Junior Project Manager

Mercer is a global consulting leader helping clients around the world advance the health, wealth and careers of their most vital asset — their people. As part of Mercers career business, our EX Survey practice uses Mercer's consulting strength and capabilities in talent management, supported by market leading digital platforms, to help clients reinforce their commitment to employee engagement.

We are enabling organisations and employees to provide meaningful feedback. With survey data from more than one million employees annually across 130 countries and 80 languages, we are the leading global HR Consulting Firm and a specialist in organisational research, our advisory capabilities and technologies span all aspects of the employee experience, including engagement, pulse and lifecycle surveys. We are applying state-of-the-art approaches to provide employees with a voice, either with our own tools and technology or in cooperation with our partners, including Qualtrics and Forsta.

We are looking for a
Junior
Project Manager
to join our team in Europe, to support and lead projects across the region, especially in the DACH region, i.e. German speaking countries. We offer
hybrid work arrangements
combining working from home with an office location in our
Munich or
Frankfurt
office.
What is in it for you:

• A dynamic, supportive, and international team.
• An international corporate environment in which diversity, sustainability and social commitment are a priority;
• The opportunity to work on impactful projects with global clients.
• Professional growth through mentoring, training.
• Hybrid working.

Join us in helping organizations unlock the full potential of their people.

We will rely on you to:

• Support/lead the planning, coordination, and delivery of Employee Experience projects for leading organizations across industries.
• Manage timelines, track progress, and help ensure high-quality project execution from survey setup to results delivery.
• Coordinate many stakeholders parallel: consultants, client teams, and technical experts to keep projects running smoothly.
• Identify and mitigate project risks and issues
• Contribute to standardising processes aimed at maximising utilisation and risk reduction on project delivery;
• Clearly articulate requirements needed for delivery, share the importance of project deadlines
• Support the planning and execution of our client projects either as stand-alone projects, or part of wider programmes from inception to completion;
• An ability to define, maintain and report on project metrics including scope, risk and project plans for both internal and client stakeholders
• Manage multiple projects in parallel
• Monitor project progress and performance, making adjustments as necessary.
• Manage project budgets and ensure financial accountability.

What you need to have:

• A university degree (e.g., in Business, Psychology, Social Sciences, or related fields).
• Around 1–3 years of professional experience, ideally in HR consulting, research, project coordination, or a client-facing environment.
• Excellent organizational skills and strong attention to detail.
• Clear and confident communication
• Motivation to learn about Employee Experience and grow within an international consulting environment.
• Proficiency with using Microsoft Office programs (Excel, PowerPoint, Word) and comfortable with AI developments;
• Experience with digital survey tools (e.g., Qualtrics) is a plus, but not a requirement — we'll teach you what you need to know.
• Fluency in both German and English is essential

What makes you stand out:

• You are a strong communicator and proactive;
• Have a client and delivery mind-set, able to focus on delivering excellence and ensuring client satisfaction;
• Prioritization skills, flexibility and an entrepreneurial mindset;
• Ideally you will have knowledge of Qualtrics Ex or similar Ex digital platforms.

This is a great opportunity for a motivated person, with an interest or experience in employee survey project management, good data & interpersonal skills, who has an interest in how organisations work & how they strive towards making their employees experience a priority. You will join an international friendly, supportive team, and be able to quickly become a part of the wider Mercer Transformation Team as we look to grow our business in 2025 and beyond.

Interested?:
Please use our Online-Tool to upload your application. We look forward in receiving your application

• We are targeting all genders throughout the advert.

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Mercer, a business of Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC), is a global leader in helping clients realize their investment objectives, shape the future of work and enhance health and retirement outcomes for their people. Marsh McLennan 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 , or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to creating 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, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.

Marsh McLennan offers hybrid working arrangements that provide both the flexibility of mobile working and the benefits for collaboration, personal connections and professional development of working in the office. Employees are authorized to work remotely. If needed, some teams also schedule weekly "anchor days" where the entire team meets in person at the site office.

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