Executive Compensation Consulting Associate

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Career Consulting team at Mercer. This role will be based in Calgary, AB and offers a hybrid work arrangement, requiring a minimum of three days per week in the office or with clients.

Mercer is uniquely qualified to help organizations design and execute sophisticated compensation strategies, whether it’s for a multinational organization or a local company attempting to grow within its market. We provide best-in-class consulting, rigorous analytics, and data-driven insights that help organizations make fact-based decisions.

As an Executive Compensation Consulting Associate, you will work with clients across Canada to engage their most important assets, their people. This is a great opportunity to partner with Board members, senior executives, and HR leaders to optimize business performance through strategies that better manage, reward, and engage their people. Mercer provides clients with a range of integrated solutions across multiple practice areas: Workforce Rewards, Job Architecture, Work Re-design, HR Transformation, Talent Strategy, Workforce Planning & Analytics, Communications, Change Management and Mobility.

We will count on you to:

- Translate analytical findings into clear, actionable insights and client-ready deliverables

- Partner with project leads to refine analytical approach and adapt scope based on findings

- Thrive and be motivated by an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

- Structure, clean, and validate large datasets to ensure analytical integrity

- Develop and present insights to internal stakeholders and client teams, including executive audiences

- Support and mentor junior analysts, including reviewing work and guiding analytical approach

- Contribute to the development of new analytical tools, frameworks, and methodologies

- Core areas of work include: executive and director compensation benchmarking, incentive design, governance reviews, and ad-hoc special situations

What you need to have:

- Bachelor’s degree

- 3+ years of experience working in a consulting firm or corporate role