Associate Partner – Talent Advisory
We are currently growing our UK Talent & Reward Advisory team and are looking to hire an Associate Partner to join our busy practice based in the City of London. The Advisory team is part of Aon’s wider Human Capital Solutions practice.
This is a hybrid role with the flexibility to work both virtually and from the London office.
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The Talent Advisory Team
We partner with our clients and support them in developing new talent & reward approaches tailored to their particular business and its unique operating model and culture. We work with clients on a wide range of topics and the diversity of our support is a key feature of the work of our team. Our main service areas focus on total reward strategies, employee value proposition design (EVP), future skills definition, culture alignment, job architecture and levelling (underpinned by our refreshingly straight-forward job evaluation methodology, JobLink) and design of all of the individual components of the reward package including base pay, annual incentive plans, sales incentives and performance management. Being Aon, we are of course able to call on some of the best expertise in the market to support our work (e.g. benefits, pensions and market data as already mentioned).
We provide invaluable advice to companies during some of the most exciting and crucial moments in their growth and evolution – including during and M&A, divestiture and carve-out scenarios where we help them handle the people-related aspects of the transaction from initial due diligence to signing, close, through integration or separation and beyond. The objective is always to create, align and integrate talent & reward processes in a way that supports the aspirations of any new business.
Our clients range from small local start-ups to some of the largest and best-known global brands. This particular role will be UK based but you will be part of a wider EMEA Advisory Team and also working alongside global colleagues based on the specific needs of each individual project.
This is a commercially focused role with direct client and prospect interaction and at this level, individuals would be expected to contribute to the success of the team and wider practice through a combination of business development, RFP responses, pitching to clients, closing deals as well as successful oversight or management and delivery of projects. A strong technical background in HR and/or Reward-related matters will be crucial for any successful candidate.
As an Associate Partner, you will be a key team member responsible for developing internal relationships with other parts of the wider Aon business and delivering on our Aon United strategy to maximise and leverage the overall Aon/client relationship and introduce new workstreams to existing clients.
The role might also involve some management of Talent Advisory team members, either at the individual level or as part of the Team’s Leadership Group. Some previous experience of people management and development/coaching will be highly desirable.
What the day will look like
- Provide both strategic direction and technical input for a wider range of HR and Reward-related client projects, both internally and in client-facing situations. Ensure that thought leadership is an integral part of the work we do by supporting the thought leadership across our Advisory offering which ensures that we deliver the best of Aon to our clients.
- Solve client’s workforce challenges, through leverage of Talent, and where possible Health and Wealth, solutions to design and implement client solutions across multiple HR fields
- Accountable for overall quality, accuracy and efficiency of projects
- Management of the overall client relationship for existing and new clients as appropriate. Point of escalation for clients and team members on projects.
- Lead a robust network both internally and externally to develop relationships and opportunities for the Advisory team and the wider reward and Human Capital Business
- Shape, sell and lead customized and tailored solutions to our clients bringing together expertise from across Aon as appropriate. In this role you would be expected to lead the commercial process
- Project management with a high degree of personal involvement in delivery as well as leading a project team where required to ensure that the project delivers against the client’s needs and is commercially successful for Aon.
- Responsible for working in full accordance with the Aon UK Limited Risk Management Framework, and compliance with the Aon UK Limited policies, including participation in the management of risks (including completion of mandatory training) that may adversely affect the business, interests or reputation of any Group Company.
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How this opportunity is different
The role-holder will be the Senior Advisor on our most high-profile project opportunities. Through this they will drive value by providing project management and professional consultancy to clients from an array of industries, bringing to bear data from Aon’s compensation surveys, assessment products and data, while building and championing strong client relationships.
The candidate will work across a wide range of project types and solution lines with a strong client focus. They will collaborate closely with those of different expertise such as Assessments, People Strategy, Executive Compensation, Benefits & Pensions, M&A, and Communications and Change.
Skills and experience that will lead to success
- Technical experience in HR Leadership (preferably with some international experience) Total Reward, Rewards Analytics, People Analytics and/or Talent Management with potentially deep expertise in some specific areas.
- Experience leading and delivering significant projects including “hands on” delivery involvement.
- Ideally, validated sales experience and experience of mentoring and leading a team.
- Ability to collaborate well with colleagues across different teams and geographies in a fast-paced consulting environment. Requisite appreciation of cultural differences and how these need to be led.
- Superior listening skills, the ability to develop insightful questions, and identify and implement the appropriate strategy to successfully address the client’s issues and to develop less senior team members in the same skills.
- Excellent and highly credible written and oral communication skills, for interactions with clients and colleagues and for the delivery of external presentations, Podcasts and other client-facing communications
- Highly evolved analytical skills for interpreting data and integrating data to support decision-making but with the ability to answer the “so what?” questions and provide succinct, pragmatic and workable strategic solutions to clients
- Consistent track record of strong senior stakeholder level client relationship management and business development
- Commercial competence, with an ability to drive revenue growth
- Flexibility to work in situations where there is no unique right answer and a willingness to work outside of your personal comfort zone.
How we support our colleagues
In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage a diverse workforce. Plus, our agile, inclusive environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself. We offer a variety of working style solutions, but we also recognise that flexibility goes beyond just the place of work... and we are all for it. We call this Smart Working!
Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.
We provide individuals with disabilities reasonable accommodations to participate in the job application or interview process, to perform essential job functions, and to receive other benefits and privileges of employment in accordance with applicable law. Please contact us to request an accommodation onReasonableAdjustments@Aon.com
Aon values an innovative, diverse workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.
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