Our graduate programs
We have opportunities for you to join our two-year development program in any one of four business segments: Benefits Delivery and Administration; Human Capital and Benefits; Corporate Risk and Broking; or Investment Risk and Reinsurance. Alternatively, you could experience life at the heart of our business by exploring opportunities in Corporate teams such as Human Resources, Finance, Marketing and IT.
What to expect
From day one, you’ll go into a real role with real responsibilities, giving you exposure to client assignments and enabling you to build up valuable experience and skills. Over the course of the program, you’ll have opportunities to gain exposure to different aspects of our business and will be able to gain a solid understanding of what we do and how we do it. This is underpinned throughout with technical training and professional qualifications supported by senior leaders.
Your development
The aim of the program is to help you gain the industry experience, technical knowledge and consulting skills you need to thrive here. Whichever area you join us in, and wherever in the world you are based, the work you’ll be doing will constantly stretch your ability to analyze data, think creatively and find original solutions to client challenges. You’ll also have opportunities to network with senior leaders and take part in group exercises with your graduate colleagues.
What we look for
Graduates from all kinds of backgrounds flourish at Willis Towers Watson. So we don’t mind what degree subject you’ve specialized in, as long as you have a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or higher (U.S.) or 2:1 or higher (U.K.). Essential qualities we look for include intellectual curiosity, a passion for business and a desire to keep on challenging yourself and driving your career forward. You’ll also need to be an outstanding communicator who knows how to cultivate relationships and work effectively in teams.
Our Benefits
As well as getting a competitive salary from day one, you’ll enjoy paid time off and an annual paid volunteering day. Other aspects of our total rewards programs vary by business/geography so please ask your recruiter for more program-specific information.
We have a wide range of graduate programs available in the U.K., from Talent Consulting to Software Development, from Reinsurance Broking to Technical Support.
Corporate Risk and Broking
We are experts at helping companies unlock potential through effective risk management. Our clients rely on us to craft strategies to quantify, mitigate and transfer risk, taking advantage of our specialist industry experience and unparalleled market know-how. The result is a new way of embracing risk that drives superior results.
Join our two-year Corporate Risk and Broking program, and you’ll gain deep insight into our risk management work, while developing the leadership qualities and customer service skills you need to be one of our leaders of the future.
The rotational program is sponsored by senior management and provides you with ongoing support and coaching from the program management team. You will also benefit from a structured learning curriculum, including training sessions and study support towards your CII (Chartered Insurance Institute) qualification.
Human Capitaland Benefits
The ability to cultivate and grow talent, while carefully balancing costs and rewards, is one of the key factors that differentiates high-performing organizations from everyone else. Our Human Capital and Benefits teams use leading-edge thinking, data, analytics and software to help clients find new and effective ways to motivate their people and foster wellbeing.
We are looking for future leaders to join us across a number of different areas within Human Capital and Benefits.
Click below to find out more from our graduates.
Retirement Actuarial Program
Retirement is our largest business, which reflects what an important issue it is. As a graduate here, you will have a unique opportunity to become expert in a demanding but highly rewarding environment, where you can expect to be offering consulting to clients on assets and liabilities worth many hundreds of millions of pounds.
Global Services and Solutions Program
Our Global Services and Solutions (GSS) team manages global, local and cross-border benefits and compensation issues for our multinational clients. As part of our 50-strong London team, you will learn how to deliver and coordinate a broad range of consulting services, initially by drafting reports and emails and preparing documents for meetings. You may also get involved in areas such as global health and wellbeing, global benefits management and defined contribution oversight.
Talent Consulting Program
The greatest asset of most organizations is their people. In an era of rapidly developing technology, greater workforce mobility and increasing customer demands, having a cohesive talent strategy is crucial for business success. Our talent consultants use a combination of consulting approaches and technology solutions to help clients with the design, implementation and communication of effective talent strategies. Areas you could potentially become expert in here include business transformation, leadership and manager effectiveness, listening strategies, performance management and workforce analytics and planning.
Investment, Risk and Reinsurance
We work closely with investors, reinsurers and insurers to manage the equation between risk and return. Blending advanced analytics with deep institutional knowledge, we reveal new opportunities to maximize performance.
Within this business segment we look for actuarial, broker, catastrophe modeler, investment and software developer graduates to join us on the following programs:
Investment Consulting Program
You’ll have an opportunity to work with some of the largest investing institutions in the world, as you help us create financial value for investors on both an advisory and delegated basis. You will also help us influence the way the investment industry operates – our ethos is: ‘Changing Investment for the Better’.
Insurance Consulting Actuarial Program
Our Insurance Consulting and Technology business helps leading insurance clients improve their business performance by providing leading-edge software, solutions and advice. Areas you can focus on as part of this team include advanced analytics, financial and regulatory reporting, enterprise risk and capital management, mergers and acquisitions, and business strategy and operations.
Software Development Program
Technology is increasingly integral to the insurance industry – and we are proud to say that over 1,000 companies around the world use our insurance software solutions. In fact, we are the world’s largest provider of actuarial software. As a graduate, you will be able to start working on real projects from day one, gaining exposure to all aspects of professional software development and learning how to use the latest tools and techniques.
Willis Re Reinsurance Achievement Program (REACH)
As a graduate on our Reinsurance Development Program, REACH, you’ll be working as part of one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisors. Here, you’ll gain insight into how we ensure our clients have the right protection in place, so that when the unfortunate or unexpected hits, it’s not catastrophic for their business. As well as offering tailored training courses and on-the-job learning, the program enables you to achieve professional qualifications in either the ACII Actuarial exams or CFA Level One We hire graduates into:
We recruit graduates in each of our four business segments.
Corporate Risk and Broking
We are experts at helping companies unlock potential through effective risk management. Our clients rely on us to craft strategies to quantify, mitigate and transfer risk, taking advantage of our specialist industry experience and unparalleled market know-how. The result is a new way of embracing risk that drives superior results.
Join our two-year Corporate Risk and Broking program, and you’ll gain deep insight into our risk management work, while developing the leadership qualities and customer service skills you need to be one of our leaders of the future.
Key areas you could potentially explore include:
Benefits Delivery and Administration
Combining operational expertise with user-centered design, we help organizations of all sizes unlock the potential of their benefits strategy and align it with total rewards and the employee value proposition. We also enable people to navigate expanded benefit options with confidence and satisfaction. Drawing on more than 100 years of benefit consulting experience, we offer our clients a wholly owned suite of innovative, holistic and flexible benefits delivery solutions.
Our opportunities for graduates in Benefits Delivery and Administration are all within the field of software solutions.
Human Capital and Benefits
The ability to cultivate and grow talent, while carefully balancing costs and rewards, is one of the key factors that differentiates high-performing organizations from everyone else. Our Human Capital and Benefits teams use leading-edge thinking, data, analytics and software to help clients find new and effective ways to motivate their people and foster wellbeing.
We have opportunities for actuarial and non-actuarial graduates to join our Human Capital and Benefits business in the following areas:
Investment, Risk and Reinsurance
We work closely with investors, reinsurers and insurers to manage the equation between risk and return. Blending advanced analytics with deep institutional knowledge, we reveal new opportunities to maximize performance.
Within this business segment we look for actuarial, reinsurance broking, catastrophe modeler, investment and software developer graduates to join us in two areas: Insurance Consulting and Reinsurance.
Willis Re Reinsurance Achievement Program (REACH)
As a graduate on our Reinsurance Development Program, REACH, you’ll be working as part of one of the world’s leading reinsurance advisors. Here, you’ll gain insight into how we ensure our clients have the right protection in place, so that when the unfortunate or unexpected hits, it’s not catastrophic for their business. As well as offering tailored training courses and on-the-job learning, the program enables you to achieve professional qualifications in either the ACII Actuarial exams or CFA Level One. We hire graduates into:
In China, we offer a wide range of graduate opportunities across all our business segments.
Human Capital and Benefits
The ability to cultivate and grow talent, while carefully balancing costs and rewards, is one of the key factors that differentiates high-performing organizations from everyone else. Our Human Capital and Benefits teams use leading-edge thinking, data, analytics and software to help clients find new and effective ways to motivate their people and foster wellbeing.
Within our Human Capital and Benefits business, we have opportunities for graduates to join us in the following areas:
Investment, Risk and Reinsurance
We work closely with investors, reinsurers and insurers to manage the equation between risk and return. Blending advanced analytics with deep institutional knowledge, we reveal new opportunities to maximize performance.
Within this business segment we have opportunities for graduates to join us in the following areas:
Corporate Risk and Broking
We are experts at helping companies unlock potential through effective risk management. Our clients rely on us to craft strategies to quantify, mitigate and transfer risk, taking advantage of our specialist industry experience and unparalleled market know-how. The result is a new way of embracing risk that drives superior results.
As a graduate working within Corporate Risk and Broking, you will have opportunities to develop expertise in a variety of areas including:
Graduate opportunities are available in all of our business segments, with the exception of Business Delivery and Administration.
Corporate Risk and Broking
At Willis Towers Watson, we are experts at helping companies unlock potential through effective risk management. Our clients rely on us to craft strategies to quantify, mitigate and transfer risk, taking advantage of our specialist industry experience and unparalleled market know-how. The result is a new way of embracing risk that drives superior results.
We recruit graduates into Corporate Risk and Broking in the following roles:
Human Capital and Benefits
The ability to cultivate and grow talent, while carefully balancing costs and rewards, is one of the key factors that differentiates high-performing organizations from everyone else. Our Human Capital and Benefits teams use leading-edge thinking, data, analytics and software to help clients find new and effective ways to motivate their people and foster wellbeing.
Within our Human Capital and Benefits business, we have opportunities for mathematics and statistics graduates who are interested in exploring a career in pensions evaluations.
Investment, Risk and Reinsurance
We work closely with investors, reinsurers and insurers to manage the equation between risk and return. Blending advanced analytics with deep institutional knowledge, we reveal new opportunities to maximize performance.
Within this business segment we have opportunities for graduates to join us in the following areas:
You have the potential. Now explore the possibilities. Apply for a graduate role with Willis Towers Watson. All you need to do to get the process started is submit an application through this site.
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