Accenture

The Senior Manager for the Global V&A Rewards Interlock Team leads a team responsible for designing, building, and communicating rewards policies, processes, and programs to acquisitions and outsourcing deals that deliver the long-term HR strategy and goals of our business. This role is pivotal in managing Accenture’s global rewards strategy, philosophy, and processes, ensuring a consistent approach and experience for our people worldwide. The Senior Manager drives analytics and solutioning for acquisition work, collaborating closely with key function leads across Rewards (Planning, Executive Compensation, Compensation Administration, Benefits) and V&A deal teams from due diligence to cutover. This position requires strong leadership, ownership, and the ability to influence and drive results in a global, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the management and continuous improvement of the V&A rewards database, ensuring regular updates and stakeholder education on acquisition processes and guidelines.
• Provide expert guidance on the design and harmonization of Total Rewards structures for non-standard rewards models brought into Accenture.
• Develop and deliver educational materials for the V&A community on key topics such as Base Pay, Bonus, Equity, Performance, Retention Programs, and Governance.
• Drive solutioning with the V&A Team and stakeholders during due diligence and closed stages, maximizing opportunities for acquired individuals to join standard rewards programs.
• Build and maintain effective working relationships with stakeholders across Career Architecture, HRBPs, Talent Strategy, and the broader V&A team.
• Direct the adoption and execution of global base pay and bonus programs aligned with business objectives for acquisitions and outsourcing deals.
• Lead process optimization initiatives using technology, automation, and analytics to enhance compensation operations and insights.
• Independently resolve compensation issues and make recommendations for pay solutions.
• Engage directly with senior leadership from acquired organizations, providing expert guidance on rewards integration.

Leadership & Ownership Competencies

• Demonstrate strong leadership by fostering a culture of collaboration, accountability, and high performance.
• Exhibit ownership in driving compensation initiatives, proactively identifying opportunities for improvement and innovation.
• Communicate effectively with senior leadership and stakeholders, presenting complex data and recommendations with clarity and confidence.
• Exercise judgment and confidence to influence alignment with company policies and goals.
• Build personal credibility and effective relationships across different cultures and geographies, adapting communication and deliverables as needed.
• Take responsibility for delivering professional, high-quality work with deadlines, navigating tight timelines and critical deliverables.
• Show adaptability and resilience in a fast-paced, dynamic environment, leading change and process optimization.
• Postgraduate/Graduate degree (HR designation/certification desirable).
• 8+ years of direct experience in Total Rewards/Compensation, including global V&A and project management
• Proven experience in M&A and working with cross-cultural teams.
• Advanced analytical, project management, and communication skills; proficiency in English (other languages a plus).
• Experience with Workday, V&A/M&A, Market Intelligence Platforms, and real-time data sources preferred.
• Advanced skills in Excel, PowerPoint, Power BI, and data analytics.
• Experience in process and rewards program design and acquisition management at an advanced level.

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

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