Mercer Career Consulting Analyst - 2025 New Grads - Immediate Start

Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, reinsurance, and capital, and they are seeking a Career Consulting Analyst to join their team. This role involves conducting market research and analysis to develop strategic human resource solutions that enhance client business performance.

Responsibilities

• Conduct market research and analysis to understand industry and organization-specific issues, including compensation and rewards trends, business strategy, corporate performance, and hiring and retention challenges
• Combine an understanding of clients’ internal needs with external market practices to help facilitate a client’s go-forward rewards strategy and programs
• Analyze clients' strategic, financial, and organizational information to provide insights that will develop into talent strategies and solutions
• Design and implement executive, workforce, and sales compensation structures and incentive plans to align pay and performance with corporate strategic objectives
• Develop and implement job evaluation systems and performance management programs
• Perform pay equity diagnostics that drive clients’ pay equity compliance strategy for provincially and/or federally-regulated clients
• Prepare client reports and presentations, including recommendations presented to senior management, HR leaders, boards of directors, and executives
• Example projects include: Designing and implementing a gender-neutral, pay equity-compliant job evaluation system to determine a company’s internal hierarchy
• Executive and non-executive compensation benchmarking
• Conducting trends research regarding short and long-term incentive programs
• Developing a base salary and bonus program for non-executive employees
• Creating a compensation program for sales positions, including commissions
• Creating a career architecture including elements such as role profiles and career path tools

Skills

• Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, both quantitative and qualitative
• Strong working knowledge of Excel including advanced formulas (VLOOKUP, INDEX (MATCH), COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF, etc.) and developing analysis files and dashboards
• Demonstrated experience in data analysis and presentation design
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
• Intellectual curiosity and a drive to understand 'the why', seeking opportunities to develop deeper understanding and new skills
• Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work under tight deadlines and changing client needs
• Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail
• Completing a Bachelor's degree majoring in commerce, business, economics, finance, statistics, accounting, mathematics, psychology or HR preferred by December 2025
• Consulting, business, finance/banking, accounting, HR, and/or economics internship experience preferred
• Demonstrated academic excellence with a minimum GPA of 3.0
• Involvement in extra-curricular activities, clubs and/or sports teams preferred

Benefits

• Professional development opportunities
• Interesting work
• Supportive leaders
• Vibrant and inclusive culture
• Range of career opportunities
• Benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

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