Lead Associate Executive Compensation
Job Description
Join our team as an Executive Compensation Lead Associate and work alongside some of the industry’s leading consultants on high-impact client projects. From day one, you’ll gain hands-on experience with real assignments that challenge your analytical thinking, business insight, and problem-solving skills. You’ll play a key role in collecting and interpreting data, presenting findings, and shaping strategies for top-tier clients. Along the way, you’ll build deep technical expertise through structured learning tailored to your role—all while developing a strong foundation in executive compensation and the broader industry landscape.
The Role
Excellence
- Develop technical knowledge and skills in the area of Executive Compensation
- Deliver on projects to meet or exceed internal or client expectations
- Contribute to sales and marketing efforts by supplying information for proposals
- Apply financial rigour through accurate time recording and invoicing
Clients
- Partner with consultants and clients to design strategies to attract, reward and retain talent
- Help clients ensure their executive reward programs are competitive through benchmarking analyses
- Perform industry and financial research related to compensation strategy and design
- Develop pay structures and incentive designs aligned with business strategies
- Value equity awards using financial formulas
- Participate in the design and conduct of custom compensation surveys
- Assist clients with public disclosures, regulatory filings and plan documentation
- Identify competitive best practices and emerging trends in executive compensation
- Monitor regulatory, legislative and shareholder developments
- Increase efficiency within client teams by improving processes
People
- Build relationships internally and collaborate effectively on cross-functional teams
Qualifications
The Requirement
Technical
- Experience as a Compensation Associate or a strong interest in the field
- Ability to conduct custom compensation surveys
- Perform industry and financial research related to compensation strategy and design
- Analyze competitive compensation levels
- Develop pay structures and analyze fixed vs. variable pay
- Learn incentive plan design
- Value stock option grants
- Advanced MS Excel skills
- Develop technical skills to review analysts’ work before client delivery
Interpersonal
- Problem solver with strong analytical abilities
- Able to draw logical conclusions from data
- Conceptual thinker who can see the bigger picture
- Results-driven and business-focused
- Strong oral, written, and presentation skills
- Highly organized and methodical
- Quality-driven with high standards
- Able to work with minimal supervision
- Strong time-management skills
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in economics, finance, mathematics, statistics, or any quantitative field
- Strong academic record
Equal Opportunity Employer
At WTW, we believe difference makes us stronger. We want our workforce to reflect the varied markets we operate in and to build a culture of inclusivity where colleagues feel welcome, valued, and empowered to bring their whole selves to work every day. We are an equal opportunity employer committed to fostering an inclusive environment. We embrace all forms of diversity.
