Executive Compensation Consultant in London

We are expanding our cross‐regional EMEA Executive Compensation Advisory Consulting team and are seeking a Consultant to join our practice. This role is part of Aon's wider Human Capital Solutions advisory practice. The Executive Compensation team advises clients across key sectors, including life sciences, financial services (including FinTech), technology, retail, healthcare, and energy/renewables. We support clients with "best in class" compensation data, drawn from Aon's Radford McLagan Compensation Database and other proprietary sources.

We are seeking candidates with compensation/reward experience, gained in consulting, multiple in‐house reward roles, or a mix of both, who can lead large executive compensation surveys and also support broader executive compensation advisory work. The role blends hands‐on survey project management (data, analysis results delivery, and client insights) with exposure to executive compensation advisory topics such as pay benchmarking, long‐term incentive design, and Remuneration Committee advisory.

This position places a strong emphasis on the delivery and management of large‐scale executive remuneration surveys throughout EMEA. As survey project manager, you will lead the full survey process, from client engagement and data collection/validation through to in‐depth data analysis, ensuring accuracy and reliability, and presenting high‐quality results and insights to clients, including the annual results conference. You will maintain a sharp focus on data accuracy, client needs and objectives, ensuring that survey outputs are both meaningful and actionable.

In addition to survey leadership, you will actively contribute to executive compensation advisory projects, such as executive pay benchmarking, long‐term incentives and equity guidelines, and supporting clients with major milestones (e.g., IPO readiness, ongoing executive pay strategy management).

A typical day will be:

• Lead the end‐to‐end delivery of large‐scale executive remuneration surveys for EMEA, including client management, survey administration (processes and systems), data collection, validation, analysis and results delivery.
• Analyse complex compensation data, ensuring high standards of data quality, and compile clear, high‐quality survey results, reports, and insights tailored to client needs.
• Prepare and co‐present survey findings and actionable insights to clients, adapting content and style for varied rewards and HR audiences.
• Remain focused on data accuracy, project timelines and overall survey deadlines, integrating project management best practices to deliver client satisfaction and value.
• Lead a team of 1–2 analysts in the India centre, ensuring seamless collaboration and good survey execution, owning their learning, development and performance, building team capability, and transitioning knowledge to enable them to run the survey from next year onwards with minimal guidance/supervision.
• Collaborate with colleagues across EMEA and India centre, sharing knowledge and assisting in the development and training of team members on survey methodology, data analysis, and results delivery.
• Apply subject‐matter expertise in compensation surveys and processes, trends in cash and long‐term incentives (LTI), and related executive compensation topics.
• Participate in executive compensation advisory projects, supporting clients with projects around pay benchmarking, peer group development, equity guidelines, long‐term incentive design, and business development initiatives.
• Contribute to business development proposals and ongoing thought leadership, including identifying emerging compensation trends, regulatory developments, and market practices.

About You:

• Experience in compensation surveys/reward topics, either in consulting, in‐house HR/reward roles, or both, with specific exposure to executive compensation, compensation surveys, and equity (share‐based) plans.
• Strong data analysis skills, commitment to accuracy, and ability to interpret and communicate complex results to diverse audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills building and managing internal and external client relationships.
• Collegiate team player and proven experience of mentoring a team, committed to working with and developing team members.
• Good communication skills – both written and face‐to‐face, ability to simplify and summarise complex information based on client needs.
• Able to manage stakeholder requirements and expectations.
• Ability to prioritise tasks and manage multiple initiatives.
• Articulate with clients and internal teams providing practical context when communicating technical knowledge of compensation survey findings and executive compensation related topics.
• Ideally (but not essential), an understanding of the life sciences sectors, the current challenges and outlook.
• Professional qualification (Accountant, Actuary, Legal, CFA, other relevant) and degree level education preferred.

How we support our colleagues:

In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two "Global Wellbeing Days" each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well.

Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.

Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, colour, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard.