[Hiring] Senior Compensation Consultant @Aon Corporation

Role Description

Aon is looking for a Senior Compensation Consultant – Employee Rewards – Boston, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, Washington D.C., Denver, San Francisco, or near any major Aon office. Aon’s Rewards & Workforce Advisory team, part of the Human Capital Solutions practice, is seeking a Senior Compensation Consultant to join our Employee Rewards advisory practice.

This is an opportunity to help clients make better workforce and rewards decisions by applying market data, analytical insight, and practical consulting expertise. The ideal candidate brings compensation consulting experience, strong analytical and communication skills, and the ability to thrive in a fast-paced, client-focused environment.

This role will advise clients that participate in the Radford McLagan Compensation Database (RMCD), bringing deep knowledge of:

• Compensation data
• Job architecture
• Market benchmarking
• Rewards consulting across technology, life sciences, financial services, manufacturing, energy, retail, and related industries

What a day will look like:

• Manage deliverables for small-to-medium-sized projects or defined workstreams within larger, complex engagements, including outlining work steps, tracking progress, documenting next steps, and escalating issues as needed.
• Develop high-quality, client-ready deliverables that synthesize and interpret complex information beyond standard templates.
• Support and complete compensation design, job architecture, job evaluation, salary structure development, incentive target analysis, cost modeling, and impact analysis.
• Review and take accountability for methodology, analysis, and outputs across staffed projects.
• Serve as a key liaison among engagement leaders, project teams, and clients to support effective communication and execution.
• Develop reports and presentations that clearly communicate findings, methodologies, implications, and recommendations.
• Interface with clients and participate in or lead client presentations.
• Provide guidance, coaching, and developmental feedback to junior colleagues.
• Support new business development and broader practice growth activities.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of compensation consulting and/or corporate compensation experience; compensation consulting experience is required for the Senior Compensation Consultant role.
• Familiarity with the Radford McLagan Compensation Database (RMCD).
• Demonstrated knowledge of rewards, including base pay, incentive plan design, job architecture, job evaluation, pay transparency, and/or pay equity.
• Ability to translate data into meaningful insights and clearly articulate the “so what,” including identifying results that deviate from expectations or warrant further review.
• Knowledge of rewards trends, market practices, and related research.
• Ability to build complex Excel workbooks, develop insights that support project objectives, and lead projects across standard practice offerings.
• Advanced Excel and PowerPoint skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with the ability to communicate proactively, clearly, and transparently with a variety of audiences.
• Ability to synthesize large amounts of complex data into accessible findings and practical business implications.
• Strong consultative skills, including relationship building, process management, facilitation, and effective collaboration within teams.
• Strong time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple priorities and projects in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment.
• Candidates who do not meet the full experience requirements for the Senior Compensation Consultant role may be considered for Senior Associate or Consultant roles.

Requirements

• A bachelor’s degree is required.
• A master’s degree or MBA is preferred.
• Required Experience: employee compensation and benefits, project management, business communications, compensation management, customer relationship management (CRM), and data analysis.

Benefits

• A comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including:
• 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
• Employee stock purchase plan
• Consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
• Medical, dental, and vision insurance
• Various types of leaves of absence
• Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
• 15 days of paid vacation per year
• Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
• Short-term disability and optional long-term disability
• Health savings account
• Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
• Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
• Optional personal insurance policies
• Adoption assistance
• Tuition assistance
• Commuter benefits
• Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions