Compensation Associate - Executive

Description

As a Compensation Associate, you will work side-by-side with some of industry’s top consultants while you develop cutting edge technical knowledge and skills and gain experience working with a variety of clients across industries. You will have immediate exposure to real client assignments which will draw on your imagination and creativity as well as your ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and present results.

These experiences will help build your capabilities in the rewards discipline, as well as client and project management skills. You will also benefit from more structured learning opportunities that are tailored to our business.

Our projects range in scope from specific solutions (e.g., competitive compensation analyses, base pay program job leveling/job architecture, annual and sales incentive programs, performance management programs) to broad cross-LOB engagements such as support for M&A transactions, total rewards strategy and optimization.

Location: Atlanta, GA - Hybrid (1-2 days per week in the office)

The Role

While every day and assignments are somewhat different, some of your main responsibilities will include:

• Partnering with consultants and clients to design strategies and compensation programs to attract, reward and retain talent
• Helping our clients ensure that their compensation programs are competitive by performing competitive benchmark analyses of compensation levels, program design and other rewards practices utilizing the range of WTW data, tools and processes
• Modeling pay structures and conducting financial impact analyses of alternative designs
• Developing, analysing and calibrating incentive plan designs that help support companies’ business strategies
• Drafting reports and exhibits presenting the team’s analytical work to client audiences
• Performing industry and financial research
• Keeping abreast of legal, regulatory and legislative trends that relate to corporate governance and compensation
• Increasing efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processes
• Contributing to sales and marking efforts by assisting with proposals and other business development efforts

• Bachelor’s degree in business, economics, finance mathematics, statistics or any other major with significant quantitative course work
• 3 years of relevant work experience
• Passion for solving programs and sharing solutions to exceed the standards of the client
• Strong financial literacy is preferred
• Ability to be a self-starter and work independently, but also cooperatively in a close team environment
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel

This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.

Company Benefits

WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):

• Health and Welfare:
  Mental health/emotional wellbeing (including Employee Assistance Program), medical (including prescription drug coverage and fertility benefits), dental, vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Accounts, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, company-paid life insurance, supplemental life insurance, AD&D, group accident, group critical illness, group legal, identity theft protection, wellbeing program, adoption assistance, surrogacy assistance, auto/home insurance, pet insurance, and other work/life resources.
• Leave Benefits:
  Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave), Paid Time Off
• Retirement Benefits:
  Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k). All Level 38 and more senior roles may also be eligible for non-qualified Deferred Compensation and Deferred Savings Plans.

Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance and Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.

EOE, including disability/vets

Note that visa employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.