Senior Director, Broad-based Compensation Consulting (Financial Services)

About the role

Serving as the lead consultant on client projects or as the secondary lead on complex engagements, developing reward strategies that align with the client’s broader human capital strategy and support the client’s business goals.

Responsibilities

• Managing multiple and complex project engagements to ensure profitable revenue for WTW, strong associate engagement and development, and high client satisfaction.
• Leading or co-leading business development by facilitating discovery discussions with prospects and developing and delivering proposals.
• Building collaborative client relationships to understand their business and challenges, strengthen the quality of our consulting insights, and expand WTW’s service offering into new areas.
• Thinking strategically in partnering with clients to develop innovative approaches to solving their business challenges.
• Providing high quality consulting advice, accurate analyses and compelling deliverables for senior leaders at client organizations.
• Using clear, effective written and verbal communication to deliver detailed findings, analyses and recommendations to senior leaders.
• Leveraging and managing the work of junior staff, providing coaching and on-going feedback.
• Demonstrating leadership ability by effectively mentoring consultants and analysts.
• Serving as a positive role model of WTW values and contribute to building an employer of choice culture of top performing associates committed to client satisfaction, teamwork and excellence in all that is done.
• Contributing to the development of new tools and approaches.
• Contributing 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 10 years of broad-based rewards design experience within Financial Services, gained through consulting or similarly consultative corporate environments.
• Familiarity with product offerings, organizational models, operating models, and incentive structures at asset and/or wealth management firms.
• Experience in designing incentive programs that effectively align pay with performance for sales and investment professionals.
• Exceptional analytical skills, with the ability to interpret quantitative and qualitative data to diagnose and resolve complex issues.
• Creative, analytical and results-driven, with the ability to draw conclusions, themes, and trends from data and communicate insights effectively.
• Strong project management capabilities, with the ability to lead internal teams and coordinate effectively with client partners.
• Executive presence with strong and persuasive oral and written communication skills.
• Strong client relationship skills, with the ability to influence senior leadership and work across all levels of an organization.
• Proven ability to lead and develop high-performing teams of consulting professionals.
• Mentoring/coaching skills.
• Working knowledge of Excel, MS PowerPoint, MS Project, MS Word.

Qualifications

The Requirements

Compensation and Benefits

• Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements of various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role based on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual competencies, education/professional certifications, qualifications/experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
• Compensation: The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $157,000 - $236,000 USD per year.
• This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
• Company Benefits: WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply): Health and Welfare Benefits, Leave Benefits, Retirement Benefits.