Executive Compensation Consultant

Aon is looking for an Executive Compensation Consultant for our Rewards Solutions team.

Aon's Rewards Solutions is the industry leader, providing advice and benchmarking companies to address their toughest HR and rewards challenges: attracting, engaging and retaining talent. Their advisors provide industry-specific expertise, applying an analytical approach that integrates market data, trends and our experience in working with nearly 2,000 companies— from Global 1000 firms to start-ups—to balance the needs of executives, employees and shareholders.

Their advice is customized to their client's unique situation to ensure rewards programs are not just competitive—but can be a competitive advantage.

We currently have an exciting career opportunity for a Compensation Consultant for our Executive Compensation Consulting practice. In this role, you are refining and applying your knowledge of compensation design and implementation practices to deliver high quality and effective client solutions. You will lead projects with minimum direction from more experienced consultants and/or serve as a team member for larger, more complex client engagements.

In this role, you will be primarily delivering billable client work, but will support selling efforts and be a part of proposal teams.

Candidate can be located virtually and near any of our Aon offices in the United States.

• Serve as intermediary between Account Manager (Directors, Associate Partners, Partners), junior staff resources (Analysts) and Client
• Manage client projects from start to finish, translating client needs into analysis and design recommendations across topics such as executive compensation, board of director compensation, incentive plan design, equity guidelines
• Manage projects within agreed upon timeline and within budget
• Review and be accountable for all methodology / analysis / output on each staffed project
• Provide regular guidance and developmental feedback to junior staff
• Develop summary reports including findings and recommendations
• Interface and co‑deliver presentations to client
• Assist in overseeing key areas of firm research
• Assist in new business/firm development activities (e.g., speeches, white papers, etc.)
• Assist in training on junior associates

You Bring Knowledge and Expertise

• 3 years of compensation consulting or related experience
• Executive compensation experience preferred
• Technology and/or Life Sciences industry experience preferred

• Strong quantitative background and skill set
• Highly proficient in MS Excel and Power Point
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to synthesize and communicate large amounts of data into key findings and identify related business issues
• Have an "eye for detail," while not losing focus of the bigger picture
• Confidence to present and defend methodology / recommendations to C‑level and Board of Directors audience
• Leadership experience in terms of mentoring or developing peers and/or junior team members
• Experience of working effectively within teams (professionally or otherwise)
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to multi‑task and manage multiple complex projects in fast‑pace, loosely‑structured and deadline‑oriented environment
• Maturity to operate independently, yet maintain open communication with team members on changing landscape/priorities
• Track record of success in terms of historical performance rating and/or utilization (billable hours / total hours)

• Bachelor's degree, preferably with a focus in Finance, Economics, Statistics or Mathematics. Other majors will also be considered.

Rewards Solutions empowers the world's most accomplished organizations to hire, retain and engage the amazing people they need to achieve extraordinary success. We also empower our colleagues for success through top‑notch formal training; invaluable on‑the‑job experiences, including immediate and direct contact with clients; a flat organizational hierarchy that allows for fast communication, collaboration and decision‑making; and the global resources of Aon.

We look for individuals who are inclusive, responsive,…