Analyst / Project Manager – Employee Benefits

Company:

Mercer

Description:

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Mercer Marsh Benefits (MMB) Multinational Advisory team at Mercer. This role will be based in Lisbon. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialized team that provides cutting-edge advice to Mercer Marsh Benefits' expanding portfolio of emerging multinational clients.

You will deliver consulting services across the total rewards spectrum, including strategy, design, benchmarking, startup, implementation, and governance.

As we engage with Spanish and French-speaking countries, proficiency in Spanish and French will be highly valued.

As an Analyst / Project Manager you will play a vital role in supporting our global consultants in all facets of total rewards international consulting, specifically tailored for emerging and expanding multinational companies. Join us and be part of a team that makes a difference on a global scale!

We will count on you to:

• Collaborate with experienced colleagues (Spanish, Portuguese, French) to contribute to the delivery of global services as outlined above.
• Proactively manage significant multi-country total rewards projects in coordination with Mercer, Marsh Benefits (MMB), and/or Marsh colleagues worldwide.
• Assist senior consultants in business development and proposal drafting.
• Exhibit strong project management skills to keep the team organized and on track with key deliverables.
• Support senior consultants in delivering project materials.
• Draft responses to client inquiries regarding international benefit issues and trends.
• Regularly liaise with colleagues across lines of business and geography to maximize value, managing a multi-service delivery model in various languages.
• Analyze and summarize benefits information and data using Excel and PowerPoint.
• Conduct proactive research to create client deliverables while engaging with clients and colleagues in a rapidly evolving environment, staying updated on trends such as country-specific legislative changes affecting benefits/reward provisions and the latest developments in inclusive benefits and innovative well-being programs.
• Request, gather, review, and upload client data, assisting in identifying market gaps, drafting recommendations, participant statements, and/or client listings.
• Support your client team with project management, client interactions, problem resolution, and supervision of analysts’ work.

What you need to have:

• Bachelor’s or master’s degree in finance, economics, HR, legal, or a related field.
• At least 1 year of experience in total rewards and/or benefits-related work.
• Excellent written and spoken communication skills in English.
•  Spanish and French proficiency will be highly valued.
• A keen attention to detail is essential.
• Strong problem-solving skills with the ability to clearly articulate complex issues.
• Exceptional planning and organizational skills to prioritize and effectively manage a diverse range of ongoing tasks.
• Ability to build strong working relationships with colleagues and clients, and comfort in engaging with client contacts.

What makes you stand out?

• A proactive and goal-oriented mindset.
• A commitment to achieving efficiencies in ongoing work.
• Advanced Microsoft Office skills, particularly a strong working knowledge of Excel, Word, and PowerPoint.

Why join our team:

• 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 $23 billion and more than 85,000 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.