Ascensus

Engagement Leader

Ascensus$110K — $130K *
US-AnywhereRemote in Pennsylvania, US
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of consulting experience in compensation practices
  • Strong sales skills to effectively sell projects
  • Proven project management and creative problem-solving abilities
  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in a related field
  • Expertise in overseeing project deliverables like market pricing and pay structure design

Responsibilities

  • Identify new prospects through public engagements and networking
  • Evaluate client needs and develop tailored solutions
  • Lead project teams ensuring high accuracy and delivery standards
  • Oversee creation of compensation-related deliverables
  • Resolve escalated client issues with a proactive approach
  • Support teams conducting market pricing and job evaluations
  • Create RFPs for potential clients and cross-selling opportunities

Benefits

  • Work in a collaborative and strategic compensation consulting environment
  • Opportunity for professional development and project leadership
  • Engagement in diverse and impactful client projects
  • Gain visibility and recognition through public speaking and article writing
  • Chance to develop new client relationships and enhance branding
Full Job Description
Job Description:

The Compensation Consultant Engagement Leader will be an essential part of our Compensation Consulting team responsible for generating increased revenue through leads that come about from strategic relationships. This role is for someone who knows workforce and executive compensation practices and can sell a project. This person will lead and design projects involving increasing marketplace visibility and brand familiarity with Newport Group's name.

The Compensation Consultant Engagement Leader will:

  • Identify prospects through public speaking engagements, writing articles, and networking
  • Listen to a prospective client's issues, understand their situation, identify potential needs, and produce a solution while costing our proposal fees
  • Liaise with the client and lead teams working on assigned projects to ensure completion with a high level of technical and professional accuracy
  • Oversee the development of project deliverables such as market pricings, pay structure design, and cost impact models
  • Partner with team members related to researching on difficult questions or escalated issues and ensure project deliverables are understood and accepted
  • Work towards resolutions in response to escalated client issues and demonstrate a proactive solution-based approach to enhance client relations
  • Support client consulting projects through management of teams performing market pricing, job evaluation, regression analysis, pay structure design, cost impact models, and report preparation
  • Ensure team members meet very high standards for customer service, technical and communication skills
  • Generate revenue through the development of new client relationships while building and maintaining strong client relationships, which will ideally lead to opportunities for project extensions, cross-selling, and referrals to new prospects


  • Design short-term and long-term incentive programs that reinforce the clients' strategic objectives


  • Develop RFP (Request for Proposal) for new clients and existing cross selling opportunities.


You are the right person for this role if:

  • You know compensation practices very well
  • You have excellent sales capabilities to sell a project
  • You can provide oversight of project deliverables like market pricings, pay structure design, cost impact models, and can help with project billing
  • You have a bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
  • You have proven project management skills and creative problem-solving abilities and the ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
  • You have 7+ years of experience in compensation or compensation-related consulting (with specific experience in workforce compensation and/or executive compensation


Preferred (but not required) skills for this role are:

  • Experience with MarketPay
  • CCP Certification
  • Masters or MBA degree

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For all virtual remote positions, in order to ensure associates can effectively perform their job duties with no distractions, we require an uninterrupted virtual work space and there is also an expectation of family care being in place during business hours. Additionally, there is an internet work speed requirement of 25 MBps or better for individual use. If more than one person is utilizing the same internet connection in the same household or building, then a stronger connection is required. If you are unsure of your internet speed, please check with your service provider. Note: For call center roles specifically, it is a requirement to either hardwire your equipment directly to the internet router or ensure your workstation is in close proximity to the router. Please ensure that you are able to meet these expectations before applying.

About Ascensus

Ascensus is a financial services company that provides retirement, health, and education savings plans to individuals and businesses. The company was founded in 1980 and is headquartered in Dresher, Pennsylvania. Ascensus has over 4,000 employees and serves more than 12 million customers nationwide. The company offers a wide range of retirement plan solutions, including 401(k), 403(b), and IRA plans. Ascensus is committed to helping its customers save for retirement and achieve their financial goals. The company has received several awards for its excellent customer service and innovative products.
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Size
4,000 employees
Industry
Founded
1980

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