ER & Policies Associate Manager

Posted:
7/8/2026, 8:16:01 PM

Location(s):
Lisbon, Portugal

Experience Level(s):
Senior

Field(s):
Business & Strategy

Workplace Type:
Hybrid

Pay:
$98k/yr

Running a world class, global business of more than 700,000 people requires specialized skills and capabilities. Our Corporate Functions workforce is the lifeblood of the company and helps Accenture run like clockwork. As an organization, we embrace change and collaborate to help clients accelerate their digital journeys and create lasting, 360-degree value for all stakeholders across their enterprises—as well as our own. Accenture Corporate functions, spanning across seven functional areas – Human Resources, Finance, Geographic Services, Marketing & Communications, Legal, Information Security and CIO Organization - powers Accenture’s ability to deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity. Join the heart and soul of Accenture, partnering with our extraordinary people to bring innovation into every organization.

 

We are looking for an Employee Relations & Policies Associate Manager to deliver all employee and labor relations. The main functions are: 

  • Lead and manage Employee & Labor Relations policies, ensuring compliance with Portuguese labor law and global standards

  • Act as the escalation point for complex employee relations matters, providing expert guidance to HR, Legal, and business stakeholders

  • Drive end-to-end disciplinary processes, ensuring consistency, fairness, and legal compliance

  • Manage relationships with unions and employee representative bodies, including negotiations and ongoing engagement

  • Conduct investigations (including Business Ethics Line cases) and support audits and compliance initiatives

  • Develop, review, and implement HR policies aligned with evolving legislation and business needs, leveraging tools such as Workday and SharePoint for case management and reporting

 

  • Degree in Labor Sciences, Law, or Labor Relations

  • +8 years of experience in Employee Relations / Labor Relations

  • Strong knowledge of Portuguese labor legislation

  • Proven experience with:
    - Disciplinary processes
    - Union relations and negotiations
    - Policy development and compliance

  • Fluent in Portuguese and English

About Accenture

Accenture is a leading global professional services company that helps the world’s leading businesses, governments and other organizations build their digital core, optimize their operations, accelerate revenue growth and enhance citizen services—creating tangible value at speed and scale. We are a talent- and innovation-led company with approximately 791,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Technology is at the core of change today, and we are one of the world’s leaders in helping drive that change, with strong ecosystem relationships. We combine our strength in technology and leadership in cloud, data and AI with unmatched industry experience, functional expertise and global delivery capability. Our broad range of services, solutions and assets across Strategy & Consulting, Technology, Operations, Industry X and Song, together with our culture of shared success and commitment to creating 360° value, enable us to help our clients reinvent and build trusted, lasting relationships. We measure our success by the 360° value we create for our clients, each other, our shareholders, partners and communities.

Visit us at www.accenture.com 

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Year Founded: 1989

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