London, United Kingdom
1 day ago
Senior Principal, Workforce Transformation Consulting

We are seeking a talented individual to join our Workforce Transformation Consulting team at Mercer. This role will be based in London. This is a hybrid role that has a requirement of working at least three days a week in the office.

An opportunity for an exceptional Senior Principal within Workforce Transformation Consulting with an impressive academic record and proven commercial experience gained within a HR transformation consultancy.You will join a team that provides innovative solutions to clients across the UK and Europe in a wide variety of areas, including strategic workforce planning, Talent Management, skills assessment and development, HR transformation, organisational design, culture, DE&I etc.

We will count on you to:

Be a strategic thought leader and act as a regional subject matter expert in one or two areas of relevant consulting offerings.Drive innovation in service delivery and methodologiesFocus on market positioning of our brand and be actively involved in developing PoVLead the work to grow and retain global strategic accounts, in partnership with colleagues across the whole of Marsh and McLennan Companies (MMC), and ensure external client satisfaction by leveraging appropriate Mercer and other MMC resourcesGenerate sales by leading prospecting efforts with new clients and being a brand ambassador.Serve as lead consultant on large clients, including managing overall service delivery and solution design, acting as the day-to-day lead for the client, ensuring project requirements, solutions and deliverables meet client expectations.Determine the full scope of services provided to the client and set roles and responsibilities within the client and project team.Act as a mentor and coach by motivating colleagues to deliver a high standard of work and delegate effectively to provide developmental opportunities to team members.Be a leading member of the team by collaborating with the other members of the Workforce Transformation organisation in order to build capability and enhance our reputation, both externally and internally

What you need to have: 

Significant senior level experience within the Workforce Transformation consulting arena, within a consulting firm.Ability to create a broad range of Workforce Transformation solutions including:  organisational and cultural transformation, enterprise skills transformation, HR Transformation, Skills assessment and development, organisational design, strategic workforce planning and HR change management, with subject matter experience in one or more of these areas.Ability to leverage a broad network of stakeholders in order to provide clients with comprehensive strategies for improving overall organisational performance.Exceptional client management skills with demonstrated experience developing strong relationships with executives, and their HR/OD teamsProven experience of business development and revenue generation from new business.Relevant and commensurate talent assignment sales and client leadership experience gained working with global, large organisations, ideally over considerable periods of time.Demonstrated expertise in architecting innovative and strategically linked organisational development solutions by selecting the most appropriate strategies, methodologies, and technologies to maximise impact.Project management capability and financial acumenSupervisory experience

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 $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, 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 color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

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.

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