Manager, Compensation

Aon is looking for a Manager – McLagan Banks Team, Bloomington, MN

As part of an industry-leading team, you will help empower results for our clients by delivering innovative and effective solutions as part of our McLagan business group within Aon’s Talent, Rewards and Performance team. This position offers an opportunity to work as a Manager in our Bloomington, MN office. McLagan is the financial services industry's leading global compensation consulting firm. Our clients include virtually every leading global financial services firm, including hedge funds, funds of hedge funds, private equity firms, investment management organizations, commercial and retail banks, securities firms and public plan sponsors. Our business model is based on creating and expanding long-term partnerships with our clients. Many of our key client relationships extend back to McLagan’s inception in 1966. More information about McLagan is available at www.mclagan.com.

Your impact as a Manager

We currently have an immediate need for an experienced consultant to join one of our business teams as a Manager. The Manager will be part of a highly productive team of industry experts. In our team-based work environment, the Manager will contribute to our clients’ business decisions made by their senior leaders, including executive management and boards of directors.

Job Responsibilities:

• Manage client projects from start to finish, translating client needs into analysis and design recommendations across topics such as executive compensation, staff compensation, board of director compensation, incentive plan design, and technical topics (e.g., tax, equity accounting, SEC disclosure)
• Serve as intermediary between lead consultants, staff resources and clients
• Accountable for project methodology, market research, completing complex analyses, writing reports, and other deliverables associated with executive, staff, and director compensation projects
• Participate in client presentations, including to boards of directors, senior executives, and HR leaders
• Assist in overseeing key areas of industry research
• Assist in new business and firm development activities, including calling on new survey participants, white papers, and webinars
• Analyzing data related to surveys and client engagements
• Mentor and provide guidance to more junior staff

You Bring Knowledge and Expertise

Skills:

• Strong quantitative background and skill set
• Highly proficient in MS Excel and PowerPoint
• Excellent written and oral communication
• Ability to synthesize and communicate large amounts of data into key findings and identify related business issues
• Have an “eye for detail,” while not losing focus of the bigger picture
• Confidence to present and defend methodology / recommendations to C-level and board of directors
• Leadership experience in terms of mentoring or developing peers and/or junior team members
• Experience of working effectively within teams
• Strong organizational and project management skills
• Ability to multi-task and manage multiple complex projects in fast-pace, loosely-structured and deadline-oriented environment
• Maturity to operate independently, yet maintain open communication with team members on changing landscape/priorities

Experience:

• 4 plus years of compensation or related experience
• Executive compensation experience preferred
• Financial services industry and consulting experience is a plus

Education: Bachelors or Masters Degrees in Economics, Finance, Mathematics, Statistics, Business, or other relevant field of study, with proven academic excellence.  Other majors will also be considered.

We offer you

A competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.

Our Colleague Experience:

From helping clients gain access to capital after natural disasters, to creating access to health care and retirement for millions, Aon colleagues empower results for our clients, communities, and each other every day.  They make a difference, work with the best, own their potential, and value one another.  This is the Aon Colleague Experience, defining what it means to work at Aon and realizing our vision of empowering human and economic possibility. To learn more visit Aon Colleague Experience.

About Aon:

Aon plc (NYSE:AON) is a leading global professional services firm providing a broad range of risk, retirement and health solutions. Our 50,000 colleagues in 120 countries empower results for clients by using proprietary data and analytics to deliver insights that reduce volatility and improve performance.

By applying for a position with Aon, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Aon's employment policies. Background checks may include some or all of the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, fingerprint verification, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Aon provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, or domestic partner status.  Aon is committed to a diverse workforce and is an affirmative action employer.

DISCLAIMER:
Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.