Company:
Mercer
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career Consulting team at Mercer. This role can be based in New York City Boston or Philadelphia and offers a hybrid work arrangement requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office.
Mercer is uniquely qualified to help organizations design and execute sophisticated workforce strategies whether its for a multinational organization or a local company attempting to grow within its market. We provide best-in-class consulting rigorous analytics and data-driven insights that help organizations make fact-based decisions.
As a Rewards Consultant you will help companies of all sizes and across all industries solve their greatest challenges by designing and implementing workforce strategies that attract and retain top talent. This is a great opportunity to partner with senior executives and HR leaders to optimize business performance through strategies that better manage reward and engage their people. Mercer provides clients with a range of integrated solutions across various practice areas: Rewards Job Architecture Work Re-Design HR Transformation Talent Strategy Workforce Planning & Analytics Communications Change Management and Mobility.
We will count on you to:
- Conduct research and analysis to understand industry and organization-specific issues that could include business strategy corporate performance compensation and rewards practices and trends global expansion and best practices in career management
- Collect examine and analyze data relevant to developing (executive) rewards solutions
- Independently perform data analysis to understand financial performance talent trends and pay practices for clients and the broader marketplace.
- Develop and review client presentations and exhibits based on collected and calculated data ensuring accuracy and relevance.
- Analyze clients strategic financial and organizational information to provide insights for more senior members of the project team
- Participate in client meetings fact-finding interviews and presentations.
- Provide guidance to project team analysts and ensures timely delivery of work and achievement of project objectives
- Manage smaller projects and workstreams of larger client projects; may lead additional internal projects as needed and participates in business development by supporting project plan development and pricing
- Participate in team brainstorming sessions to develop client recommendations
- Support business development activities by assisting with project plan development and pricing
What you need to have:
- Bachelors degree
- 2-4 years of experience in total rewards and/or compensation preferably executive compensation
- Experience consulting with leading companies on compensation strategy development competitive pay evaluation incentive program design equity strategy board compensation and other (executive) rewards issues.
- Strong quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
- Knowledge of data analysis project management and presentation design
- Excellent interpersonal verbal and written communication skills
- Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills and apply critical thinking to solve problems
- Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and communicate with others in a skillful and engaging manner
- Superior organizational skills time management and strong attention to detail
- Proficient in Excel and working knowledge of the MS Office suite and AI tools
What makes you stand out
- Experience in executive compensation
- Strong business and financial acumen
Why join our team:
- We help you be your best through professional development opportunities interesting work and supportive leaders.
- We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have an impact on colleagues clients and communities.
- Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
Mercer a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk strategy and people advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh Guy Carpenter Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90000 colleagues Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information visit or follow on LinkedIn and X.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background disability ethnic origin family duties gender orientation or expression marital status nationality parental status personal or social status political affiliation race religion and beliefs sex/gender sexual orientation or expression skin color veteran status (including protected veterans) or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation please let us know by contacting
Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one anchor day per week on which their full team will be together in person.
The applicable base salary range for this role is $75500 to $151000.
The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience skills training location certifications education and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case addition to the base salary this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.
We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits tuition assistance 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.