Senior Associate Consultant, Rewards

Aon Corporation; Boston (MA); On-site; USD 80,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Employee stock purchase plan

Health insurance

Paid time off

Tuition assistance

Commuter benefits

Job summary

Aon Corporation is seeking an Associate Compensation Consultant to join our Employee Rewards advisory practice in Boston or other major offices. You will support compensation design, market benchmarking, and total rewards projects across varied industries, translating data into actionable insights for clients.

The role emphasizes strong analytical and communication skills, collaboration with engagement teams, and delivering high-quality, client-ready deliverables in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• 1–3 years of HR, compensation consulting experience.
• Ability to translate data into insights and articulate implications.
• Strong Excel and PowerPoint modeling skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication.

Responsibilities

• Support small-to-medium projects in compensation design and benchmarking.
• Develop client-ready deliverables and reports.
• Assist with job architecture, salary structures, and cost modeling.
• Ensure quality and consistency of methodologies across engagements.

Skills

HR experience

Compensation consulting

Advanced Excel

PowerPoint proficiency

Communication skills

Data interpretation

Client collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Aon is looking for a Associate Compensation Consultant – Employee Rewards – Boston, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Denver, San Francisco, or near any major Aon office

Aon’s Rewards & Workforce Advisory team, part of the Human Capital Solutions practice, is seeking a Associate Compensation Consultant to join our Employee Rewards advisory practice.

This is an opportunity to help clients make better workforce and rewards decisions by applying market data, analytical insight, and practical consulting expertise. The ideal candidate brings strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

This role will support a wide variety of compensation related projects including job architecture, market benchmarking, career frameworks, total rewards across technology, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, energy, retail, and related industries.

Aon is in the business of better decisions

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like

• Support deliverables for small-to-medium-sized projects or defined workstreams within larger, complex engagements, including outlining work steps, tracking progress, documenting next steps, and escalating issues as needed.


• Develop high-quality, client-ready deliverables that synthesize and interpret complex information beyond standard templates.


• Support and complete compensation design, job architecture, job evaluation, salary structure development, incentive target analysis, cost modeling, and impact analysis.


• Review and take accountability for methodology, analysis, and outputs across staffed projects.


• Serve as a key resource among engagement leaders, project teams, and clients to support effective communication and execution.


• Develop reports and presentations that clearly communicate findings, methodologies, implications, and recommendations.

Skills and experience that will lead to success

• 1-3 years of human resources, compensation consulting and/or relevant experience.


• Ability to translate data into meaningful insights and clearly articulate the \"so what,\" including identifying results that deviate from expectations or warrant further review.


• Ability to build complex Excel workbooks, develop insights that support project objectives, and lead projects across standard practice offerings.


• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.


• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate proactively, clearly, and transparently with a variety of audiences.


• Ability to synthesize large amounts of complex data into accessible findings and practical business implications.


• Strong consultative skills, including relationship building, process management, facilitation, and effective collaboration within teams.


• Strong time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.


• Experienced candidates may be considered for a Senior Associate role.

Education

• A bachelor’s degree is required.

Skills - Business Communication

For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.

Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Benefits

Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to:

• a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions


• an employee stock purchase plan


• consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion


• medical, dental and vision insurance


• various types of leaves of absence


• paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year


• 15 days of paid vacation per year


• paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws


• short-term disability and optional long-term disability


• health savings account


• health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts,employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance


• optional personal insurance policies


• adoption assistance


• tuition assistance


• commuter benefits


• an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions

Pay Transparency Laws

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $80,000 - $90,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data. The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.

This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary. The amount of any [bonus] [production incentives] varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.