Reward & Compensation Consultant

EY is seeking a Reward & Compensation Consultant to join their team in Roma/Milano. This role is for a mid-senior level professional looking for growth in an international context, focusing on shaping the future with confidence and leveraging technology to create concrete impact.

EY is a global leader in professional services, dedicated to building a better working world. With teams in over 150 countries, EY offers a comprehensive range of services including assurance, consulting, tax, strategy, and transactions, supported by deep sector experience and a diverse ecosystem of partners.

If you are looking for a career path with significant growth opportunities in an international environment where your ideas truly matter, apply now to join EY.

Company Overview

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society, and the planet, while building trust in the capital markets. Enabled by data, AI, and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow. EY teams in more than 150 countries work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions, strengthened by sector experience and diverse ecosystem partners.

Quick Details

• Salary Range: 54,000 - 88,000
• Job Type: Full-time
• Qualifications: Bachelors Degree
• Experience: 8+ Years

Key Responsibilities

• Support clients in evolving compensation systems from uniform models to differentiated systems linked to skills, contribution, and strategic priorities.
• Support the evolution of the reward offering and ensure its integration with talent, performance, and workforce planning.
• Design personalized Total Reward systems combining remuneration, benefits, wellbeing, and flexibility based on workforce segments.
• Develop pay-for-competence and goal-setting models linking objectives, contribution, and skills to business priorities.
• Ensure compliance and pay transparency requirements in new organizational models.
• Support clients on incentive systems, executive compensation, and remuneration policies.
• Develop business with C-level executives and CHROs and lead a team of consultants.

Requirements

• Master's degree in STEM disciplines (e.g., engineering, mathematics, statistics, physics, or computer science).
• Excellent knowledge of English.
• 8+ years of experience in consulting or organizational roles in reward, compensation & benefit, or performance management.
• Solid knowledge of job evaluation, compensation structure, incentive systems, and market benchmarks.
• Ability to link reward systems to strategy, performance, and labor costs.
• Knowledge of the regulatory framework on pay transparency.
• Good familiarity with people analytics and digital compensation tools.
• Experience in business development and relationship with top management.
• Strong customer orientation and commercial aptitude, with the ability to identify needs and new opportunities.
• Curious, entrepreneurial, and hands-on approach, combined with excellent communication and relational skills.
• Attitude to use technology and artificial intelligence responsibly, ethically, and value-creation oriented.

Benefits

• Accelerate your skills through future-oriented development programs and AI tools that automate repetitive tasks, allowing more time for analysis, consulting, innovation, and building high-impact professional relationships.
• Broaden your horizons by working in international and multidisciplinary teams, engaging with diverse perspectives and contributing to solutions that combine technology, specialized skills, and human insight.
• Give your best by investing constantly in your personal well-being and career development, with the support of a Counselor from day one.
• Access to diverse corporate welfare benefits and programs.
• Participation in leadership programs.