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About the Role

The Senior Principal is a leader in Marsh's HR M&A Advisory Services practice, accountable for the human capital agenda on transactions for corporate and private equity clients. This management consulting role involves framing people questions critical to deal success, advising senior leaders at transaction pace, and leading teams through the M&A lifecycle. AI is central to how this role operates and how future consultants are developed.

Responsibilities

Orchestrate sales and delivery across Marsh People and Investments' businesses and the broader Marsh enterprise for an integrated client experience.
Originate and expand work through relationship development with corporate development teams and private equity sponsors, managing revenue, margin, and delivery quality.
Lead the opportunity from identification through pursuit and close as a strategic advisor and relationship builder.
Own the human capital agenda on complex transactions including acquisitions, divestitures, carve-outs, joint ventures, and private equity deals.
Frame people questions that determine deal success, translating them into a value case, synergy plan, and integration roadmap.
Advise senior business leaders, CHROs, CFOs, and private equity deal teams on transaction pace, managing critical human capital value drivers, data, risks, timelines, and interdependencies.
Utilize AI as a core tool for accelerating data room review, document synthesis, workforce cost and synergy modeling, and creating practice accelerators.
Develop colleagues on AI-enabled delivery, setting standards for review and source verification, and clarifying where human judgment is needed.
Shape the practice's point of view on evolving transaction trends, including deal structures, workforce composition, and the regulatory environment.
Lead and develop consultants and engagement managers to build practice capacity.
Thrive in an environment that embraces AI and technology-enabled tools.

Requirements

12+ years of professional services experience with a track record of leading transactions.
Demonstrated management consulting capability, including structuring ambiguous problems, working hypothesis-first, and reaching defensible recommendations under pressure.
Executive presence with business leadership including CHRO, CFO, and private equity audiences, with a record of repeat engagements.
Working fluency with AI in delivery, including directing AI-enabled analysis and ensuring accuracy, source verification, and appropriate handling of client data.
Working knowledge of the M&A lifecycle and core HR disciplines (total rewards, benefits, HR technology, workforce planning).
Commercial ownership, including origination, proposal leadership, and accountability for revenue, margin, and delivery quality.
Proven ability to build, lead, and develop teams in a matrixed environment.
Willingness to travel as deal activity requires.

Skills

AI in delivery
Structuring ambiguous problems
Hypothesis-first approach
Defensible recommendations
Executive presence
Relationship building
M&A lifecycle knowledge
Total rewards
Benefits
HR technology
Workforce planning
Commercial ownership
Team leadership
AI tools (prompting, scripting, agentic workflows)
Pension and post-retirement obligations
Equity and change-in-control exposure
Benefit plan design
Workforce cost modeling
Corporate client experience
Private equity client experience
Cross-border transactions
Carve-out and separation
HRIS and people data (Workday, SuccessFactors)
Workforce data analysis

Location

New York City
Chicago

Work Type

Hybrid
Onsite

Experience Level

Senior Principal
12+ years professional services experience

Education Level

MBA or other advanced degree
Relevant professional certifications (CCP, GRP, CEBS, PROSCI or PMP)

Salary/Compensations

$169,000 to $338,500

Benefits

Health and welfare benefits
Tuition assistance
401K savings and other retirement programs
Employee assistance programs

About the Company

Marsh is a global leader in risk, reinsurance and capital, people and investments, and management consulting, advising clients in 130 countries.
With annual revenue of over $27 billion and more than 95,000 colleagues, Marsh helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective.
Marsh 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 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.

Equal Opportunity

Marsh 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, 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, veteran status (including protected veterans), or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
If you have a need that requires accommodation, please let us know by contacting reasonableaccommodations@marsh.com.