Global Compensation Manager

Accenture•Chicago, IL

About The Position

Accenture is seeking an experienced Total Rewards professional to join its Global Compensation team within Rewards, Performance, and Careers. This highly visible role will help shape and deliver compensation strategies, programs, market-informed solutions, and pay structures that support business priorities, talent retention, and long-term organizational objectives. The position combines compensation expertise, analytical depth, sound judgment, and stakeholder partnership. It advises leaders, translates complex data into clear recommendations, and leads compensation initiatives in a dynamic global environment. The manager will lead and support a team of one to two professionals responsible for day-to-day compensation activities, providing direction, coaching, and development while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement. Work may require time outside normal business hours to align with global stakeholders. Accenture is a global professional services company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. The anticipated posting period runs until 12/12/2026. The role’s annual salary range varies by listed U.S. location: California $94,400–$293,800; Colorado, Connecticut, Maryland, Minnesota $94,400–$253,800; District of Columbia $100,500–$270,300; Illinois, New York, Ohio, Virginia, Maine, and other listed states have location-specific ranges detailed in the posting. Applicants for U.S. employment must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Requirements

At least 5 years of compensation experience in market intelligence, salary structures, or a combination of these areas.
Strong analytical and data fluency skills, including experience with compensation reporting, market surveys, and large data sets.
Excellent project management, organizational, and time-management skills, with the ability to deliver on tight timelines and critical priorities.
Strong written and verbal communication skills, proficiency in English, and the ability to clearly present complex information.
Ability to collaborate effectively, influence stakeholders, exercise sound judgment, and handle highly confidential information.
Ability to quickly learn applications, tools, and processes and adapt effectively in a fast-paced environment.
Strong Excel skills.
Work outside normal business hours may be required to align with global stakeholders.
For U.S. applicants, work authorization that does not now or in the future require visa sponsorship.

Nice To Haves

Global compensation experience.
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.
Experience using AI to create agents or automations in workflows.
People management or team leadership experience.

Responsibilities

Design, develop, and evolve total rewards policies, programs, and compensation structures aligned with business and talent priorities.
Develop market-relevant salary range structures and pay approaches using compensation surveys, market intelligence, and real-time data sources.
Provide compensation subject matter expertise and advise stakeholders and leadership on competitive practices, pay decisions, range placement, and talent retention.
Use internal and external data to assess compensation structures and bonus programs for competitiveness, affordability, and alignment with long-term objectives.
Evaluate compensation structures following career architecture changes and advise on future-readiness of design.
Use real-time vendor data platforms to strengthen market intelligence and data-driven decision-making.
Translate complex analysis into clear insights, executive-ready recommendations, and decision-support materials.
Identify opportunities to simplify, automate, and improve compensation processes, tools, reporting, and stakeholder experience.
Manage multiple priorities and critical deliverables while maintaining accuracy, quality, and responsiveness.
Contribute innovative ideas and practical solutions to strengthen the effectiveness and scalability of compensation programs.
Manage and support a team of one to two professionals responsible for day-to-day compensation activities.
Provide direction, coaching, and development to team members while fostering accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
Coordinate work across team members and partners to ensure timely, accurate, and consistent delivery.