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Total Rewards Architecture.
Defend every comp number on Monday.

Architecture and mechanics. Job evaluation, comp bands, pay equity regression, sales incentive design, ESOP grants. The full stack — taught to your team in one weekend.

Next cohorts: June–August 2026. Open registration. Founding pricing.

01 / Why this programme

Most comp decisions are made on instinct.

A senior engineer asks for a 30% raise. Your sales team challenges the incentive plan. The Board wants to know if there's a gender pay gap. A unicorn down-round forces ESOP repricing decisions. A new hire negotiation reaches the band ceiling.

Most HR functions handle these one at a time, reactively, without a coherent architecture underneath. The result is comp drift, internal inequity, and decisions you cannot defend.

This programme builds the architecture. Job evaluation, band design, pay equity testing, incentive plan mechanics, ESOP structuring — taught at depth so you can defend every number to your CEO, Comp Committee, and Board.

Plate 16 — Numbers that defend themselves

02 / What gets built

12 modules across 4 arcs.

1
Architecture
Saturday morning, live
  • M1 Total Rewards philosophy and strategy
  • M2 Job evaluation and grading systems
  • M3 Building your compensation band structure
2
Mechanics
Saturday afternoon, live
  • M4 Market benchmarking and positioning
  • M5 Compa-ratio, range penetration, and band health
  • M6 Pay equity regression — the methodology
3
Incentives
Sunday + Weeks 2-3, self-paced
  • M7 Short-term incentive plan design
  • M8 Sales incentive plan mechanics
  • M9 Long-term incentives and ESOP design
  • M10 Flexible benefits and total cost of workforce
4
Governance
Weeks 3-4, self-paced
  • M11 Comp committee and Board governance
  • M12 Capstone refinement and rollout
03 / The format

Four weeks. ~36 hours.

WhenWhat happensHours
Week 1 (Sat-Sun) · LiveArchitecture + Mechanics. Build comp bands live.12 hrs
Week 2 · Self-pacedModules 7–8. Capstone build begins.8 hrs
Week 3 · Self-pacedModules 9–10. Capstone continues.8 hrs
Week 4 · Self-paced + LiveModules 11–12 + Saturday pitch-back + certification.8 hrs

Plate 17 — One weekend, one architecture

04 / Capstone tracks

Pick one. Ship in three weeks.

capstone / 01

Comp Band Restructure

Full band design with market positioning and role mapping.

capstone / 02

Pay Equity Audit

Multiple regression analysis with adjustment plan and Board paper.

capstone / 03

Sales Incentive Redesign

Quota structure, commission curves, accelerators built for your sales model.

capstone / 04

ESOP Programme Design

Grant levels by band, vesting schedules, exercise mechanics, dilution modeling.

capstone / 05

Flexible Benefits Build

Benefit architecture with cost modeling and employee choice framework.

capstone / 06

Total Rewards Strategy

Comprehensive philosophy document with Comp Committee charter.

05 / Upcoming dates

When this cohort runs.

Five upcoming cohort weekends are open for registration. Each cohort is 4 weeks end-to-end. Register for the date that works for you — we confirm the running cohort based on registration volumes.

Cohort 01
13–14 June 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 02
27–28 June 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 03
11–12 July 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 04
18–19 July 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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Cohort 05
8–9 August 2026
Live weekend (Sat-Sun, IST)
Open registration · 80 seats
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All times 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM IST.

06 / Who it's for

Built for senior leaders who want to ship.

CHRO / Head of HR

You're presenting comp papers to your Comp Committee or Board.

Head of Compensation & Benefits

This is your day job — at depth and scale.

Founder / CEO at scaleup

You're making comp decisions without a comp head yet.

Finance leader managing reward cost

You own the workforce cost line and need comp fluency.

07 / Investment

Cohort 01 founding pricing.

Self-Study
₹4,999
  • 137-page handbook (PDF)
  • All recorded video modules
  • Pay equity Excel template + worked example
  • Sales incentive design calculator
  • No live sessions, no certification
Apply · Self-Study →
Premium
₹29,999
  • Everything in Standard
  • 30-min 1:1 mentor review on capstone
  • Early access to next cohort
  • Priority support
Apply · Premium →

Corporate packages — 5 seats ₹79,000 · 10 seats ₹1,49,000.
All prices exclusive of GST. Cohort 01 founding pricing — Standard becomes ₹24,999 from Cohort 02.

08 / Download the brochure

Want the detailed handbook preview?

The complete Programme Launch Document

36 pages with full module breakdowns, capstone deliverable structures, Indian SME case studies, and worked examples.

Download brochure →

Free. No email required. Read in 15 minutes.

09 / Common questions

Frequently asked.

Will I learn the pay equity regression methodology?
Yes. Module 6 walks through multiple regression from first principles — including statistical significance testing, adjusted vs raw gap distinction, drill-down for cohort-specific gaps, and equity adjustment planning. Worked example for a 600-person Indian B2B SaaS company.
Do I need statistical training?
No. The methodology is taught from first principles for senior HR practitioners. Excel familiarity is sufficient. SQL and Python are covered in appendices.
How current is the market data discussion?
We cover comp benchmarking sources actively used in 2026 — Mercer, Aon, WTW, NASSCOM, LinkedIn Salary Insights, Levels.fyi — including how to evaluate source quality.
Does this cover ESOPs at depth?
Yes. Module 9 is entirely on long-term incentives — grant structures, vesting schedules, exercise mechanics, dilution modeling, post-IPO transition planning, SEBI June 2025 founder-ESOP reforms.
What about EU Pay Transparency Directive?
Module 6 includes EU Pay Transparency implications for Indian companies serving European customers — disclosure requirements, methodology, timelines.
How is this different from a comp consulting engagement?
A comp consulting firm produces a band structure for ₹15–30 lakhs over 3–6 months. This programme makes your team capable of building, defending, and maintaining the structure for ₹19,999 over 4 weeks.
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Cohort 01 closes 15 February 2026. 80 seats.