Director - Employee Rewards

Aon Hewitt; Illinois; Remote; USD 90,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Director of Employee Rewards to enhance their advisory practice. This role involves managing client engagements, leading teams, and developing innovative compensation strategies. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in employee compensation consulting and thrive in a dynamic environment. You will foster relationships with clients, oversee project deliverables, and contribute to the development of consulting content. Join a diverse and inclusive workplace that values your authentic self and supports your work/life balance, making a significant impact in the field of employee rewards.

Benefits

Comprehensive Benefits Package

Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives

Work/Life Balance Support

Qualifications

• 10-15 years of experience in employee compensation consulting required.
• Strong analytical and project management skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage multiple client engagements and lead project teams effectively.
• Develop technical skills in job architecture and compensation programs.

Skills

Employee Compensation Consulting

Project Management

Analytical Skills

Relationship Building

Decision-Making

Interpersonal Skills

Effective Communication

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree or MBA

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Excel

Radford Survey Platform

Job description

Aon is looking for a Director – Employee Rewards – Virtual

Employee Rewards, a unit of Aon’s Human Capital Solutions practice, is looking for an advanced employee rewards consultant to support our growing employee rewards advisory practice. The ideal candidate for this role is someone with extensive employee compensation consulting experience and thrives in a fast-paced environment.

In this role, you will be responsible for the day-to-day management of multiple client engagements, leading a team in the delivery of high-quality client solutions. You will also play an important role in developing the technical/consulting skills of our team members, especially in the areas of job architecture and career leveling frameworks, pay transparency, and cash compensation programs.

This candidate can sit in any US Aon office or be virtual based in continental United States.

What a day will look like

• Act as 2nd chair and day-to-day contact on larger, complex projects. Lead multiple small to medium sized projects independently. Administer projects successfully, including billing and invoicing.
• Lead and understand all project work. Although your primary responsibility will be to oversee all modeling work, you will be expected to understand (and occasionally create) all excel modeling and analysis and draft reports.
• Manage workstreams to ensure client deliverables are met on time and on-budget.
• Create trusted relationships with clients at senior levels. Help to extend or expand existing work to sell the client on other Aon consulting services. Resolve client issues with timelines, quality or project team performance to the client's satisfaction.
• Contribute to Human Capital Solutions content development through innovative ideas with clients, off-the-shelf consulting or research products, or methods to improve team effectiveness. Play a leading role in contributing to Human Capital Solutions research, an article or white paper or applied content to a speech or webcast.
• Foster a professional environment centered on meeting the needs of clients and colleagues. Contribute to a positive, productive, and engaged Human Capital Solutions culture. Assist team members of all levels on a variety of matters, resulting in higher quality work, better client relationships, and project goal achievement.
• Support development of the firm capabilities and offerings (recruitment, training, etc.).
• Meet utilization goal.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• A bachelor’s degree is required, preferably in a related field.
• A master’s degree or MBA is not required, but preferred.
• 10 - 15 years of progressively responsible experience in relevant work experience.
• Recent employees compensation consulting experience is required.
• The ability to travel as requested by clients; typically 10 - 15% of the time.
• Demonstrated ability to partner and build strong collaborative relationships with internal department leadership.
• Strong decision-making and interpersonal skills working in a fast-paced consulting environment often with very quick deadlines.
• Advanced knowledge of employee compensation strategy, design, and implementation issues, including base pay, short- and long-term incentives and career architecture.
• Knowledge of Radford survey platform is preferred.
• Advanced consultative skills, including relationship building, process definition and meeting facilitation.
• Excellent hands-on project management experience and strong analytical skills.
• Proficient in Microsoft applications (Word and PowerPoint) and advanced skills in Excel.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills and the ability to work with all levels within the Company.

How we support our colleagues

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon.

Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.