Senior Consultant, Executive Reward

About the role

Mercer's Executive Reward team provides independent, tailored advice on executive remuneration, trusted by Boards of Directors and senior executives. The Senior Consultant role is based in London and is hybrid, with at least three days a week spent in the office. It involves acting as a front-line advisor to Remuneration Committees and management, working alongside the wider Reward team.

Key responsibilities

• Manage project teams preparing for Remuneration Committee or Executive Committee meetings.
• Serve as primary client contact and build trusted advisor relationships.
• Draft and review reports and Remuneration Committee papers.
• Support the design of incentive plans, remuneration policy reviews and strategies around IPOs or M&A.
• Deliver high-quality work within project budgets and handle complex, non-standard client queries.
• Present at client meetings with senior stakeholders.
• Contribute to market development and thought leadership, and lead project proposals and marketing initiatives.
• Connect clients with relevant Mercer services and internal teams.

Required profile

• Significant experience in executive compensation, reward consulting or related roles.
• Professional qualifications and experience from accounting, legal or actuarial backgrounds are also relevant.
• Strong analytical and technical skills, especially in Excel, and excellent written and presentation skills.
• Ability to interpret data, tell compelling stories and solve complex problems.
• Strong interpersonal, organisational and project management abilities, attention to detail, and a collaborative, self-motivated, ownership-driven approach.

Required skills

• Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Excel analysis