Company: Mercer Description: We are seeking a talented individual to join our Rewards Consulting team at Mercer Ireland and this role can be based in Dublin or Cork. Mercer helps its clients in Ireland and globally to attract, retain, reward and engage their talent. As a Rewards Consultant in our Career practice, you will partner with client Compensation & Benefits and HR teams, top-level executives, and board members to better manage, reward, and engage their people. Mercer stays ahead of the competition by providing best-in-class information, innovative solutions and consulting based on global best practice. We are particularly well positioned to assist clients with their preparations for EU Pay Transparency, with expertise in pay equity, benchmarking, job evaluation and levelling, job architecture, and change management & communications. Mercer Ireland wishes to hire a consultant with expertise in rewards consulting, with knowledge of (or willingness to acquire knowledge quickly of) job evaluation, job architecture and pay equity assessment. You will be given considerable support by our expert practitioners across Mercer Europe, including our regional consulting centre of excellence: the focus of the role will be more on relationship management and business development than on implementation. We will count on you to: Work with clients to review reward frameworks and job architecture, assessing readiness for Pay Transparency. Providing value-added consulting expertise to a wide variety of clients in Ireland / globally, as required. Leading projects and ensuring the progress of project teams against established objectives, budgets and timelines. Supporting clients with job evaluation, levelling and performance management design, using Mercer tools and methodologies. Preparing client presentations and reports that will be presented to boards of directors, senior-level executives, and/or management. Facilitating client forums, workshops and stakeholder interviews. Delivering new business. Managing relationships with clients. Developing knowledge of Mercers solutions and consulting methodologies in the areas of Workforce Rewards, Executive Rewards and HR Transformation. Developing innovative rewards solutions based on client feedback and general market intelligence. What you need to have: Relationship management and business development skills Ability to guide and work with expert teams in our Centre of Excellence, which will provide considerable delivery support. Relevant experience in a Rewards/HR environment, including some consulting experience. Knowledge of reward management, benchmarking, role evaluation and benefits design. Demonstrated success in HR/ compensation & benefits environment. Strong commercial awareness and understanding of the Irish business landscape and how that relates to Reward strategy and design. Excellent analytical skills, including the use of Microsoft Excel for statistical analysis. Ability to work with project teams and collaborate with others to deliver to clients. Ability to build strong customer relationships and deliver customer-centric solutions. Record of achieving results and making sense of complex, high quantity projects. Receptiveness to a combination of feedback and reflection to gain productive insight into personal strengths and weaknesses. What makes you stand out: Experience in broader areas of HR consulting, including Executive Rewards and/or Employee Engagement CIPD qualified Experience working with compensation committees Sales experience Experience working with or in multinational organisations Why join our team: We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders. We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can collaborate with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities. Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities. 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 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, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, Traveller community, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable support to any candidate with a disability/health condition to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. We welcome candidates to contact us at to discuss any specific needs. 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. Skills: Rewards Consultant Benefits Consultant Total Reward Consultant Benefits: Bonus Canteen Educational assistance Flexi Start