Rewards and People Advisory Manager

Posting Description Manager, Reward and People Advisory

Do you want to make a tangible difference to clients’ talent and reward strategies and overall employee value proposition?

Do you want to work in a highly successful team with great rewards and flexibility? Then we have a great opportunity for you.

We're looking for a Manager to join our growing Talent Advisory practice based in London. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced reward or people advisory professional looking to take on greater responsibility, work directly with clients, and contribute to the delivery of high-impact consulting projects across the UK and EMEA. This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from our London office.

At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.

As an organisation, we are united through trust as one inclusive team, and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.

The Talent Advisory team is part of the wider Talent Solutions practice. We partner with our clients and support them in developing new talent and reward approaches tailored to their particular business, operating model and culture. We work with clients on a wide range of topics, and the diversity of our support is a key feature of the work in our team.

Our main service areas focus on total reward strategy, employee value proposition (EVP) design, future skills, organisation and workforce transformation, HR M&A, culture alignment, job architecture and levelling, and the design of reward programmes including base pay, annual incentives, sales incentives and performance management frameworks

We provide invaluable advice to companies during some of the most exciting and crucial moments in their growth and evolution – including carve-outs, transformation programmes and M&A scenarios, where we help create, align and integrate talent and reward processes in a way that supports the aspirations of the business.

As a
Manager
, you will play a key role in delivering complex reward and people advisory projects, managing work streams independently, building trusted client relationships, and contributing to the growth of the practice.

• Understanding client business challenges and helping shape practical talent and reward solutions aligned to business strategy.
• Analysing and interpreting market trends, compensation data and workforce insights to develop evidence-based recommendations for clients.
• Leading project work streams independently, producing high-quality client-ready deliverables with limited oversight.
• Building and managing client relationships, acting as a trusted advisor throughout project delivery.
• Facilitating client meetings and presentations, communicating complex concepts clearly to a range of stakeholders, including senior leaders.
• Managing day-to-day project delivery, coordinating activities across multiple stakeholders and ensuring projects remain on track.
• Contributing to proposal development, thought leadership and broader business development activities. The incumbent would also be asked to lead sales conversations.
• Coaching and supporting junior team members, sharing technical expertise and best practices.
• Staying up to date with developments in reward, pay transparency, job architecture, AI in work forces, strategic workforce planning and wider people strategy trends, identifying opportunities for innovation and growth.
• Ensuring work is delivered to a high standard, within agreed timelines and budgets.

As part of Aon, we are able to draw on some of the leading expertise in the market across areas including reward analytics, benefits, pensions, workforce strategy and people advisory. Our clients range from fast-growing start-ups to some of the world's largest and most recognised brands. While this role is UK-based, you will have opportunities to collaborate with colleagues across regions on a diverse range of client projects.

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