Global Finance Operational Excellence Program Manager

Company:Mercer

Description:

Global Finance Operational Excellence Program Manager

This a hybrid role that has a requirement of working three days a week in our midtown Manhattan office.

Marsh McLennan’s Operational Excellence team is responsible for developing and managing programs, communications, and employee engagement for the Global Finance organization (spanning all finance functions).  As the Operational Excellence Program Manager, you will be a pivotal team member supporting these strategic initiatives of Global Finance.

What can you expect?

You will be responsible for both delivering and executing leadership and development programs throughout Global Finance and partnering with campus recruiting to attract top talent to our organization. We’ll expect you to provide event management for key milestone events, as well as reporting, and analyzing training statistics and creating internal communications for our key stakeholders.

These deliverables are integral to the finance priorities for Marsh McLennan’s CFO and the Finance Leadership Team. Your role will not only be highly visible but also a critical component to our success in driving the Global Finance strategies and business priorities.

What’s in it for you?

• Being a part of a global company with a strong brand and a commitment to growth.
• A culture of internal mobility, collaboration, and extraordinary career opportunities.
• Competitive pay and outstanding benefits.
• Paid time off to give back through non-profit community service.
• Employee Resource Groups that provide access to leaders, relevant volunteer, and mentoring. opportunities, and interactions with counterparts in industry groups and client organizations.

We will count on you to:

• Manage the day-to-day aspects of the Global Finance Leadership Development and Early Career programs including project plans, communication, program launch, training sessions, group presentations, offsite meetings, social events, stakeholder program updates, and act as the overall program point person.
• Execute events and offsite logistics for key Global Finance talent initiatives including leadership development and early career programs.
• Partner with Full-Time and Internship recruiting which includes securing interviewers, attending on-site recruiting events, and acting as a representative for our Global Finance organization.
• Create executive level presentations in Power Point.
• Serve as the Learning Administrator and pulling various reports in Excel (which requires the knowledge and use of formulas and pivot tables).
• Drive engagement across the Global Finance community, through executing town halls, updating the intranet site and creating new initiatives that align to our organizational goals.

What you need to have: 

• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of 3 years of related experience.
• Experience with stakeholder management with both senior and early career colleagues.
• Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Strong project planning and organizational skills, with the ability to drive multiple projects simultaneously.

What makes you stand out:

• Knowledge of finance is preferred.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Office 365, Teams, Zoom & SharePoint
• You can multitask and handle multiple projects at once while delivering quality and value add output.
• You have a can-do, upbeat attitude, with the ability to work in a collaborative organization.
• You want to learn and be a valued team member.
• You can influence others and move toward a common vision or goal.
• You have exceptional attention to detail.

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow 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 [email protected].

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 $80,600 to $161,200.

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.