Senior Executive Compensation Consultant (San Francisco)

Senior Principal Consultant Specializing In Executive Compensation

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career team at Mercer. This role will be based in San Francisco, Los Angeles, or Seattle. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office. Clients may be located anywhere in the United States; some travel is expected and encouraged to support client engagements and relationship building.

As a Senior Principal Consultant specializing in Executive Compensation, you will lead the design and implementation of comprehensive executive pay programs, including short-term incentive plan design, long-term incentive plan design, overall pay strategy (for executives and beyond), and other topics that arise from Compensation Committees. Your strategic insights will help clients align executive compensation with business objectives and shareholder interests in dynamic and evolving environments.

We will count on you to :

• Generate leads, pursue sales, and lead delivery of sold engagements
• Partner across the US and Mercer's practices to win and drive revenue
• Grow our West Coast market presence and brand in the Executive Rewards space
• Help solution architect the right response for our clients integrating appropriate solutions across the portfolio
• Design and evaluate incentive plans that drive performance and align with client business goals, ensuring compliance with regulatory and governance standards.
• Provide expert guidance on competitive pay benchmarking and market positioning to attract and retain top executive talent.
• Advise clients on executive compensation considerations in M&A contexts, including private equity transactions, carve-outs, spin-offs, and integration planning.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams and client leadership to develop tailored compensation solutions that support organizational transformation and growth.
• Manage complex client engagements, including project planning, execution, and delivery of high-quality recommendations and presentations.
• Stay current on market trends, regulatory changes, and best practices in executive compensation and M&A-related compensation issues.
• Mentor and develop junior consultants, fostering a collaborative and high-performance team environment.
• Grow and upskill our talent through OTJ, formal training and apprentice models

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Why join our team :

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.