HR Venture And Acquisition Manager

Job description / Role

Key responsibilities

Develop consistent compensation analysis and modelling tools and application of same during due diligence and solutioning stages

Advise the DE lead on compensation transition strategies and approaches during due diligence and post-merger/close stages

Provide solutioning/deal support during diligence and post sign creating total rewards solutions as part of deal team

Coach the deal team on individual side-by-side compensation and benefit analysis and comparison

Liaise with finance teams to ensure appropriate business case budgeting and ongoing accruals

Develop and maintain comprehensive compensation data repository

Enable the DE team:

• Modelling capabilities, tools, total rewards analysis
• Coaching teams on retention/bonus plan design
• Total rewards side-by-side analysis and solutioning

Understand the inventory of acquired sales plans and facilitate the transition to Accenture standard

Job requirements

• Mobility as required based on deals
• Ability to work in fast-paced environment (adjust on the go, meet last minute deadlines, schedule flexibility)
• Ability to successfully and effectively work independently with little to no direction
• Ability to effectively work virtually
• Ability to build relationships while working remotely

Role summary

Provides total rewards subject matter expertise dedicated to V&A, working across acquired entities, CAHRLs, HRBPs and GU reward teams. Serves as the primary total rewards point of contact for our CAHRL, HRBPs, V&A and GU reward teams managing mergers and acquisitions into Accenture globally. Responsible for the initial involvement of all new business deals to provide total rewards expert perspective in order to assess the compensation transition from cut-over to alignment with Accenture standard compensation programs and processes. The HR V&A total rewards manager will be assigned to various V&A projects as required.

Basic qualifications

• 5+ years total rewards experience
• 3+ years experience in the areas of compensation process design, compensation program design and implementation, and compensation strategy and implementation
• Experience in a large, multi-national organisation or consultancy preferred
• Experience of full project lifecycle from concept through to implementation
• Experience with a global, multi-cultural, virtual work environment preferred
• 3+ years of demonstrated senior leadership experience
• Advanced Excel (large data, formulas, pivots, etc. - synthesize, extract, multiple versions)
• Strong analytics and analytical skills
• Strong PowerPoint skills
• Proven relationship skills at local and global leadership levels

Preferred qualifications

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with a focus in human resources management or related discipline or equivalent experience
• Strong project management, leadership and facilitation of all levels of people inside and outside of your organization
• Effective working with tight deadlines, imperfect information, and ambiguity
• Ability to collaborate while standing your ground when warranted
• On-boarding experience (orientation, benefits, payroll, SAP, etc.)
• Risk identification, analysis and management as well as solution development or escalation
• Good understanding of HR systems (SAP, payroll, recruiting/staffing, etc.) and downstream impacts
• Employee communications
• Strong executive presence and effective communicator
• Strong grasp of employment law and employee relations (Europe)
• Due diligence experience (inquisitive, thorough, questioning, know red flags and when to raise or escalate)
• Ability to synthesize and present HR diligence findings and recommendations to HR leadership and the broader deal team
• Deep knowledge of Accenture HR policies
• Demonstrated experience developing and managing work plans and budgets
• Process documentation (due diligence, transition, handover documents etc.)
• Content management (e.g., SharePoint, myTransition, converting large Excel data to high-level PowerPoint slides, due diligence data into summary format, etc.)
• Experience identifying lessons learned and process improvements to support continuous improvement
• Financial exposure

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