Consultant, Rewards Consulting - Financial Services in London

Aon McLagan are currently recruiting a Consultant to join our Data Solutions team. You will be primarily responsible for relationship management and data‑led reward consulting projects for the financial services sector. This is a hybrid role with flexibility to work virtually and from our Hong Kong office.

Aon is in the business of better decisions. At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world. As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive, diverse team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

What the day will look like:

• Manages reward product in the broader financial services domain comprising of compensation and benefits survey production, data analysis, and insight generation.
• Supports incremental improvements on data product timing & quality, processes, and other deliverables.
• Assists in the delivery of advisory work requiring preparation of requests for proposals (RFPs), draft presentations/reports, data analysis and interpretation.
• Owning and developing client relationships, including client service and finding opportunities where we can provide value added services.
• Understands client segment trends and integrates that knowledge into product management.
• Collaborates across teams to develop client solutions.
• Contribute to enforcing a positive, productive, and engaged Aon culture.

How this opportunity is different:

Our industry focus, on‑going client work and proprietary study data, allow us to frame each consulting project with a broad business context and apply our keen understanding of competitive issues and best practices.

Skills and experience that will lead to success:

• Solid understanding of and interest in financial services sector.
• A thorough understanding of compensation and the issues affecting reward structures.
• Ability to master a specific area of expertise.
• Would be considered an expert and the go‑to person for either an internal process or a market sector.
• Be a person that more junior staff can learn from and takes a proactive role in sharing experience and expertise.
• Driven in client service, origination, and delivers results orientated solutions to often complex problems.
• Able to develop business by understanding a client’s requirements and tailoring approach.
• Manages client relationships utilising resources where appropriate (junior staff, senior experts, technology).
• Strong organisational skills with ability to prioritise requests and managing client’s expectations.
• Strong verbal and written communication.
• Exceptional attention to detail.
• Proactive, takes initiative and able to work independently and on a team while handling multiple projects.
• Degree qualified, preferably in a numerate discipline or equivalent.
• Experience with data analysis and a range of modelling techniques (advanced Excel skills preferred).
• Excellent interpersonal skills including strong presentation skills, both verbal and written (advanced PowerPoint skills would be an advantage).
• Good command of spoken and written English and Chinese.