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Originally Posted by fx10
Unfortunately you won’t get much of a chance to do strategic & design work, it is actually very apparent once you look at the organizational structure. I will go technical here since you have consulting experience. In a typical global large-sized MNC, design work is usually project managed by a Group Head of Reward with/without consultants, this is usually some ~PC65-66 level senior manager.
During the design process with stakeholders in RC, leadership team, senior HRBP, there will also be some form of engagement with the global C&B community. Usually the C&B sub functional specialists and regional C&B managers get involved in giving their feedback, policy planning, helping their boss put together data & paper for formal approval. These are usually ~ PC59-62 mid-level managers.
If you have a few years of experience in consulting, you will likely join on a junior analyst level position ~PC49-51. So you can see how far away you are from the policy design value chain. The only involvement one will get in terms of design at this level will usually be data submission if you ask me. Nevertheless that doesn’t stop many companies from exaggerating in their JDs how “strategic” such roles will be, read them with a pinch of salt.
Work-life balance in corporate roles are more varied depending on the company culture and your boss, this is better than consulting where OT everyday is a given. In certain roles there might also be off-peak periods where you can do the 9-6 routine.
If you are talking about transferable experience, naturally corporate allows for far more flexibility & opportunities. The variety or roles and organizations you can join will of course be wider than C&B consulting industry which is actually very small in Singapore. In consulting roles, once you reach junior lead level, you must hit your sales targets, otherwise it’s more or less game over hantataki for you.
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Thanks once again for the elaborate response.
I guess right now the best thing to do for me is to hang around in consulting for a few more years before making a move into a junior role in corporate C&B, since chasing sales numbers isn't exactly my cup of tea. I am curious though, if you could share, what are some of the exact job responsibilities you can expect to handle between PC49-59? It's quite a big gap and I am interested to know just how much non-strategic and administrative work they can give to an incumbent but yet still justify the job position as a PC5x.
Additionally, I presume so far your experience relates to leading MNCs. What about the smaller MNCs in terms of revenue/assets? Assuming that they are smaller but yet still feel justifiable enough to have a C&B arm, how much does the chain of command differ there from a larger MNC?