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A Rewards Consultant specializes in designing, implementing, and analyzing employee compensation and benefits programs. They work with organizations to ensure pay structures, bonuses, and benefits are competitive and aligned with the company's goals and market standards. Rewards Consultants may also provide advice on incentive schemes, salary benchmarking, and regulatory compliance. Their role is essential in attracting, retaining, and motivating top talent within a business.
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Principal Rewards Consultant

Principal Rewards Consultant

Marsh & McLennan Companies, Inc.

Los Angeles, CA • On-site

Full-time

Medical, Retirement

Posted 16 days ago

Job description

Company:
Mercer
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career Consulting team at Mercer. This role offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office or with clients.
Mercer is uniquely qualified to help organizations design and execute sophisticated workforce strategies, whether it's 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 Principal consultant, you will lead delivery of large-scale projects, coach team members, and solve complex compensation challenges. In addition, you will support the business development process. This is a great opportunity to partner with senior management and HR leaders to develop and deliver compensation strategies that attract, retain, and motivate talent.
What you will do:
  • Structure, direct, review, and interpret analyses performed by project teams
  • Develop compensation strategies, philosophies, and programs that address clients' attraction and retention needs
  • Provide consulting services to senior management on compensation issues including pay strategy (structure and competitiveness), job architecture design, and digital activation of these designs
  • Manage day-to-day client interactions, building and maintaining strong relationships
  • Provide guidance and oversight to junior team members, supporting their development and ensuring quality deliverables
  • Generate revenue by developing new client relationships, extending existing engagements, and identifying cross-selling opportunities

What you need to have:
  • Bachelor's degree in Business, Human Resources, Finance, or a related field
  • Extensive (8+) years of experience in compensation consulting or related HR advisory roles, with demonstrated subject matter expertise
  • Proven ability to manage multiple large-scale projects and complex client engagements
  • Deep knowledge of compensation strategy, compensation-related technology, incentive plan design, market analysis methodologies, and regulatory compliance
  • Strong client relationship management skills with experience advising senior executives
  • Excellent communication, presentation, and leadership skills
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office, especially Excel and PowerPoint
  • Intellectual curiosity and a proactive approach to problem-solving and coaching

What makes you stand out:
  • Experience leading engagements for global organizations with complex compensation challenges
  • Demonstrated success in leading or supporting business development activities
  • Advanced analytical skills and familiarity with compensation management tools, survey management tools, and AI-enabled compensation agents
  • Demonstrated leadership in developing innovative solutions and thought leadership content

Why join Mercer:
  • Professional development opportunities and supportive leadership to help you grow
  • A vibrant, inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues
  • A broad range of career opportunities and comprehensive benefits to support your well-being
  • A flexible hybrid work model balancing remote work with in-office collaboration

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 90,000 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 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 reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.
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.

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