Total Rewards Associate Manager

Accenture; Portugal; On-site; EUR 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Opportunities for certifications and learning

Inclusive workplace culture

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Total Rewards Associate Manager based in Portugal. This mid-senior level role involves leading compensation and benefits programs, ensuring equitable rewards, and optimizing benefits administration. Candidates should have over 5 years of relevant experience, a degree in HR or similar fields, and fluency in English and Portuguese. The company promotes a diverse workplace that supports wellbeing and professional development, recognized as one of the World's Best Workplaces.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits.
• Solid knowledge of compensation structures, salary ranges, incentives, and benefits plan administration.
• Experience with pay equity diagnostics and wellbeing programs.

Responsibilities

• Translate Total Rewards strategy into execution plans for Portugal.
• Provide market intelligence to inform salary structures.
• Administer and optimize benefits programs ensuring service quality.

Skills

Total Rewards/Compensation & Benefits

Advanced Excel

Excellent communication

Fluent in English

Fluent in Portuguese

Spanish (nice to have)

Education

Bachelor’s/master’s degree in human resources, Organizational Psychology, Business/Finance

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 and guide 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.

About Accenture

We work with one shared purpose: to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Every day, more than 775,000 of us help our stakeholders continuously reinvent. Together, we drive positive change and deliver value to our clients, partners, shareholders, communities, and each other. We believe that delivering value requires innovation, and innovation thrives in an inclusive and diverse environment. We actively foster a workplace free from bias, where everyone feels a sense of belonging and is respected and empowered to do their best work. At Accenture, we see well‑being holistically, supporting our people’s physical, mental, and financial health. We also provide opportunities to keep skills relevant through certifications, learning, and diverse work experiences. We’re proud to be consistently recognized as one of the World’s Best Workplaces™. Join Accenture to work at the heart of change.

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Seniority level

• Mid‑Senior level

Employment type

• Full‑time

Job function

• Human Resources and Consulting

Industries

• Business Consulting and Services

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