Consultant (m/f/d) – Compensation & Benefits / Rewards

Mercer Switzerland is seeking candidates for the following position based in Zurich:

Consultant (m/f/d) – Compensation & Benefits / Rewards

Mercer is committed to shaping the future boldly and intelligently - by transforming the world of work, improving pension and investment solutions and promoting health and well-being. With nearly 25,000 employees in 43 countries, Mercer operates in 130 countries. This makes us one of the most internationally renowned but at the same time most friendly people & investment management consultancies, where diversity, equality and social commitment are very important.

Mercers HR Management Consulting (Career Team) supports organizations through individually tailored strategies and solutions to optimize their performance in the areas of organizational and work structure, compensation and incentive design. Our Career department comprises world-leading studies, technology solutions and publications in the areas of Rewards, Compensation & Benefits, Mobility, Employee Listening & Engagement, Assessment and HR in general. With a data-driven mindset, we help clients align Rewards and Talent strategies to boost retention, engagement, and business performance.

Do you want to participate in the design of competitive work structures, the design of compensation systems and the creation of incentives to increase the motivation and performance of employees? We are looking forward to your application!

We will count on you to:

Partnering with Clients and delivering innovative consulting projects: Participation in medium and large client projects with internation exposure on topics incl. Pay Equity, executive and employee compensation, job evaluation, organizational structure, performance management, job architecture

Consultative Selling: Partner with C-suite, HR, Talent and Reward leaders—scoping needs like compensation benchmarking, job architecture, compensation program design, employee listening surveys, and assessment solutions

Solution Tailoring: Partner with the Career Team to define value based proposals combining salary benchmarking, incentive strategies, and other HR related topics such as engagement platforms, and psychometric assessments.

Account management : Advising customers from different industries within the scope of account management responsibilities and driving positive outcomes through Mercer solutions offering

What you need to have:

Successfully completed studies in business administration, economics, psychology, mathematics or a comparable field of study, preferably with a focus on HR and/or compensation

Several years of professional experience (depending on level) in a consulting environment, ideally with a focus on compensation, is an advantage

You have a good understanding of the preparation, processing and evaluation of data

You are particularly characterized by strong analytical and communication skills

You already have very good knowledge of common MS Office applications such as PowerPoint and Excel

You communicate fluently in English, German and/or French

What is in it for you:

Learn from experts as part of exciting, international consulting projects

You work with friendly colleagues coming from an international and diverse background, and enjoy a great working atmosphere, including regular get-together

Competitive salary and attractive benefits (including pension/risk benefits, health insurance contribution, transportation allowance and half price train ticket)

You can arrange your working hours and location very flexibly – taking customer appointments into account, of course. What is in it for you:

Play a critical role in shaping solutions that measurably improve client outcomes

Thrive in a culture that values commercial ambition paired with HR expertise.

Significant potential for career development within a dynamic and growing business

Market Intelligence: Stay current on trends—like AI in HR, Talent, Compensation benchmarking & benefits strategy

Continuing education and training

Mercer Switzerland has been honored with the Swiss LGBTI Label + Fair-Pay Label Advanced

If you are interested:

Please use our Online-Tool to upload your application. We cannot accept applications via email.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Tomasz Sekunda.

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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 creating 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, 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.