Willis Towers Watson
Analyst, Broad-Based Rewards
Posted on Nov 9 Arlington, VA 4 views
As an Analyst in our Work, Rewards and Careers practice, you will work side-by-side with some of the industry’s top consultants while you develop cutting edge technical knowledge and skills and gain experience working with a variety of clients across industries. You will have immediate exposure to client assignments which will draw on your imagination and creativity as well as your ability to analyze data, draw conclusions and present results.
The Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, statistics or any other major with significant quantitative course work
0-3 years of relevant work experience 
Passion for solving problems and sharing solutions to exceed the standards of the client
Strong financial literacy is preferred
Ability to be a self-starter and work independently, but also cooperatively in a close team environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel
These experiences will help build your technical capabilities in the rewards and work disciplines, as well as client and project management skills. You will also benefit from more structured learning opportunities that are tailored to our business.
Our projects range in scope from specific solutions to broad cross-LOB engagements, such as support for M&A transactions, total rewards strategy and optimization. We support clients across a range of WRC disciplines, including:
Rewards:
Rewards strategy
Competitive compensation analyses
Base salary program design
Annual and sales incentive program design
Job levelling and architecture
Pay equity and pay fairness assessments
Careers and Work
Competency and skills frameworks
Performance management
Workforce analytics and planning
Functional/organization structure design
Career philosophy/strategy
Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
The Role
While every day and assignment are somewhat different, some of your main responsibilities will include:
Partnering with consultants and clients to design strategies and rewards programs to attract, reward and retain talent
Helping our clients ensure that their reward programs are competitive by performing competitive benchmarking analyses of compensation levels, program design and other rewards practices utilizing the range of WTW data, tools and processes
Modeling pay structures and conducting financial impact analyses of alternative designs
Developing, analyzing and calibrating incentive plan designs that help support companies’ business strategies
Drafting reports and exhibits presenting the team’s analytical work to client audiences
Performing industry and financial research
Keeping abreast of legal, regulatory and legislative trends that relate to corporate governance and compensation
Increasing efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processes
Contributing to sales and marketing efforts by assisting with proposals and other client-specific business development efforts
Contributing to the external visibility of WTW’s brand through intellectual capital generation, drafting articles, and other contributions.
This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements for various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that base salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role base on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual qualifications, education/profession certifications, experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
Compensation
The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $65,000-$75,000 USD per year. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
Company Benefits
WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
EOE, including disability/vets
The Requirements
Bachelor’s Degree in business, economics, finance, mathematics, statistics or any other major with significant quantitative course work
0-3 years of relevant work experience 
Passion for solving problems and sharing solutions to exceed the standards of the client
Strong financial literacy is preferred
Ability to be a self-starter and work independently, but also cooperatively in a close team environment
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Excellent Microsoft Office skills, particularly in Excel
These experiences will help build your technical capabilities in the rewards and work disciplines, as well as client and project management skills. You will also benefit from more structured learning opportunities that are tailored to our business.
Our projects range in scope from specific solutions to broad cross-LOB engagements, such as support for M&A transactions, total rewards strategy and optimization. We support clients across a range of WRC disciplines, including:
Rewards:
Rewards strategy
Competitive compensation analyses
Base salary program design
Annual and sales incentive program design
Job levelling and architecture
Pay equity and pay fairness assessments
Careers and Work
Competency and skills frameworks
Performance management
Workforce analytics and planning
Functional/organization structure design
Career philosophy/strategy
Note: Employment-based non-immigrant visa sponsorship and/or assistance is not offered for this specific job opportunity.
The Role
While every day and assignment are somewhat different, some of your main responsibilities will include:
Partnering with consultants and clients to design strategies and rewards programs to attract, reward and retain talent
Helping our clients ensure that their reward programs are competitive by performing competitive benchmarking analyses of compensation levels, program design and other rewards practices utilizing the range of WTW data, tools and processes
Modeling pay structures and conducting financial impact analyses of alternative designs
Developing, analyzing and calibrating incentive plan designs that help support companies’ business strategies
Drafting reports and exhibits presenting the team’s analytical work to client audiences
Performing industry and financial research
Keeping abreast of legal, regulatory and legislative trends that relate to corporate governance and compensation
Increasing efficiency within client teams by identifying ways to improve processes
Contributing to sales and marketing efforts by assisting with proposals and other client-specific business development efforts
Contributing to the external visibility of WTW’s brand through intellectual capital generation, drafting articles, and other contributions.
This position will remain posted for a minimum of three business days from the date posted or until a sufficient/appropriate candidate slate has been identified.
Compensation and Benefits
Base salary range and benefits information for this position are being included in accordance with requirements for various state/local pay transparency legislation. Please note that base salaries may vary for different individuals in the same role base on several factors, including but not limited to location of the role, individual qualifications, education/profession certifications, experience, performance in the role and potential for revenue generation (Producer roles only).
Compensation
The base salary compensation range being offered for this role is $65,000-$75,000 USD per year. This role is also eligible for an annual short-term incentive bonus.
Company Benefits
WTW provides a competitive benefit package which includes the following (eligibility requirements apply):
- Health and Welfare Benefits: Medical (including prescription coverage), Dental, Vision, Health Savings Account, Commuter Account, Health Care and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, Group Accident, Group Critical Illness, Life Insurance, AD&D, Group Legal, Identify Theft Protection, Wellbeing Program and Work/Life Resources (including Employee Assistance Program)
- Leave Benefits: Paid Holidays, Annual Paid Time Off (includes paid state/local paid leave where required), Short-Term Disability, Long-Term Disability, Other Leaves (e.g., Bereavement, FMLA, ADA, Jury Duty, Military Leave, and Parental and Adoption Leave),
- Retirement Benefits: Contributory Pension Plan and Savings Plan (401k)
EOE, including disability/vets
