Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the London office:

Manager - Executive Compensation Consulting

Mercer’s Executive Reward team focuses on providing high-quality, tailored, and independent consulting advice on remuneration. Our advice is relied upon at the highest levels of corporate decision making, including Board of Directors and senior executives. We provide best-in-class consulting, rigorous analytics, and data-driven insights to help organisations of all sizes and industries ensure their executive reward strategy supports the needs of the business and reinforces success.

What can you expect?

To work with a broad range of clients and industries participating as a project lead or project manager to diagnose client issues and shape executive remuneration solutions for Remuneration Committees and management, in collaboration with our Reward team which delivers solutions for the wider workforce.As a team, we do great work for great clients and we make our business better every day.You will be a front-line advisor with client exposure from day one. This means you will be encouraged and inspired to make a difference by tackling interesting client challenges alongside a bright and supportive peer group from day one.Work on a wide variety of high profile and meaningful projects with high profile clients in the UK and internationally

What is in it for you?

Competitive Benefits Package including: 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.We offer and embrace a hybrid working model that nurtures a collaborative working environment in the office 3 days per week allowing 2 days per week to be spent working on a remote basis.

Work with and learn from some of the brightest minds who will challenge you, support you, and inspire you to make a difference, every day

Accelerate your professional development with excellent growth and development opportunitiesFine tune your natural skills and learn new ones from Mercer’s global network of consultants Be among the thought leaders and change makers in executive remuneration

We will count on you to:

Manage our project teams to prepare for Remuneration Committee or Executive Committee meetings. Be the point of contact for our clients and building trusted advisor relationships.Begin to lead, define and develop deliverables to solve client problemsKeep up to date with client needs with day to day client interaction, anticipating our clients’ needs to problem solve non-standard, complex queriesAllocate work to and manage our analysts to ensure quality review processes are implemented. Peer review complex pieces of work. Interpret the outputs of analyses to write and structure client presentations that are fully customized to our clientsDraft and/or review reports and Remuneration Committee papers. Shape the design of solutions with guidance from project leads. Solutions may include: incentive design, remuneration policy reviews, reviews in light of IPO or M&A activityAttend and have experience in presenting at client meetings with senior stakeholdersBe accountable for delivery of high quality work and manage the project budget. Be pro-active in managing financials through monthly billingLead client outputs in relation to market development and contribute to strategic thinking, including through thought leadership pieces, to reinforce our positioning as the global leader in HR consultingLead and contribute to project proposals and marketing initiatives to win new business, support pricing activities to recommend a profitable commercial modelHave accountability for a small book of business and grow this over timeMaintain broad knowledge of the wider offering of the Career department’s products/services, building internal relationships to connect clients with the relevant contactsMeet with potential candidates to support recruitment for the business, potentially having responsibility for analysts as a people manager

What you need to have: 

Siginificant previous consulting and/or industry experience within Executive Compensation/ Executive RewardProfessional qualifications and related Executive Reward experience from accounting, legal or actuarial backgrounds would also be suited to this roleDeep knowledge of Microsoft Office (including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint)Proven, developed analytical and technical (Excel) skillsExcellent written and presentation skills (Word, PowerPoint)Demonstrate proven problem solving abilities coupled with the ability to interpret data and ‘story’ tellThe ability to engage with clients, demonstrating strong interpersonal skills, influencing facilitation, presentation and communicationDemonstrated commercial awareness and ability to sell and upsell to clientsExceptional organisational and project management skills with high attention to detailHighly professional with a proven ability to work in a consultative and collaborative manner, with interpersonal skills and desire to nurture and mentor analysts.Results motivated with the tenacity to get things done Aptitude for problem solving, with the ability to apply logic and experience to assist with the development of solutions for clientsIntellectual curiosity and commitment to learning and growth