Senior Rewards Associate in London

Be part of a high-performing team that helps some of the world’s largest organisations become better places to work. If you’re fascinated by how people, their performance, and their experiences shape company culture and drive business results — and curious about how employee pay, rewards, and engagement can influence the success of top-performing companies — then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

As a Senior Associate in the WTW Work, Rewards & Careers (WRC) practice you will manage consulting projects while providing input to senior colleagues and overseeing and quality‑reviewing analysts’ work. You will partner with internal colleagues – including analysts, other consultants and technical experts – and clients to design and implement compensation‑related and broader HR solutions.

In the WRC team, we work with clients on:

• Total rewards strategy – we partner with organisations to review, develop and articulate total rewards strategy.
• Job levelling and architecture – we help companies define and grade the jobs they need and communicate career paths and development opportunities to employees.
• Sales effectiveness and rewards – we help organisations understand how to drive the achievement of sales goals through aligning strategy to incentives and good governance.
• M&A and other transactions – from assessing the pros and cons of a potential target organisation to ensuring companies come together and integrate effectively.
• Getting pay right – whether it’s helping a company interpret and navigate pay fairness and greater pay transparency, or designing new base pay structures, short‑term incentive plans and performance management systems.

The Role

As a Senior Associate you will be managing projects with clients in all these areas and across all industries. You’ll typically be working on multiple projects at once so be prepared never to be bored! You will:

• Deliver superior, consistent project management for multiple clients, serving as the day‑to‑day project lead and ensuring progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards.
• Collaborate and contribute to the development, design and implementation of effective reward solutions.
• Establish collaborative relationships with clients to understand their business and issues to better inform our consulting and to expand WTW’s relationship into new service areas.
• Leverage and manage the work of junior staff, providing coaching and on‑going feedback.
• Support the generation of new business as part of the broader team by assisting with new business development activities, including proposal development and delivery, and recognising opportunities to expand business and partner with appropriate colleagues to do so.
• Participate in and contribute to activities that support continued revenue growth of the Rewards line of business and WTW overall.

Qualifications

The Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in any subject.
• Design‑orientated compensation experience, ideally in consulting or highly consultative corporate environments.
• Significant knowledge and understanding of Rewards programmes and processes.
• Proven experience successfully managing multiple, multi‑faceted projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget.
• Exceptional client relationship management skills.
• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills and clear, concise and confident written and verbal communication skills.

What we offer

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You will receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle‑to‑work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more.

Equal Opportunity Employer

We’re committed to equal employment opportunity and provide application, interview and workplace adjustments and accommodations to all applicants. If you foresee any barriers, from the application process through to joining WTW, please let us know.