Job Abstract

What can you expect?

As part of Marsh McLennan’s Corporate People Partner Team, the People Partner for Legal, Compliance and Public Affairs (LCPA) and MMC’s Chief of Staff will provide forward-looking strategic HR counsel to MMC’s Senior Vice President and General Counsel, MMC’s Chief of Staff and their respective leadership teams working in close collaboration with MMC’s Corporate CPO. The role aligns people and talent initiatives with business goals and strategies to ensure superior organizational performance.

The People Partner owns the relationship with these leaders and leverages resources from our Centers for Excellence (Talent Acquisition, Talent & Inclusion, Total Rewards, Employee Relations), as well as the assistance of HR peers inside and outside the Corporate People Partner team, to deliver exceptional service to their clients. The role is responsible for supporting these leaders to develop and execute on talent strategies and solutions that enable them to meet their business objectives. 

As an advisor on people strategy, the People Partner collects information to help diagnose talent issues and priorities and presents insights to business leaders and the Corporate CPO to inform decision making and shape strategic plans. 

What is in it for you?

• A company with a strong Brand and strong results to match.
• Culture of internal mobility, collaboration, and valued partnership with HR from the business
• Competitive pay and outstanding benefits to help colleagues and their families live better – physically, mentally, and financially.
• Employee Resource Groups which provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer and mentoring opportunities, and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations
• A culture and a community of belonging

We will count on you to:

• Immerse into business’ operations, staying abreast of business and workforce challenges, human capital needs, and people-related gaps in capabilities.
• Proactively engage with HR Managers to establish a strong partnership enabling smooth implementation of programs and solutions and to gain insight into patterns in People Manager behaviors and issues across the business.
• For Career Development, Leadership Development, Internal Mobility, & Learning:
  • Provide local business perspective to COE and other People Partners
  • Work with business leaders to assess bench strength and workforce capabilities.
  • Oversee delivery of career development, leadership development, and learning content and programming, tracking program outputs and results.
  • Monitors inflow/outflow of resources within business area and shares internal mobility insights with relevant leaders.
• For Workforce Planning, Succession Planning, Reward Strategy & Performance Management
  • Supports the development of an action plan to achieve workforce plan (i.e. hiring, development, contingent contracting)
  • Works with business leaders to understand current and future critical positions, diagnose succession needs and risks.
  • Facilitates the talent review and calibration process alongside leaders; Ensures results are leveraged as part of succession process.
  • Works with leaders on reward strategy and related initiatives within their businesses
  • Reviews data and analytics to draw relevant insights for business leaders in partnership with COE; Ensures process results are reflected within the system; Consults with leaders on an ongoing basis to monitor results and adjust as needed.
• Organizational Effectiveness, Communications, and Change Management
  • Works with leaders and other People Partners on organizational effectiveness issues and initiatives within their businesses
  • Develops metrics to measure results of organizational effectiveness interventions.
  • Supports and partners with CPO, other People Partners and HR Managers on restructuring projects taking responsibility for development of business cases for any change proposals.
  • Advises on communications initiatives within business.
• Inclusion & Diversity
  • Works with business leaders to identify I&D challenges within business and agree plans to address.
  • Conducts regular assessments of I&D health within business.
• Recruiting
  • Provides business-related input to inform optimal sourcing strategies.
  • Attends interviews and advises on selection if required.
• Employee Engagement and Culture
  • Champions enterprise culture within business-specific environments
  • Consults leaders on culture and engagement issues and plans to address.
  • Establishes action plans following engagement surveys based on results in partnership with CPO and leaders.

What you need to have: 

• Multiple years as a HR practitioner, preferably in a large, globally matrixed organization.
• Experienced in developing plans to address talent/people related challenges or goals.
• Demonstrated ability to coach and advise business leaders, able to challenge when necessary and promote an alternate perspective to enable robust evaluation of issues and options.
• Understands the nature of the business within scope and the people issues and challenges that will require attention.
• Demonstrated experience in using metrics and technology to help business leaders make good decisions.
• Knowledge and experience of operating in the relevant business and country regulatory/statutory environments and markets
• Excellent communication skills in writing and verbally, both working 1:1 with business leaders and with groups of business leaders.
• Demonstrated enthusiasm of keeping abreast of HR and industry market trends and ready to shares knowledge with colleagues and the business. 

What makes you stand out:

• Business mindset
• Ability to unlock people’s full potential.
• Inspire with vision and passion.
• Strategic thinking
• Decision making judgement.
• Collaboration
• Credibility
• Change leadership and agility.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is the world’s leading professional services firm in the areas of risk, strategy and people. The Company’s more than 85,000 colleagues advise clients in over 130 countries.  With annual revenue of $23 billion, Marsh McLennan helps clients navigate an increasingly dynamic and complex environment through four market-leading businesses. Marsh provides data-driven risk advisory services and insurance solutions to commercial and consumer clients. Guy Carpenter  develops advanced risk, reinsurance and capital strategies that help clients grow profitably and pursue emerging opportunities. Mercer  delivers advice and technology-driven solutions that help organizations redefine the world of work, reshape retirement and investment outcomes, and unlock health and well being for a changing workforce. Oliver Wyman serves as a critical strategic, economic and brand advisor to private sector and governmental clients. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow us on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan 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 TANA@mmc.com

Marsh McLennan 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 McLennan 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.

The applicable base salary range for this role is $108,500 to $216,800.

The base pay offered will be determined on factors such as experience, skills, training, location, certifications, education, and any applicable minimum wage requirements. Decisions will be determined on a case-by-case basis. In addition to the base salary, this position may be eligible for performance-based incentives.

We are excited to offer a competitive total rewards package which includes health and welfare benefits, tuition assistance, 401K savings and other retirement programs as well as employee assistance programs.