Mercer Job Architecture Tool

Design, standardize, and govern job families, levels, and career paths.

by Mercer · Compensation & Benefits

Executive Summary

Mercer Job Architecture Tool (JAT) is an enterprise HR solution designed to help organizations structure, standardize, and maintain their global job architectures. It provides a structured methodology for defining job families, sub-families, career streams, and hierarchy levels across business units. By establishing a consistent framework of job roles and leveling criteria, JAT serves as the foundational backbone for reward programs, compensation benchmarking, career pathing, and workforce planning. It simplifies the alignment of internal job titles to market survey jobs, driving transparency and governance across organizational structures.

Use Cases

  • Establishing standardized job families, sub-families, and career levels across the organization
  • Aligning internal roles with Mercer market pricing and compensation benchmarks
  • Creating transparent career progression frameworks and employee development paths
  • Streamlining job title governance and eliminating role duplication post-M&A

Features

Visibility

  • Global Job Catalog: A unified repository displaying all active job families, sub-families, levels, and titles.
  • Career Stream Mapping: Visual mapping of management, professional, and operational career streams.

Intelligence

  • Leveling Logic: Systematic evaluation of job impact, contribution, and qualification requirements.

Support

  • Mercer Advisory Services: Access to Mercer compensation and job architecture consulting specialists.

Technical Specifications

Architecture
Multi-tenant cloud-based SaaS architecture
Deployment
SaaS
Authentication
SSO/SAML
MCP Server
No

Integrations

  • Workday
  • SAP SuccessFactors

Security & Compliance

Certifications: ISO 27001, SOC 2

Encryption: Data encrypted at rest and in transit via TLS

Pricing

Model
Subscription / Annual license based on organization size and scope
Starting Price
Contact sales
Target Customer
Mid-Market,Enterprise
Contract Type
Annual
Free Trial
No (no credit card required)

About Mercer

Mercer is a global consulting firm specializing in talent, health, retirement, and investment solutions. It offers advice and digital solutions to help organizations develop risk management strategies and meet the health, wealth, and career needs of their employees. Mercer is a business of Marsh McLennan.

Founded: 1945 · Headquarters: New York, United States · Employees: 1000+ · Public

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