Fair Pay / Pay Equity Associate - Europe

Company:Mercer

Description:

Location: Flexible within Europe (including UK) – hybrid working model; Office presence in home location 

About the Role: 
Do you have experience within Rewards and Compensation?  Would you like to specialise your skills within Pay Transparency, Pay Equity, Pay Gap Reporting and/or DEI Consulting?   

We are seeking a talented and experienced Consultant to join our Career Consulting team. This role offers flexibility to be based anywhere in Europe, supporting a hybrid working environment. You will play a pivotal role in helping our clients navigate the evolving landscape of pay transparency, pay equity, and diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) strategies across multiple jurisdictions.

Key Responsibilities: 

• Support end-to-end client projects focused on pay transparency, pay equity analysis, local pay gap compliance reporting, and strategic DEI initiatives. 

• Understand clients’ business goals, culture, and organizational dynamics to tailor solutions that accelerate their DEI and fair pay strategies. 

• Analyze complex workforce and pay data, employee listening results, and policies to assess the current state and identify opportunities for improvement. 

• Prepare and facilitate executive workshops and presentations to communicate findings, recommendations, and action plans effectively to diverse audiences. 

• Collaborate closely with sales teams to identify and pursue new business opportunities, expanding revenue streams from existing clients and supporting prospecting efforts. 

• Partner internally across disciplines to share knowledge, develop innovative solutions, and ensure seamless client delivery. 

• Contribute to and share thought leadership on emerging legislation and market trends. 

• Contribute to the growth and development of the team across Europe. 

Skills and Experience: 

• Proven experience in reward/compensation consulting, with a focus on pay equity, pay gap compliance, pay transparency, and/or DEI. 

• Strong project management skills with experience leading small to mid-sized projects and workstreams. 

• In-depth knowledge of EU pay equity and transparency legislation and global best practices. 

• Advanced Excel, data analysis and PowerPoint skills with high attention to detail. 

• Ability to translate complex data and technical concepts into clear, compelling narratives for non-technical stakeholders. 

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, with strong client relationship management capabilities. 

• Comfortable working independently and collaboratively in a fast-paced, multi-project environment. 

• Fluency in English; additional European languages are a plus. 

Why Join Us: 

• Opportunity to work flexibly across Europe with a supportive hybrid work model. 

• Join a vibrant, inclusive culture that values innovation, professional development, and impact. 

• Access to a broad range of career growth opportunities within a global leader in career consulting. 

Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit mercer.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age, background, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.