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About the Role
As a Senior Consultant in Aon’s Transaction Strategy (TS) practice, you will play a key leadership role on project teams, shaping human capital solutions that support complex business transformations (M&A, divestitures, joint ventures, IPOs, restructurings, etc.). You will serve as a primary day-to-day advisor to client stakeholders, lead workstreams or full projects, and mentor junior colleagues, while collaborating closely with Directors and Partners to grow key client relationships and the TS business.
Responsibilities
- Applies advanced knowledge of human capital, rewards, and HR programs in the context of business transactions and transformations.
- Translates business strategy and deal objectives into integrated human capital workplans and solutions.
- Leads the delivery of medium to large client engagements or major workstreams on complex, multi-disciplinary programs.
- Serves as a trusted advisor to client HR and business leaders while mentoring and developing Consultants and Analysts.
- Contributes meaningfully to TS team growth, proposal development and thought leadership for the TS practice.
- Lead the delivery of key workstreams, or serve as overall engagement manager, on complex client consulting engagements related to M&A, joint ventures, carve-outs, spin-offs, IPOs, enterprise-wide restructurings and broader business transformations.
- Manage human capital topics including compensation and benefits, HR operating model, HR policies and programs, talent, culture, and retention strategies.
- Act as primary day-to-day contact for client project leads, managing expectations, aligning on scope, and ensuring high-quality deliverables.
- Oversee HR due diligence activities, including designing and implementing due diligence and transaction integration/divestiture/HR standup workplans.
- Direct and review the work of consultants/analysts performing data room review, interviews, and analytics.
- Synthesize findings and implications into clear, executive-ready due diligence reports and recommendations.
- Lead development of integrated project plans, including achievements, dependencies, and resourcing; ensure delivery on time, on budget, and within scope.
- Provide both qualitative and quantitative advice to clients, including assessing HR programs, rewards, and benefits in the context of deal and transformation goals.
- Develop financial and people-related models (e.g., cost, alignments, retention risk, headcount, incentives).
- Facilitate client meetings and workshops (virtual and in-person), presenting findings, options, and recommendations to both HR and business leaders.
- Partner with Directors and Partners to identify client needs, shape project opportunities, and contribute to multi-year client account strategies.
- Lead and model effective collaboration across TS, broader Talent, and other Aon solution lines.
- Coach, develop, and provide feedback to Consultants and Analysts, helping them build expertise in transaction-related human capital work.
- Promote a culture of innovation, inclusion, and continuous improvement within project teams and the broader practice.
- Actively incorporate emerging industry, market, and technology trends into project approaches and deliverables.
- Build and manage multi-stakeholder client relationships across HR, Finance, Legal, and business leadership.
- Take ownership of significant parts of business development efforts, including co-creating proposals and statements of work.
- Develop pricing and scoping approaches for defined workstreams.
- Contribute to pitch meetings and orals presentations.
- Help evolve and enhance TS methodologies, toolkits, templates, and knowledge resources.
- Deepen understanding of Aon’s broader Human Capital and Risk offerings and proactively bring integrated solutions to clients.
- Manage project economics, including monitoring budgets, controlling scope, and ensuring profitable, high-quality delivery.
- Collaborate with internal leaders to design holistic client offerings that connect human capital, rewards, benefits, and broader business transformation objectives.
- Identify cross-sell and up-sell opportunities in existing engagements.
- Support the development of client-facing perspectives, articles, or tools on HR in M&A and transformation.
- Share insights from projects and market activity that can shape Aon points of view and go-to-market strategies.
- Use data-driven insights to articulate the commercial impact of human capital strategies on deal value, synergy realization, and business performance.
Requirements
- Significant experience (typically 5–8+ years) in human capital, rewards, or HR consulting, or equivalent corporate experience in Compensation and/or Employee benefits and HR programs, policies and operating model.
- Demonstrated experience working on HR-focused M&A transactions, business transformations, or large-scale organizational change (corporate or consulting environment).
- Proven ability to lead workstreams or projects and manage multiple stakeholders in high-pressure, time-sensitive environments.
- Proven ability to gain trust and credibility with senior client partners and internal leaders.
- Proven ability to structure complex problems, apply critical thinking and develop pragmatic, actionable recommendations.
- Strong communication and presence: Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including development and delivery of executive-level presentations.
- Ability to facilitate client meetings and workshops, and to communicate technical/analytical concepts in a business-focused manner.
- Advanced analytical and technical skills: Strong proficiency with Microsoft Excel (e.g., financial models, people analytics, scenario modeling) and PowerPoint.
- Comfort working with large datasets and translating outputs into insights and recommendations.
- Demonstrated track record of leading and mentoring junior team members.
- Demonstrated track record of taking ownership of deliverables and personal/professional development.
- Demonstrated track record of effectively prioritizing and managing multiple projects concurrently.
- Bachelor’s degree in Finance, Business Management, Human Resources, Economics, or other relevant field required.
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS in HR/Industrial Relations, JD, or other relevant master's) experience is a plus.
- Professional certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP/SCP, WorldatWork, CEBS, project management certifications such as PMP) are desired.
- Demonstrated experience in compensation and benefits design, HR M&A and/or organization transformation work is desired.
- For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.
- Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position.
Skills
- Human capital
- Rewards
- HR programs
- M&A
- Divestitures
- Joint ventures
- IPOs
- Restructurings
- Business transformations
- Compensation
- Benefits
- HR operating model
- Talent strategies
- Culture strategies
- Retention strategies
- HR due diligence
- Financial modeling
- People analytics
- Scenario modeling
- Microsoft Excel
- Microsoft PowerPoint
- Data analysis
- Client relationship management
- Business development
- Proposal development
- Thought leadership
- Project management
- Mentoring
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Presentation skills
- Problem-solving
- Critical thinking
- Executive-level presentations
- Facilitation
- Data-driven insights
Location
- New York, NY
- Metro New York
- Toronto, ON
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- Senior
- 5-8+ years
Education Level
- Bachelor's degree in Finance, Business Management, Human Resources, Economics, or other relevant field
- Advanced degree (MBA, MS in HR/Industrial Relations, JD, or other relevant master's) is a plus
- Professional certifications (e.g., SHRM-CP/SCP, WorldatWork, CEBS, project management certifications such as PMP) are desired
Salary/Compensations
- $130,000 to $160,000 annually
- Eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus
Benefits
- 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions
- Employee stock purchase plan
- Consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion
- Medical, dental and vision insurance
- Various types of leaves of absence
- Paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year
- 15 days of paid vacation per year
- Paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws
- Short-term disability and optional long-term disability
- Health savings account
- Health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts
- Employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance
- Optional personal insurance policies
- Adoption assistance
- Tuition assistance
- Commuter benefits
- Employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions
About the Company
- Aon is in the business of better decisions.
- At Aon, we shape decisions for the better to protect and enrich the lives of people around the world.
- As an organization, we are united through trust as one inclusive team and we are passionate about helping our colleagues and clients succeed.
Equal Opportunity
- Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.