People Advisory: Practice Lead

Freshminds; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Career development plan

Senior stakeholder exposure

Work-life balance

Job summary

Freshminds is partnering with a high-growth boutique consultancy to appoint a People Advisory Practice Lead within its Executive Search business. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced consultant to build and lead a growing advisory proposition, combining high-impact project delivery with commercial responsibility and senior client engagement.

You will lead the development of a new People Advisory practice, helping professional services organisations improve leadership capability,

Qualifications

• 8-12 years' consulting or advisory experience.
• Strong track record delivering high-impact client projects.
• Proven ability to engage, influence and advise senior stakeholders.

Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver people, leadership and organisational effectiveness projects.
• Translate complex insights into practical, client-ready recommendations.
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across professional services.
• Present and sell the advisory proposition to new and existing clients.
• Lead senior client meetings, workshops and project presentations.
• Grow the practice from approximately £300,000 in revenue to £1.5 million by 2029.

Skills

Leadership

Client engagement

Sales / business development

Presentation

Relationship management

Job description

Freshminds is partnering with a high-growth boutique consultancy to appoint aPeople Advisory Practice Leadwithin its Executive Search business.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced consultant to build and lead a growing advisory proposition, combining high-impact project delivery with commercial responsibility and senior client engagement.

The Role

You will lead the development of a new People Advisory practice, helping professional services organisations improve leadership capability, team effectiveness and organisational performance.

Using a specialist behavioural and team-effectiveness assessment platform, you will translate qualitative and quantitative insights into practical recommendations. Alongside delivery, you will introduce the proposition to senior stakeholders, develop trusted relationships and convert opportunities into long-term client partnerships.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead and deliver people, leadership and organisational effectiveness projects
• Translate complex insights into practical, client-ready recommendations
• Build trusted relationships with senior stakeholders across professional services
• Present and sell the advisory proposition to new and existing clients
• Lead senior client meetings, workshops and project presentations
• Grow the practice from approximately£300,0oo in revenue to £1.5 million by 2029

Requirements

• 8-12 years' consulting or advisory experience
• Strong track record of delivering high-impact client projects
• Proven ability to engage, influence and advise senior stakeholders
• Experience selling consulting or advisory services
• Commercial mindset with the ability to identify and convert opportunities
• Strong presentation, relationship-management and communication skills
• Entrepreneurial approach and motivation to build a new practice

What's on Offer

• Opportunity to build and lead a growing advisory practice
• Hybrid working, with 50% of contracted hours available from home
• Great work-life balance with working hours less than typical consulting
• Personalised development plan and investment in career progression
• Significant exposure to senior stakeholders at leading global organisations