Executive Compensation – Senior Analyst

Marsh Agency; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh is seeking a Senior Analyst for its Executive Remuneration team in London. This hybrid role requires three days in the office and involves diagnosing client issues and designing executive remuneration solutions for Remuneration Committees and management with the Reward team.

You will benchmark pay using market data, conduct rigorous analyses, and prepare client papers for senior stakeholders. Strong technical skills and stakeholder engagement are essential.

Qualifications

• 3+ years of experience in executive remuneration / executive compensation (consulting preferred).
• Advanced spreadsheet skills and comfort with financial and business performance data.
• Experience working with market data and interpreting public disclosures (e.g., annual report remuneration reporting).
• Clear, professional communication skills (written and verbal) and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to prioritize and deliver to deadlines in a technical, fast‑paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Support the design and review of executive pay and incentive arrangements for Remuneration Committees and senior leadership teams.
• Conduct research and build peer groups using public disclosures and market data to benchmark executive remuneration.
• Deliver rigorous analysis and modelling (e.g., pay benchmarking, policy reviews, incentive design) using advanced Excel-based calculations.
• Manage day‑to‑day project workstreams to produce high‑quality analysis, reports, and presentations for senior review.
• Engage professionally with senior stakeholders (including CEOs/CFOs), supporting meeting preparation, drafting materials, and contributing in client discussions.

Skills

Remuneration experience

Advanced spreadsheet

Market data analysis

Communication skills

Attention to detail

Tools

PowerPoint

Word

Job description

Marsh’s Executive Remuneration team focuses on providing high-quality, tailored, and independent consulting advice on remuneration and our advice is relied upon at the highest levels of corporate decision making, including the Board of Directors and C‑Suite executives for companies in the UK and beyond. 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. We’re looking for a Senior Analyst to join the team in London. This is a hybrid role, with a requirement to work in the office three days per week.

The role: Executive Remuneration – Senior Analyst

As a core member of our project team, you’ll work to diagnose client issues and assist in designing executive remuneration solutions for Remuneration Committees and management, in collaboration with our Reward team which delivers solutions for the wider workforce.

We Will Rely On You To

• Support the design and review of executive pay and incentive arrangements for Remuneration Committees and senior leadership teams.
• Conduct research and build peer groups using public disclosures and market data to benchmark executive remuneration.
• Deliver rigorous analysis and modelling (e.g., pay benchmarking, policy reviews, incentive design) using advanced Excel-based calculations.
• Manage day‑to‑day project workstreams to produce high‑quality analysis, reports, and presentations for senior review.
• Engage professionally with senior stakeholders (including CEOs/CFOs), supporting meeting preparation, drafting materials, and contributing in client discussions.

What You Need To Have

• 3+ years of experience in executive remuneration / executive compensation (consulting preferred).
• Strong technical and analytical capability, including advanced spreadsheet skills and comfort with financial and business performance data.
• Experience working with market data and interpreting public disclosures (e.g., annual report remuneration reporting).
• Clear, professional communication skills (written and verbal) and confidence working with senior stakeholders.
• Strong attention to detail, sound judgment, and the ability to prioritize and deliver to deadlines in a technical, fast‑paced environment.

What Makes You Stand Out

• Prior project management experience or meaningful exposure to coordinating workstreams and stakeholders.
• Experience reviewing or quality‑checking technical analysis produced by others.
• Broader reward consulting exposure (beyond executive comp) and/or familiarity with governance/regulatory trends impacting pay.
• Strong PowerPoint/Word capability for polished client‑ready papers and presentations.

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.

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Marsh (NYSE: MRSH) is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries. With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marsh.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh is committed to providing an inclusive work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best, most qualified people and value colleagues of all backgrounds, without regard to age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, 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. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at [e-mail].

Marsh 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 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.