Company:
Mercer
Description:
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Investments team at Mercer. This role can be based in New York, Boston, King of Prussia, Chicago, St. Lous, or Atlanta. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.
As a Senior Investment Consultant with a lead role in Investments Training and Talent, you will utilize your investment consulting background to both lead institutional client relationships and leverage that experience and knowledge to develop a national training and development program in the US Investments organization, focusing on recruitment, assessment, training, and development to help build the next generation of investment consultants at Mercer.
Senior Investment Consultant and Talent Development Leader
We will count on you to:
- Opportunity to leverage your investment acumen to support a small number of institutional investment clients.
- Provide investment consulting services across the solutions spectrum from advice to OCIO for Mercer’s institutional clients.
- Collaborate with the Investment Client Office, HR, Learning & Development, and other senior leadership to establish formal training protocols, success metrics, and career development pathways.
- Collaborate closely with the offshore investments team, working as 'one team' to align talent strategies & training, share best practices, and foster a unified organizational culture.
- Drive the design and implementation of competency frameworks, onboarding programs, and promotion criteria to ensure a high-caliber investments talent pipeline.
- Manage and coordinate targeted investment learning opportunities, including Growth Days and other development initiatives.
- Establish and maintain a formal training program for People Managers and junior staff, fostering a culture of accountability, continuous learning and professional growth.
- Monitor and report on talent metrics, providing insights to senior leadership to inform strategic decisions.
- Foster a culture of continuous learning, accountability, and professional growth across the organization.
What you need to have:
- A bachelor's degree in business, finance, economics,
- Experience providing investment consulting services to institutional clients (defined benefit, defined contribution, not for profit, or insurance).
- Experience supporting investment clients directly or consulting experience, enabling you to understand client needs and tailor talent solutions accordingly.
- Strong interest in talent, training and people management within the investment or financial services sector, with a strong emphasis on recruitment, training, and professional development.
- Proven ability to lead with influence, inspiring and motivating cross-functional teams and senior leaders to embrace talent initiatives and drive organizational change.
- A demonstrated commitment to fostering a high-performance culture that balances rigorous investment standards with continuous learning and professional growth.
What makes you stand out?
- A deep, insider understanding of the competitive landscape and talent challenges unique to the investments industry
- Your proven track record of successfully designing and executing talent strategies that drive measurable improvements in recruitment quality, employee development, and retention within a similar organizational context.
- A strategic mindset and agility in adapting talent solutions to meet the dynamic needs of a fast-paced, results-driven investment organization.
We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders.
We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities.
Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being.
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 embracing 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, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting
[email protected] 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.The applicable base salary range for this role is $162,000 to $324,000.The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.
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