Senior Consultant - HR Transformation - UK&I People Consulting

Ernst & Young Advisory Services Sdn Bhd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

A global consulting firm is seeking a Senior Consultant to lead HR Transformation initiatives in London. The ideal candidate will have experience in HR design, strong analytical skills, and a proven ability to facilitate change. This role offers opportunities for career development and a flexible work environment, rewarding those who contribute to building a better working world.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards package

Flexible working arrangements

Career development assistance

Qualifications

• Dynamic individuals with experience in HR transformation.
• Ability to help clients solve complex business problems.
• Experience in delivering end-to-end HR solutions.

Responsibilities

• Partner with clients to shape and navigate their People agendas.
• Design and deliver immersive client workshops.
• Develop detailed implementation roadmaps and governance plans.

Skills

Understanding HR Operating Model

Analytical skills

Experience in HR Shared Services

Facilitation skills

Change management

Tools

HR technologies

Job description

Location: London

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HR Transformation – HR Reimagined

Senior Consultant

Do you want to help organisations put humans at the centre of everything they do? Because we definitely do!

What are we looking for?

Our clients are having to become much more adaptable to change as they face new workforce challenges as a result of globalisation, hybrid working, changing demographics, emerging technology, innovation and regulatory demands. We believe the People agenda is at the heart of successful change and that HR will have a key role in shaping organisations to be fit for the future.

The world of work is changing, so is the role of a Senior Consultant at EY!

The HR Transformation opportunity

The HR Transformation team is growing. We focus on partnering with clients to shape and navigate their People agendas, building functions that are business-focused, cost-effective, and agile by reimagining how HR can meet the needs of their stakeholders. Key to delivering that is a strategic People function that can look beyond HR operations and drive value back to the business.

Our HR Reimagined advisory team offer our clients a number of strategic advisory services that cover the breadth of HR strategy through to delivery of value-added services through HR experience design. We are looking for new team members that can bring a fresh perspective on delivering HR strategy, with experience in designing HR functions for the future and leveraging technology to augment our client’s experience.

Being successful as a Senior Consultant

We are looking for dynamic individuals who can demonstrate real impact within businesses to help transform some of the world's most respected private and public sector organisations. You will be building upon your existing experience of working across multiple components of HR, which may include but is not limited to HR Operating and Service Delivery Model, Future of HR, HR Capabilities development and HR Strategy.

• An understanding of the different elements of a HR Operating Model that can provide the HR services an organisation needs
• The ability to prepare materials for designing and delivering immersive client workshops to help shape HR Operating Model and HR Service Delivery design, including end-to-end process mapping to standardise, optimise and transform HR functions
• Ability to identify trends and work with the wider engagement team to refine opportunities for our clients to work differently in the future
• Experience of delivering as part of a team; e2e process documentation / design and facilitating of process localisation and documentation build workshops
• Insights around future HR capability requirements and/or career development through re-skilling / training or job definition
• Developing detailed implementation roadmaps, risk mitigation and governance plans and managing project reporting as part of a team
• Ability to help clients solve complex business problems using analytical skills to provide supporting evidence and appropriate rationale
• Experience or knowledge of the development of HR Shared Services, GBS or Outsourcing strategy/ value propositions and business cases for HR Transformation programmes
• An understanding of how people technologies can support HR functions, including core systems, experience platforms and case management tools

You will

• Be innovative and driven by a desire to help our clients achieve their goals
• Be curious, enthusiastic and willing to learn to stay up to date on the latest trends
• Be professional, quickly establishing personal credibility and demonstrating expertise
• Have strong personal impact and resilience
• Take a practical approach to solving issues and gaining client agreement
• Be able to analyse complex problems and to deliver insightful, practical and sustainable solutions
• Be skilled in facilitating and encouraging collaboration amongst team members
• Be confident and effective in recognising and managing potential issues during client assignments

Why EY will be brilliant for you

We make sure our people succeed. The networks you build and the experiences you have with us will help define and accelerate the rest of your career. Last year in the UK, nearly 2,000 of our people were promoted or progressed within their grade, you build something better at EY, we make sure you’re rewarded.

Our comprehensive Total Rewards package includes assistance for flexible working and career development, and with FlexEY you can select benefits that suit your needs, covering holidays, health and well-being, insurance, savings and a wide range of discounts, offers and promotions.

EY is dedicated to being an inclusive employer and we are happy to consider flexible working arrangements. We strive to achieve the right balance for our people, enabling us to deliver excellent client service whilst allowing you to build your career without sacrificing your personal priorities.

Put yourself at the centre. Make your mark.

Apply now.

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