Manager / Senior Consultant - Executive Compensation Consulting

Mercer; Hong Kong; Hybrid; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercer in Hong Kong seeks a skilled Consultant to join our Career team. The role is hybrid, requiring at least three days in the office weekly, and focuses on executive compensation consulting with exposure to other areas.

You will lead projects, develop client deliverables, and analyze data using Excel and statistical tools, contributing to client retention and business development.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in executive compensation, total rewards, management consulting, finance, human resources or accounting preferred.
• Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative and a solid background in Excel.
• Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work under tight deadlines or changing client needs.
• Excellent project management, organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail.
• Fluency in English and Cantonese is a must. Mandarin would be an added advantage.

Responsibilities

• Participate/ lead small to mid-sized consulting projects based on different client needs.
• Participate in developing client presentations and deliverables. Work closely with the team to determine ways to fine tune reports and presentations based on clients' needs.
• Utilize Mercer's proprietary consulting tools and public information to gather executive pay data, rewards practices and policies. Understand and provide insights to clients across different aspects of Executive Compensation.
• Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis and draw meaningful conclusions. Advanced data analysis could be needed, using Microsoft Excel modeling or other statistical modeling tools.
• Proactively support the team in maintaining and developing client base for the business. Activities include active communication with existing clients, prospecting new clients via events, calls and meetings, following up closely on leads, etc.
• Perform external research to understand specific industry trends, company news and competitor landscape.
• Manage the team and proactively provide support in coaching, peer review, brainstorming of solutions and various project tasks as needed.
• Partner with other divisions to advise or deliver workable solutions on HR issues.

Skills

Analytical skills

Verbal and written communication

Project management

Bilingual English and Cantonese

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career team at Mercer. This role will be based in Hong Kong. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

As an integral member of the consulting team, this role will effectively support our executive compensation consulting business, with opportunities to gain exposure to other consulting areas.

We will count on you to:

• Participate/ lead small to mid-sized consulting projects based on different client needs.
• Participate in developing client presentations and deliverables. Work closely with the team to determine ways to fine tune reports and presentations based on clients' needs.
• Utilize Mercer's proprietary consulting tools and public information to gather executive pay data, rewards practices and policies. Understand and provide insights to clients across different aspects of Executive Compensation.
• Provide quantitative and qualitative analysis and draw meaningful conclusions. Advanced data analysis could be needed, using Microsoft Excel modeling or other statistical modeling tools.
• Proactively support the team in maintaining and developing client base for the business. Activities include active communication with existing clients, prospecting new clients via events, calls and meetings, following up closely on leads, etc.
• Perform external research to understand specific industry trends, company news and competitor landscape.
• Manage the team and proactively provide support in coaching, peer review, brainstorming of solutions and various project tasks as needed.
• Partner with other divisions to advise or deliver workable solutions on HR issues.

What you need to have:

• 4+ years of relevant work experience in executive compensation, total rewards, management consulting, finance, human resources or accounting preferred
• Strong analytical skills, both quantitative and qualitative and a solid background in Excel.
• Flexibility, adaptability and the ability to work under tight deadlines or changing client needs.
• Excellent project management, organizational, interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously with strong attention to detail.
• Fluency in English and Cantonese is a must. Mandarin would be an added advantage.

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.

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 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 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.