We are seeking a talented individual to join our UK Defined Contribution (DC) Consulting team at Mercer. This role will be based in Lisbon. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Mercer is a wholly owned subsidiary of Marsh & McLennan, the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. We’re in the business of creating more secure and rewarding futures for our clients and their employees — whether we’re designing affordable health plans, assuring income for retirement or aligning workers with workforce needs. Using analysis and insights as catalysts for change, we anticipate and understand the individual impact of business decisions, now and in the future.

You’ll be part of the UK Defined Contribution (DC) Consulting team, responsible for providing expertise and guidance to organizations and their employees on managing and optimizing their defined contribution retirement plans. We assist with various aspects of the plan, including investment selection and monitoring, plan design and administration, regulatory compliance, participant education and communication, and overall plan governance.

You’ll be working directly and in a daily basis with the UK-based consultants and analysts in several UK offices locations.

We will count on you to:

Provide input and support to consultants in the advice to both trustee and employer clients in governance and investment related topics.Support consultants in governance requirements such as Chair’s Statement, SIP’s, client engagements.Support consultants analyzing strategy changes, single asset class manager and structure changes, market updates, climate change and ESG analysis, etc..Communicate effectively to external and internal clients in a non-technical manner.Support consultants drafting client presentations, meeting agendas/minutes and any other required meeting materials as well as supporting in the post meeting actions.Expand understanding of client needs and start assisting more senior colleagues in formulating plans to grow revenue and strengthen relationships with clients.

What you need to have?

Bachelors or Master’s in Finance, Economics, Management, Mathematics, Engineering, or similar.Fluency in English (C1).Motivation to learn and succeed as an analyst consultant.Team Player attitude with excellent interpersonal skills.Ability to take ownership for work, always ensuring standards and deadlines are met.Strong Microsoft Office skills, including Word, Excel and PowerPoint.Strong project management with the ability to manage multiple priorities and work in a rapidly changing and dynamic environment.

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 impact for 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 $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating 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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

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.