Webinar

Beyond Compensation: What Year-End Planning Means for Recruiting in 2027

Discover how compensation trends, market insights, and responsible AI can help talent acquisition teams make smarter hiring decisions and prepare for 2027.

Oct 22, 20262:00 PM EDT

1 Hour

Presented by:

Belinda Roberts,

Mark Bowling,

John Legg,

and Andre Rooks

Today’s talent acquisition leaders are navigating a compensation landscape that directly affects recruiting – from the offer ranges they have to work within and growing pay expectations to conversations with candidates about posted salary ranges.

In this panel-style webinar, Marsh experts will unpack the trends that matter most as you head into year-end planning and what they mean for recruiting teams. Using fresh, high-level economic and labor indicators, key findings from our Compensation Planning Survey, and high-level insights from the Mercer Benchmark Data (MBD), the panel will connect the dots between what organizations are seeing internally and what the broader market is signaling. We’ll share end-of-year best practices for budgeting, pay adjustments, communications, and governance, and we’ll highlight where responsible AI can streamline analysis, improve consistency, and surface insights—without losing human judgment.

Attendees will learn:

What current economic and labor market trends could mean for recruiting, compensation decisions, and candidate expectations in 2027.
What the latest Compensation Planning Survey results reveal about how organizations are approaching compensation planning.
How TA teams can use compensation and market insights to support more informed hiring decisions.
Practical considerations TA teams can put into action as they prepare for 2027

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About the speakers

Belinda Roberts

Data and Insights Leader

Marsh

Belinda Roberts is a Data and Insights Leader at Marsh with more than 25 years of experience in HR. Her background spans rewards consulting, compensation data and technology, with extensive experience helping organizations leverage market insights and technology to support more informed rewards and workforce decisions.

Mark Bowling

MBD Product Leader

Marsh

Mark Bowling is an MBD Product Leader at Marsh with more than 15 years of experience specializing in compensation and HR policy survey design. Mark brings deep expertise in using market data and insights to help organizations better understand compensation trends and make informed rewards decisions.

John Legg

Commercial Leader

Marsh

John Legg is a Commercial Leader at Marsh, with extensive consulting and corporate HR experience. His background spans talent, rewards and human resources, giving him a broad perspective on complex workforce challenges. Jonh works with organizations to develop practical talent and rewards strategies that support their business objectives.

Andre Rooks

Senior Rewards Advisor

Marsh

Andre Rooks is a Senior Rewards Advisor at Marsh, with extensive experience in talent and rewards. Throughout this career, he has focused on helping organizations address evolving workforce challenges with expertise in compensation and talent strategy. Andre brings a practical perspective on developing rewards approaches that support both employees and business objectives.