The Global Benefits Manager oversees the development and implementation of benefit solutions for Accenture globally. This position manages the development of Accenture's short- and long-term benefit strategy and ensures that Accenture's benefit programs are competitive and aligned with Accenture's total rewards strategy in each country. Also manages the benefits philosophy, process, and operational guidelines.
Working with HR leadership, they may manage aspects of acquisitions and BPO engagements. Additionally, the Global Benefits Manager oversees various health and welfare projects.
Key Responsibilities
Work to implement global solutions such as brokering strategies, global minimum standards, policies, financial strategies, etc. to drive innovation, employee experience and cost optimization
Monitor Accenture's benefit programs to ensure compliance with applicable laws, standards, and work council agreements and ensure that Accenture programs are fully integrated with statutory programs within each country.
Global Governance: Assist countries with developing their benefit business cases for changes to the existing programs and/or the creation of new programs through assessment against our global principles and market intelligence
Develop and implement global solutions to maximize economies of scale and spend.
Ensure our employees who transfer across the globe have adequate coverage and develop solutions to solve for any gaps.
Develop and maintain a network benefit contacts within the geographies.
Monitor benefit trends and provide guidance to leadership on direction of our programs
Identify and lead the participation in market surveys.
Manage other health & welfare and benefits projects, as necessary (e.g., multinational insurance pooling, analysis of coverage data for outsourcing or merger/acquisitions, senior executive new program design, communications strategies, vendor management, etc.).
Develop/refine benefits policies to guide geographic programs design and governance.
Responsible for administration of global SE benefits plans and applicable policies
Vendor Management and project management skills
Data auditing, analysis and reporting capability with keen attention to detail
Data management with HRIS, benefits and payroll information
Other projects as assigned
Job Requirements:
Travel:  10%
Must have a flexible schedule as this is a global team with meetings outside of typical US working hours.