Global Compensation Strategy Lead

Accenture PLC; Orlando (FL); On-site; USD 80,000 - 294,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, vision insurance

Life insurance

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Accenture plc is seeking an experienced Total Rewards professional to join the Global Compensation team. You will shape compensation strategies, design salary structures, and lead market-informed pay programs to support talent retention and business priorities.

The role combines strong compensation expertise with analytical depth, stakeholder partnership, and the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations in a dynamic, global environment.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of compensation experience in market intelligence or salary structures.
• Global compensation experience is preferred.
• Strong analytical and data fluency, including compensation reporting, market surveys, and large data sets.
• Experience developing salary structures, pay frameworks, benchmarking methodologies, or incentive program analysis in a global or complex organization.
• Experience with compensation technology, market-pricing platforms, reporting tools, or process automation.
• Excellent project management, organization, and time management skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including proficiency in English.
• Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively, influence stakeholders, exercise sound judgment, and handle highly confidential information.
• Ability to quickly learn new applications, tools, and processes and adapt effectively in a fast-paced environment.
• Experience using AI to create agents or automations in their workflows.
• Strong Excel skills.
• People management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and evolve total rewards policies, programs, and compensation structures aligned with business priorities.
• Develop market-relevant salary range structures and pay approaches using surveys and real-time data sources.
• Provide compensation subject matter expertise to stakeholders and advise leadership on competitive practices and pay decisions.
• Leverage data to assess structures and bonus programs, ensuring competitiveness and alignment with long-term objectives.
• Evaluate structures after career architecture changes and advise on future-readiness of design.
• Utilize real-time vendor data platforms to strengthen market intelligence and data-driven decision-making.
• Translate complex analysis into executive-ready insights and recommendations.
• Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve compensation processes and reporting.
• Manage multiple priorities and deliverables with high accuracy and responsiveness.
• Contribute innovative ideas to strengthen compensation programs' effectiveness and scalability.
• Manage and support a team of one to two professionals handling day-to-day compensation activities.
• Provide direction, coaching, and development while fostering accountability and collaboration.
• Coordinate work across team members and partners to ensure timely delivery.

Skills

Analytical skills

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Learning agility

AI/Automation awareness

Global compensation experience

Project management

Confidential information handling

English proficiency

Change management

Data interpretation

Tools

Excel

Compensation analytics tools

Market data platforms

Reporting tools

Job description

Accenture plc is seeking an experienced Total Rewards professional to join the Global Compensation team. You will shape compensation strategies, design salary structures, and lead market-informed pay programs to support talent retention and business priorities.

The role combines strong compensation expertise with analytical depth, stakeholder partnership, and the ability to translate data into actionable recommendations in a dynamic, global environment.