Talent & Rewards Consulting Analyst

Wastateshrm; Seattle, Northern (WA, KY); Hybrid; USD 76,000 - 151,000; Full time

Job summary

Mercer is seeking a Talent & Rewards Consulting Analyst in Seattle with a hybrid work arrangement. You will partner with clients and senior leaders to optimize business performance through compensation, rewards, and workforce planning initiatives.

The role emphasizes data analysis, client engagement, and collaboration across global teams, with opportunities for professional development in a dynamic consulting environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 1–3 years of experience in a consulting firm or corporate role.
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of data analysis, project management, and presentation design.
• Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills and apply critical thinking.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research and analysis to understand industry and organization-specific issues.
• Collect and examine data relevant to developing solutions in the various practices.
• Thrive in an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.
• Analyze clients' strategic, financial, and organizational information to provide insights for senior team members.
• Participate in team brainstorming sessions to develop client recommendations.

Skills

Quantitative skills

Analytical thinking

Interpersonal communication

Collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career Consulting team at Mercer. This role will be based in Seattle, WA and offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office or with clients.

Mercer is uniquely qualified to help organizations design and execute sophisticated workforce strategies, whether it's for a multinational organization or a local company attempting to grow within its market. We provide best-in-class consulting, rigorous analytics, and data-driven insights that help organizations make fact-based decisions.

As a Talent & Rewards Consulting Analyst, you will work with clients around the world to engage their most important assets, their people. This is a great opportunity to partner with Board members, senior executives, and HR leaders to optimize business performance through strategies that better manage, reward, and engage their people. Mercer provides clients with a range of integrated solutions across multiple practice areas: Workforce Rewards, Job Architecture, Work Re-design, HR Transformation, Talent Strategy, Workforce Planning & Analytics, Communications, Change Management and Mobility.

We will count on you to:

• Conduct research and analysis to understand industry and organization-specific issues that could include business strategy, corporate performance, compensation and rewards practices and trends, global expansion, and best practices in career management
• Collect and examine data relevant to developing solutions in the various practices
• Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools
• Analyze clients' strategic, financial, and organizational information to provide insights for more senior members of the project team
• Participate in team brainstorming sessions to develop client recommendations

What you need to have:

• Bachelor's degree
• 1 - 3 years of experience working in a consulting firm or corporate role
• Strong quantitative and analytical skills
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Knowledge of data analysis, project management, and presentation design
• Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills and apply critical thinking to solve problems
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams and communicate with others in a skillful and engaging manner
• Flexibility to work under tight deadlines and adapt to changing client needs
• Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office- specifically Excel and PowerPoint

What makes you stand out?

• Advanced proficiency in Excel and/or data analysis platforms
• Demonstrated experience in Compensation and Total Rewards

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 an impact on 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, 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, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting [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.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $75,500 to $151,000.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.