Rewards Senior Associate

Be part of a high-performing team that helps some of the world’s largest organisations become better places to work. If you’re fascinated by how people, their performance, and their experiences shape company culture and drive business results — and curious about how employee pay, rewards, and engagement can influence the success of top-performing companies — then this could be the ideal opportunity for you.

As a Senior Associate in the WTW Work, Rewards & Careers (WRC) practice you will manage consulting projects while providing input to senior colleagues and overseeing and quality-reviewing analysts’ work. You will partner with internal colleagues – including analysts, other consultants and technical experts – and clients to design and implement compensation-related and broader HR solutions. 

In the WRC team, we work with clients on:

Total rewards strategy – we partner with organisations to review, develop and articulate total rewards strategy.  What does business strategy mean for people?  How does HR strategy translate into reward objectives?  Do we need to pay at the top of the market to attract certain roles?  If so, should we deliver more of this amount in bonuses to drive performance?  How should bonuses be structured?  What will the future of work look like for us?  At WTW we have market-leading tools that enable our clients to determine how to allocate their total reward spend most appropriately and we are true pioneers when it comes to delivering a consumer-grade total reward experience for employees.

Job levelling and architecture – we help companies define and grade the jobs they need and communicate career paths and development opportunities to employees. This often involves building skills frameworks, competencies and accountabilities.

Sales effectiveness and rewards – we help organisations understand how to drive the achievement of sales goals through aligning strategy to incentives and good governance.

M&A and other transactions – from assessing the pros and cons of a potential target organisation to ensuring companies come together and integrate effectively, we help companies make the best of M&A opportunities.

Getting pay right – whether it’s helping a company interpret and navigate pay fairness and greater pay transparency, or designing new base pay structures, short-term incentive plans and performance management systems. Together with our unrivalled compensation data and software, we’re the first port of call for companies looking to review and improve their compensation programmes.

The Role

As a Senior Associate you will be managing projects with clients in all these areas and across all industries.  You’ll typically be working on multiple projects at once so be prepared never to be bored!  You will:

• Deliver superior, consistent project management for multiple clients, serving as the day-to-day project lead and ensuring progress of the team against established objectives, budget, timeline, deliverables and quality standards
• Collaborate and contribute to the development, design and implementation of effective reward solutions
• Establish collaborative relationships with clients to understand their business and issues to better inform our consulting and to expand WTW’s relationship into new service areas
• Leverage and manage the work of junior staff, providing coaching and on-going feedback
• Support the generation of new business as part of the broader team by assisting with new business development activities, including proposal development and delivery, and recognising opportunities to expand business and partner with appropriate colleagues to do so
• Participate in and contribute to activities that support continued revenue growth of the Rewards line of business and WTW overall. This may include supporting local, regional and/or national marketing events, performing industry/topical research and developing intellectual capital, participating in our firm’s industry and/or other topical teams and so on

The Requirements

• Undergraduate degree in any subject
• Design-orientated compensation experience, ideally in consulting or highly consultative corporate environments
• Significant knowledge and understanding of Rewards programmes and processes
• Proven experience successfully managing multiple, multi-faceted projects and producing quality deliverables on time and within budget
• Exceptional client relationship management skills

• Excellent Excel and PowerPoint skills and clear, concise and confident written and verbal communication skills

Enjoy a benefits package designed to help you thrive, both professionally and personally. You'll receive 25 days of annual leave plus an extra WTW day to relax and recharge. Our comprehensive health and wellbeing offering includes private healthcare, life insurance, group income protection, and regular health assessments, all giving you peace of mind. Secure your future with our defined contribution pension scheme, featuring matched contributions up to 10% from the company.

We support your growth and balance with hybrid working options, access to an employee assistance programme, and a fully paid volunteer day to make a difference in your community. On top of these, you can opt into a variety of additional perks including an electric vehicle car scheme, share scheme, cycle-to-work programme, dental and optical cover, critical illness protection, and much more. Start making the most of your career and wellbeing with a range of benefits tailored for you.

Equal opportunity employer

At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the different and varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity that makes colleagues feel welcome, valued and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive work environment throughout our organisation. We embrace all types of diversity.