Manager - Talent Strategy Consulting London, England
Job description
Mercer is seeking candidates for the following position based in the London office
Manager, Talent Strategy Consulting
What can you expect?
- Mercer is the pre-eminent global consulting firm that business leaders and human resource professionals around the world turn to when strategic change is on their agenda. Through integrated talent solutions, we help our clients build the leadership, talent and organisational capabilities they need to compete and grow for the future.
- We are seeking an exceptional Workforce Transformation Consulting Manager with an impressive academic record and proven commercial experience gained within a consultancy
- You will build a thorough understanding of each client's business goals, strategies, culture and organisation and partner effectively in order to develop coherent and relevant organisational interventions that deliver successful business outcomes.
- You will work across the UK and Europe on a wide variety of client projects, including strategic workforce planning, skills assessment and development, organisational design, change management, culture interventions and DE&I projects which will give you career development across the HR life cycle.
What is in it for you?
- Part of a highly respected, innovative and inclusive transformation team, that is growing and expanding year on year
- Good work life balance with a competitive salary plus bonus.
- Competitive Benefits Package including: 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance program, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more.
- Hybrid working arrangements - 3 days office/client based, 2 days remote
We will count on you to:
- Build strong client relationships on each project that you work on
- Be a vital member of the team by collaborating with the other members of the Workforce Transformation organisation in order to build future business
- Lead project work streams and medium sized client engagements and projects in the areas of strategic workforce planning, organisation design, skills transformation, change management and HR Transformation
- Serve as lead consultant, including managing overall service delivery and solution design.
- Act as the day-to-day lead for the client, ensuring project requirements, solutions and deliverables meet client expectations.
- Determine the full scope of services provided to the client and sets roles and responsibilities within the client team.
- Assist clients in resolving data issues that have arisen during review of submitted client data. Serves as the day-to-day technical contact to address issues or discrepancies with data.
- Perform advanced statistical analysis, including regression modelling and additional statistical tests using SAS and/or R. Develop customized client reports based on outcomes of statistical analysis. Additionally, creates new slide templates and SAS code to produce displays for client reports.
- Generate sales by expanding revenues from existing clients and by leading prospecting efforts with new clients.
- Lead people through the management and development of staff, including assigning, directing and evaluating work. Hires employees, conduct performance evaluations and career development discussions, approve salary and bonus actions, ensure appropriate orientation and on-going education/training.
What you need to have:
- Significant experience within a Workforce Transformation role, ideally within a consultancy
- A strong commercial acumen with the capacity to quickly understand complex business issues
- Client skills with demonstrated experience working with HR/Talent/Business stakeholders, managing projects across a broad range of areas.
- Ability to facilitate client project meetings and present key insights/reports findings
- A broad understanding and experience of organisational change and people strategy with specific experience in a number of these key areas: organisational and cultural transformation, enterprise skills transformation, HR Transformation, organisation design, strategic workforce planning and change management
- Past success in working on client projects will be essential for this role.
What makes you stand out:
- A high level of curiosity about the future of work and a thirst for learning. The ability to challenge the status quo and develop creative solutions to difficult client challenges.
MERCER
Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 25,000 employees are based in 44 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with 76,000 colleagues and annual revenue of $17 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh & McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit https://www.mercer.com/. Follow Mercer on Twitter @Mercer.
Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people regardless of their sex/gender, marital or parental status, ethnic origin, nationality, age, background, disability, religion, sexual orientation, gender identity 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 [email protected] to discuss any specific needs
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