Company:
Mercer
Description:
Talent Solution Leader - Europe
Pan-European remit · Leadership Assessment · Leadership Development · Assessment · Employee Experience · Talent Management Advisory
1. Role Context & Market Reality
We are seeking a talented individual to join our Workforce & Reward European Talent Practice, part of our People and Investments business at Marsh (formerly Mercer Career).
The Workforce & Reward European Talent Practice sits at the intersection of strategic HR advisory and specialist people science. The ideal leader must credibly sell into CHROs and Boards, while also being substantively fluent in the mechanics of assessment psychometrics, leadership development, and experience design. This is a hybrid profile — part commercial, part practice builder, part subject-matter expert.
2. Ideal Candidate Profile
Experience
15+ years in human capital / talent consulting, with a clear trajectory from individual contributor to practice/P&L; leader.
7+ years in a senior leadership role — Partner, Managing Director, Practice Lead,



or Regional Head — with demonstrable P&L; ownership (ideally €50M+ book).
Pan-European operating experience — has personally led cross-border teams, not just sold cross-border projects. Comfortable in at least two of: UK, DACH, France, Benelux, Nordics, Southern Europe.
Client portfolio should include FTSE 100 / DAX / CAC 40 / Euro Stoxx 50 companies, with at least some Board and CEO-level engagement history.
Domain Expertise (must have depth in at least 3 of 4)
Leadership Assessment: psychometrics, executive assessment for selection/succession, C-suite appointment advisory, assessment-for-development methodologies.
Leadership Development: executive education design, top-team effectiveness, succession architecture, leadership pipeline design, coaching program design.
Assessment (broader): high-volume assessment, assessment centres, AI-enabled assessment, talent analytics, potential identification frameworks.
Employee Experience: E

📌 Talent Solution Leader Europe (Milano)
🏢 Marsh Mclennan
📍 Milano