Manager - Broad-based Compensation Consulting

About the Role

As a Manager in our Work, Rewards and Careers practice, you will work alongside some of the industry’s top consultants while developing deep and cutting-edge technical knowledge and skills. You will manage consulting projects, provide input to senior colleagues, and oversee and quality-review analysts’ work. You will partner with internal colleagues—including analysts, other consultants, and technical experts—and client leadership to design and implement strategies and programs to attract, reward, and retain talent.

Our projects range in scope from specific solutions to broad cross-LOB engagements, such as support for M&A transactions, total rewards strategy, and optimization. We support clients across a range of WRC disciplines, including:

• Rewards:
  • Rewards strategy
  • Competitive compensation analyses
  • Base salary program design
  • Annual and sales incentive program design
  • Job leveling and architecture
  • Pay equity and pay fairness assessments
• Careers and Work:
  • Competency and skills frameworks
  • Performance management
  • Workforce analytics and planning
  • Functional/organization structure design
  • Career philosophy/strategy

You will also participate in and contribute to activities that support continued revenue growth of the Work & Rewards line of business and WTW overall. These activities may include supporting local, regional, and/or national marketing events, performing industry/topical research, developing intellectual capital, and participating in our firm’s industry and/or topical teams.

Responsibilities

• Deliver effective, consistent project management for multiple marquee clients.
• Draft statements of work, project plans, and budgets involving multiple workflow streams and client teams.
• Serve as the day-to-day project lead, ensuring progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables, and quality standards.
• Leverage and manage the work of junior staff, providing coaching and ongoing feedback.
• Operate as the key contact to clients on delivery of services; manage client expectations and escalate appropriate issues to Senior Consultants.
• Collaborate and contribute to the development, design, and implementation of compensation and related programs.
• Contribute to the development of new tools and approaches.
• Support the generation of new business as part of the broader team by:
  • Assisting with new business development activities.
  • Participating in discovery discussions with prospects and developing/delivering proposals.
  • Establishing collaborative relationships with clients to understand their business and issues to better inform consulting and expand WTW’s relationship into new service areas.
• Contribute to the external visibility of WTW’s brand through intellectual capital generation, drafting articles, and attending and speaking at relevant conferences.

Requirements

• A minimum of 5 years of design-oriented, broad-based rewards experience in consulting or highly consultative corporate environments, and a genuine interest in this field.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of rewards programs and processes.
• Creative, analytical, and results-driven orientation, demonstrated through the ability to draw conclusions, themes, and trends from data analysis and communicate results effectively.
• Proven experience successfully managing multiple, multi-faceted projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• An executive presence with polished and well-developed communication skills, including experience making presentations and “selling” ideas to colleagues and management.
• Self-starter attitude and ability to work within ambiguity.
• Ability to work collaboratively in a team environment.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills and clear, concise written and verbal communication skills.

This role is based in New York and follows a hybrid work arrangement.

Pay

The base salary compensation range for this role is $100,000 - $135,000 USD per year. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.

Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare Benefits:
  • Medical (including prescription coverage)
  • Dental
  • Vision
  • Health Savings Account
  • Commuter Account
  • Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
  • Group Accident
  • Group Critical Illness
  • Life Insurance
  • AD&D
  • Group Legal
  • Identity Theft Protection
  • Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
• Leave Benefits:
  • Paid Holidays
  • Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required)
  • Short-Term Disability
  • Long-Term Disability
  • Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave)
  • Paid Time Off (Washington State only)
• Retirement Benefits:
  • Contributory Pension Plan
  • Savings Plan (401k)
  • All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans.