Mercer Career Reward and Talent Graduate Programme London 2025

We’re Mercer - a global consulting leader in health, wealth and career. Mercer has more than 22,000 colleagues based in over 40 countries. We help clients worldwide from small businesses to Fortune 1000 companies advance the health, wealth and performance of their most vital asset – their people.  

Mercer is uniquely qualified to help organisations design and execute sophisticated workforce strategies, whether it’s for a multinational organisation or a local company attempting to grow within its market. We provide best-in-class consulting, rigorous analytics, and data-driven insights that help organisations make fact-based decisions. 

The first step in your career in Reward & Talent is as a Graduate Analyst. Graduate Analysts work with a broad range of clients and industries, participating as a member of project teams to diagnose issues and design strategic solutions. 

What can you expect? 

Mercer's Reward and Talent Consultants partner with clients around the world to engage their most important asset - their people. With high-quality, tailored, independent consulting advice, we help clients optimise business performance by improving the way they manage, reward, and motivate their workforce. Our Reward & Talent consultants are analytical, creative collaborators who are natural problem solvers able to diagnose problems and assist in developing and implementing best-in-class solutions that drive success for our clients. 

As a Reward and Talent Graduate Analyst, you'll dive into our integrated solutions, spanning our Reward & Talent, and Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion practices, and collaborate closely with Mercer Career's other practice lines in Executive Remuneration and Workforce Transformation. 

What is in it for you?  

• Competitive salary and accelerated career progression, with a permanent full-time role upon completing the programme. 
• Competitive Benefits Package including: 25 days annual leave, up to 4 days of flexible bank holidays, excellent pension contributions, private medical cover, life assurance, income protection, employee assistance programme, plus a range of flexible benefits including the option to buy or sell up to 5 days holiday per year, cycle to work, dental insurance, health assessments plus many more. 
• Challenged to deliver impactful solutions for major organisations and have a direct impact on their employees 
• Exposure to working with the best people in the industry 

We will count on you to

• Provide quantitative and qualitative analytical support to senior consultants and project teams 
• Conduct research and analysis to understand industry and organisation-specific issues, including business strategy, corporate performance, compensation and rewards practices and trends 
• Analyse data related to compensation, benefits, and performance to ensure internal equity and external competitiveness 
• Support the development and implementation of compensation and benefits programmes, including salary structures and incentive plans 
• Collaborate with project teams to determine and execute the most effective ways to structure analyses and present information to meet client objectives 
• Prepare client presentations and presenting to business leaders 

What you need to have

• To be eligible for this position, you must be on track to achieve or have already achieved a minimum of a 2:2 (or equivalent) in your degree discipline 
• Right to Work in the UK (we are unable to provide Visa sponsorship for this role) 

What makes you stand out? 

• Intellectual curiosity; seeking opportunities to develop new skills; enthusiasm to learn 
• Strong analytical skills and attention to detail, both quantitative and qualitative, and working knowledge of Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint 
• Problem-solving skills, with the ability to think critically and propose solutions 
• Knowledge of data analysis and presentation design 
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills, superior organisational skills, and strong attention to detail 

Mercer believes in building brighter futures by redefining the world of work, reshaping retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocking real health and well-being. Mercer’s more than 20,000 employees are based in 43 countries and the firm operates in over 130 countries. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people, with more than 85,000 colleagues and annual revenue of over $23 billion. Through its market-leading businesses including Marsh, Guy Carpenter and Oliver Wyman, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment. For more information, visit mercer.com. Follow Mercer 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, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin colour, 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.