- Develop advanced frameworks for compiling and presenting complex compensation data to business leaders.
- Project Manager – Annual and Mid-Year Compensation Review: Identify and direct roles and responsibilities for the Rewards team during annual and mid-year compensation reviews. Collaborate with Performance Management, HR, HRTech and Leadership – integrating project milestones and deliverables from a Rewards perspective. Oversee tool requirements and UAT while delivering comprehensive training modules for managers. Streamlining communication to HR, Review Managers and employees during review. Documenting processes, risks and scope of development during each review cycle, in order to help improve the process each year. Identify risks & dependencies and work with the Legal team to model employee statements and oversee successful & timely release of the statements to the employee at the end of the review cycle.
- Sales Incentive Compensation: Serve as the Subject Matter Expert (SME) managing the end-to-end global sales incentive compensation program. Collaborate with Sales Leadership, Finance, HR, and Legal to conceptualize and design incentive plans. Lead plan implementation, execution, and administration for North America (NA), EALA, and Growth Markets. Evangelize new incentive plans to sales participants to ensure alignment and understanding.
- Equity & LTI Governance: Oversee the monthly audit and processing of new hire grants in partnership with Recruiting and the Accenture Equity Team. Develop comprehensive training materials and resolve complex LTI program, policy, and grant queries for global business leads and employees.
Financial Analyst
Microsoft Corporation (via Apple One)
Redmond
2011 - 02.2012
- Facilitated quota management and revenue reconciliation for global sales incentives, assisting EMEA Financial Compensation Analysts.
- Performed quarterly audits on financial tools, reinforcing organizational controls.
- Partnered with Policy Managers to maintain compliance with corporate policies.
- Resolved intricate internal client queries using scenario-based analysis and ad-hoc reporting, meeting stringent SLAs.
Financial Research Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
Bangalore
01.2007 - 10.2008
- Led a team of 10 analysts performing financial research on Global 1000 companies for international investment banks.
- Streamlined cross-team operations and implemented new quality control techniques to ensure high-standard deliverables.
- Executed project-wide change management and provided functional feedback on client proprietary software.
- Facilitated client brainstorming sessions and conducted mentoring programs to meet rigorous project deadlines.
- Utilized financial research databases, including Bloomberg and LexisNexis, to deliver comprehensive company analysis.
Corporate Financial Analyst
Bhuwalka Steel Industries
Bangalore
03.2006 - 12.2006
- Managed day-to-day working capital operations, including LOCs and bank reconciliations, while ensuring compliance with the Securities Exchange Board of India and Registrar of Companies.
Education
Certification of Accounting, Audit and Taxation -
University of Washington
Seattle, WA10.2010
MBA - Finance and Human Resource Management
St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration
India01.2006
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Mount Carmel College
India01.2004
Skills
Strategic Compensation Leadership
- General Compensation, Sales Incentive Design & Administration, and Equity/LTI Program Governance
- Global Market Analysis, Job Evaluation/Leveling, and Salary Survey Management
- End-to-end Annual & Mid-Year Review process management, including budget allocation and stock refresh cycles
- Policy & Governance: Global On-Call Policy development, Regulatory Compliance (EU Pay Transparency), Change Management, and People Mobility
Compensation Technology & Systems
- HRIS & Planning Tools: Workday, Beqom, Anaplan, and Microsoft Proprietary Quota/Participant Management tools
- Benchmarking & Market Data: Market Pay, BetterComp, and financial databases including Bloomberg and LexisNexis
- BI & Data Analytics: Power BI, Tableau, Xactly, and Advanced Excel
- Emerging Tech: Generative AI proficiency (NotebookLM, Slackbot prompt engineering, and AI Agents)
Timeline
Sr. Manager – Total Rewards
Salesforce
05.2021 - Current
Manager – Total Rewards
Avanade Inc.
11.2012 - 04.2021
Financial Research Analyst
Tata Consultancy Services (TCS)
01.2007 - 10.2008
Corporate Financial Analyst
Bhuwalka Steel Industries
03.2006 - 12.2006
Financial Analyst
Microsoft Corporation (via Apple One)
2011 - 02.2012
Certification of Accounting, Audit and Taxation -
University of Washington
MBA - Finance and Human Resource Management
St. Joseph’s College of Business Administration
Bachelor of Commerce - Finance
Mount Carmel College