Mercer Career Consulting Analyst - Montreal - 2026 New Grads

Marsh McLennan•Montreal, QC

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

Mercer's Career business segment helps clients worldwide engage their talent to drive business performance. Career consultants partner with HR leaders, board members, and top-level executives to optimize business performance through strategies that enable organizations to better reward and engage their people. We stay ahead of the competition by providing best-in-class information, unsurpassed global reach, dedicated support services, and innovative solutions. We bring clients a range of integrated solutions across five practice areas: Workforce Rewards, Executive Rewards, Workforce Planning & Analytics, Communications & Change Management and HR Transformation. As a Compensation Analyst in the Rewards practice, you will work with a broad range of clients and industries in a stimulating environment, participating as an integral member of project teams to diagnose issues and design strategic human resource solutions that support clients’ success. You will be responsible for providing crucial quantitative and qualitative analytical support to senior consultants and draw meaningful conclusions from client and market data.

Requirements

Strong analytical and critical thinking skills, both quantitative and qualitative
Strong working knowledge of Excel including advanced formulas (VLOOKUP, INDEX (MATCH), COUNTIF, AVERAGEIF, etc.) and developing analysis files and dashboards
Demonstrated experience in data analysis and presentation design
Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills
Intellectual curiosity and a drive to understand “the why”, seeking opportunities to develop deeper understanding and new skills
Flexibility, adaptability, and the ability to work under tight deadlines and changing client needs
Superior organizational skills and strong attention to detail

Nice To Haves

Completing a Bachelor's degree majoring in commerce, business, economics, finance, statistics, accounting, mathematics, actuarial sciences, psychology or HR preferred by Spring 2026.
Consulting, business, finance/banking, accounting, HR, economics and/or quantitative intensive internship experience preferred.
Demonstrated academic excellence with a minimum GPA of 3.0
Involvement in extra-curricular activities, clubs, sports teams and/or part-time work while completing the degree preferred.
Demonstrated strong business acumen and leadership experience, coupled with exceptional critical thinking and problem-solving abilities, effective communication skills, and a solid understanding of fundamental business principles.
Excellent communication and presentation skills in French and English, as the position requires regular interaction with clients outside of Quebec, as well as collaboration with other members of the team outside of Canada.

Responsibilities

Conduct market research and analysis to understand industry and organization-specific issues, including compensation and rewards trends, business strategy, corporate performance, and hiring and retention challenges
Combine an understanding of clients’ internal needs with external market practices to help facilitate a client’s go-forward rewards strategy and programs
Analyze clients' strategic, financial, and organizational information to provide insights that will develop into talent strategies and solutions
Design and implement executive, workforce, and sales compensation structures and incentive plans to align pay and performance with corporate strategic objectives
Develop and implement job evaluation systems and performance management programs
Perform pay equity diagnostics that drive clients’ pay equity compliance strategy for provincially and/or federally-regulated clients
Prepare client reports and presentations, including recommendations presented to senior management, HR leaders, boards of directors, and executives