Total Rewards Associate Manager

Accenture; Almada; On-site; EUR 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Accenture in Portugal seeks a Total Rewards Associate Manager to lead compensation and benefits programs, collaborating with HR, Finance, Legal and payroll. You will shape equitable rewards, deliver market-insight-driven salary structures, and own the annual compensation cycle in scope.

The role requires 5+ years in Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits, advanced Excel, and fluency in English and Portuguese. Knowledge of pay equity and wellbeing programs is desirable.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits experience.
• Bachelor's or Master's in HR, Organizational Psychology, Business/Finance, or related field.
• Solid knowledge of compensation structures, salary ranges, incentives and benefits plan administration; knowledge of regional labor law and benefits markets.
• Experience with pay equity diagnostics, recognition/wellbeing programs.
• Advanced Excel.
• Fluent in English and Portuguese (written and verbal).
• Spanish is a plus.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Responsibilities

• Translate Total Rewards strategy into Portugal execution plans and roadmaps.
• Provide market intelligence to inform salary structures and benefits portfolio.
• Draft and update guidelines, frameworks, and toolkits (salary ranges, job architecture, eligibility).
• Conduct cost/impact analyses to support policy refinements and budget planning.
• Own end-to-end annual compensation cycle for the assigned scope including tools readiness and data accuracy.
• Administer and optimize benefits programs (medical, life, retirement, wellbeing).
• Coordinate job evaluation and market pricing.
• Maintain policies and guidelines; ensure compliance with labor laws and equal pay.
• Prepare for audits and maintain documentation and controls.
• Build compensation and benefits dashboards for HR/Business Leaders.
• Serve as TR point of contact to resolve escalations and enablement.
• Plan and deliver communications and enablement materials for managers.
• Partner with Talent to embed market-based ranges into offers.
• Establish standard work, SOPs, and drive automation.

Skills

Total Rewards

Compensation & Benefits

Excel

English

Portuguese

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Education

Bachelor's in Human Resources or related

Master's in related field

Tools

Excel

Job description

Talent Acquisition Manager @ Accenture | Clinical Psychology, HR, Data Expert We are seeking a

Total Rewards Associate Manager

to lead the delivery of compensation and benefits programs in Portugal. This role plays a key part in shaping an equitable and competitive rewards experience, partnering closely with HR, Finance, Legal, Payroll, and external vendors.

Key Responsibilities

Translate enterprise Total Rewards strategy into Portugal execution plans and improvement roadmaps.

Provide market intelligence (surveys, benchmarks, trends) to inform salary structures, incentive designs, benefits portfolio, recognition, and wellbeing programs.

Draft and recommend updates to guidelines, frameworks, and toolkits (e.G., salary ranges, job architecture, eligibility).

Conduct scenario modeling and cost/impact analyses to support policy refinements and annual budget planning.

Own the end-to-end annual compensation cycle for the assigned scope (promotions, adjustments) including tools readiness, data accuracy, manager enablement, and controls.

Administer and optimize benefits programs (medical, life, disability, retirement, flexible benefits, wellbeing), ensuring service quality and employee experience.

Coordinate the job evaluation and market pricing.

Maintain and operationalize policies and guidelines; ensure alignment with equal pay, human rights, tax, and local labor legislation.

Prepare for audits, ensure documentation, and process controls are current, and remediate findings.

Build and maintain compensation and benefits dashboards; deliver clear insights to HR/Business leaders.

Serve as primary TR point of contact in the assigned scope; resolve escalations andguide exception handling.

Plan and deliver communications and enablement (guides, FAQs, manager briefings) that are clear, compliant, and employee friendly.

Partner with Talent to embed market-based ranges and TR guidance into offers, support offer reviews for critical hires.

Establish standard work, SOPs, and quality controls, drive process simplification and automation.

Qualifications

+5 years of experience in Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits.

Bachelor's/master's degree in human resources, Organizational Psychology, Business/Finance, or related field.

Solid knowledge of compensation structures, salary ranges, incentives, and benefits plan administration. Knowledge of regional labor law and benefits market practices.

Experience with pay equity diagnostics, recognition/wellbeing programs.

Advanced Excel.

Fluent in English and Portuguese (written and verbal).

Spanish (nice to have).

Excellent communication (written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.

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Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Human Resources and Consulting

Business Consulting and Services

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