Associate Director – Talent Strategy Consulting

Marsh; Gurugram District; Hybrid; INR 4,500,000 - 7,000,000; Full time

Job summary

Marsh in Gurugram seeks an Associate Director - Talent Strategy Consulting to lead delivery of complex projects across Talent solutions and drive workforce transformation for clients in India.

The role requires an MBA, 10+ years HR experience, strong HR domain knowledge, and proven consulting and client-facing skills. It offers hybrid work with three mandatory office days, opportunities to shape practice, and to develop thought leadership.

Qualifications

• MBA (full-time) required.
• 10+ years HR experience with a reputed organization, consulting experience preferred.
• Strong understanding of various areas of HR.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a dynamic, motivated, flexible, and result-oriented approach and the ability to perform under pressure.

Responsibilities

• Lead delivery of complex projects across Talent solution areas.
• Lead Workforce and Organization Transformation work, including Organization Design and Structuring, Workforce Planning, Job Evaluation, New Shape of Work, Work Redesign, Flexible Working, and Re/Upskilling.
• Lead Talent Management work, including Competency Frameworks, Career Architecture, Assessment and Development, Leadership Coaching, and Performance Management Systems.
• Lead practice development and thought leadership by articulating project learnings and trends into white papers and points of view.
• Customize global tools and offerings for the India market and present Mercer’s offerings and points of view at client seminars and industry events.
• Lead business development for the allocated area by understanding client requirements, leading proposals, and developing solutions to drive profitable sales.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and establish yourself as a trusted advisor to clients.

Education

Full-time MBA

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Talent & Transformation team, part of our people and investments business at Marsh. This role will be based in Gurugram. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

Associate Director - Talent Strategy Consulting

We will count on you to:

• Lead delivery of complex projects across Talent solution areas.
• Lead Workforce and Organization Transformation work, including Organization Design and Structuring, Workforce Planning, Job Evaluation, New Shape of Work, Work Redesign, Flexible Working, and Re/Upskilling.
• Lead Talent Management work, including Competency Frameworks, Career Architecture, Assessment and Development, Leadership Coaching, and Performance Management Systems.
• Lead practice development and thought leadership by articulating project learnings and trends into white papers and points of view.
• Customize global tools and offerings for the India market and present Mercer's offerings and points of view at client seminars and industry events.
• Lead business development for the allocated area by understanding client requirements, leading proposals, and developing solutions to drive profitable sales.
• Build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders and establish yourself as a trusted advisor to clients.

What you need to have

• Full-time MBA.
• 10+ years of relevant HR experience with a reputed organization, with prior or current consulting experience.
• Strong understanding of various areas of HR.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with a dynamic, motivated, flexible, and result-oriented approach and the ability to perform under pressure.

What makes you stand out

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with confidence interfacing with business users.

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 embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, caste, 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.

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.

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