Lead Specialist - Career Consulting Delivery

We are seeking a talented individual to join our CareerHub team at Mercer. This role will be based in Gurgaon or Noida. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office

Lead Specialist – Career Consulting Delivery (D1)

What can you expect?

Work in HUB as an extension of consulting teams in Asia markets by being deployed on consulting projects with clients across Asia alongside senior/consultants remotely. The projects you shall be deployed will include, but not limited to, those that optimize compensation strategies and total rewards practices to drive business performance. This role requires basic project management, analytical skills, solution thinking, domain knowledge, client communication and the ability to work collaboratively with multiple parties like consultants, clients and internal backend delivery teams.

We will count on you for:

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• Deliver remotely rewards consulting projects with the onshore project consultants/managers and supporting in project management, client communication on day-day project milestones with clients.
• Projects will range from specialized domains in Rewards like job evaluation, grade structure design, comp philosophy, remuneration/benefits benchmarking, salary structure design etc
• Analyze compensation and benefits data to identify trends, benchmarks, to support project objectives and propose insights that inform client decisions
• Prepare comprehensive reports and presentations and ensure highest levels of accuracy & quality standards
• Assist onshore country consultants in client meetings, take meeting notes and gather input to support project scoping and delivery.
• Coordinate with internal backend career delivery teams based on project milestones, review their work if needed to fit into client context and external stakeholders to ensure seamless project execution.
• Utilize secondary research techniques, proficiently gather and analyze data from diverse sources, conduct comprehensive reviews, and synthesize information to generate valuable insights that contribute to evidence-based decision making and recommendations for clients
• Develop and maintain a good understanding of Mercer publication reports & Career business products/solutions to help in sourcing data from multiple sources within Mercer for better analysis
• With supervision, deliver consulting projects, ensuring timely delivery of high-quality work that meets client expectations.
• Create process related SOPs with supervision from seniors
• Involve in peer review activities whenever required and assist team members by sharing best practices.
• Develop self-capability through informal and formal learning opportunities
• Assist seniors in knowledge sessions to mentor new members of the team
• Participate in internal projects to improve talent, quality, service delivery and internal efficiency/effectiveness

What you need to have:

• Minimum 3.5 years’ overall experience
• Knowledge of compensation benchmarking and understanding of compensation components and terminologies.
• Hands-on experience in working on compensation data
• Basic knowledge of Statistics and analytical skills and the capacity to interpret qualitative and quantitative data
• Proficient in MS Word, Excel and PowerPoint
• Strong verbal and written communication skills in English
• Intermediate business communication skills including mail drafting, conference calls, meeting etiquette
• Project management skills, multi-tasking and client centric mindset
• Ability to work with multi-cultural teams/ clients
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.
• Good Team player
• Capability to think, articulate and write logically and build detail oriented and high-quality outputs
• Pro-active approach to problem solving and willingness to learn

What makes you stand out?

• Independent and a self-starter with Client focused mindset; able to contribute as an individual and as a team player
• You enjoy working and appreciate the challenges partnering across different cultures
• Comfortable and thrive in unstructured situations with the ability to understand the context, organize and develop the appropriate solutions
• Data and analytics excite you; identifying and analyzing trends; working on hypothesis which may or may not end up into inferences
• You take pride in your work and do not compromise on quality and the requirements of the task

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $23 billion and more than 85,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan 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, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X. Marsh McLennan 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, caste, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.