HR Consulting - Organization Design & Workforce Planning - Manager - HK

EY; Hong Kong; On-site; HKD 600,000 - 1,000,000; Full time

Job summary

EY in Hong Kong is seeking Senior Consultants and Managers for People Consulting to shape client organization design and strategic workforce planning engagements. You will work on end-to-end projects, from discovery through implementation, collaborating across service lines and senior stakeholders.

Ideal candidates bring experience in operating models, workforce planning and data-driven optimization, with a track record of delivering large-scale People-related transformations in a professional

Qualifications

• In-depth functional knowledge on operating model and organization design
• Experience in conducting a comprehensive strategic workforce planning to identify operational inefficiencies and growth opportunities
• Solid knowledge and experience in leveraging qualitative and quantitative insights to develop practical, data-driven recommendations
• Delivery across the complete lifecycle of organization design and workforce planning projects, from concept through execution and ongoing operations

Responsibilities

• Keep abreast of business trends and industry advancements to shape client’s people strategy
• Identify new opportunities and lead proposal development
• Design and create innovative solutions to address client needs
• Deliver solutions through a multi-disciplinary approach with insights from subject matter experts and partnerships across service lines
• Coach and provide feedback to enable team members to maximize team performance
• Contribute to a respectful and inclusive team environment
• Embrace ambiguity and challenges and learn through new experiences

Skills

Organization design

Workforce planning

Data-driven recommendations

Lifecycle delivery

Education

Degree holder

Job description

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go.

Join EY and help to build a better working world.

The opportunity

As a growing team in People Consulting, we harness the collective power of our people-related services and is uniquely and strategically positioned to advise business leaders on their people agenda in the face of increasing disruptions, an ever-changing workforce and evolving business landscapes.

We are welcoming candidates at the Senior Consultant and Manager levels, with an interest and expertise in one or more of the following areas - organization design, workforce planning and management. In our team you'll find an environment that is both entrepreneurial and collaborative, offering opportunities to contribute and lead a wide range of people related engagements.

Our organization design and strategic workforce planning engagements focus on implementing an effective organizational model to support strategic, business, and cultural goals, maximize efficiency, drive desired behavior, support innovation, and distribute responsibility.

Senior Consultants and Manager roles vary in terms of the following experience and capabilities requirements, as you may be playing a supporting or leading role in key activities.

Your key responsibilities

We help clients to accelerate their value by aligning business and workforce strategies with their current and future operating models. We are here to get organization and workforce transformation right and deliver long-term value. We emphasize the end-to-end process of discovery, design and implementation of organizational models.

The following key responsibilities are shaped by EY’s Transformative Leadership model and bring together EY’s purpose, values and the leadership behaviors that contribute to our community.

• Keep abreast of business trends and industry advancements to shape client’s people strategy;
• Identify new opportunities and lead proposal development;
• Design and create innovative solutions to address client needs;
• Deliver solutions through a multi-disciplinary approach with insights from subject matter experts and partnerships across service lines;
• Coach and provide feedback to enable team members to maximize team performance;
• Contribute to a respectful and inclusive team environment;
• Embrace ambiguity and challenges and learn through new experiences.

To qualify for the role you must have

• In-depth functional knowledge on operating model and organization design, shared service / outsourcing model, etc;
• Experience in conducting a comprehensive strategic workforce planning to identify operational inefficiencies and growth opportunities;
• Solid knowledge and experience in leveraging both qualitative and quantitative insights to develop practical, data-driven recommendations for optimizing business processes and organizational structures;
• Delivery across the complete lifecycle of organization design and workforce planning projects, from concept through execution and ongoing operations.

Skills and attributes for success

• Degree holder in relevant discipline;
• Experience in at least one of the following areas: organization design and planning, workforce planning and management;
• 5-10 years of relevant experience working in a professional services firm, global consultancy, or an in-house role with exposure to large-scale programs of work;
• Experience working in a fast-paced environment with the ability to work under pressure and adhere to project deadlines;
• Effective project management experience including organization and time management skills;
• Managers or above are expected to be experienced in engaging C-Suite level stakeholders and senior management;
• Strong project management capabilities as well as written and verbal communication skills;
• Excellent communication skills and command of English; Cantonese and Mandarin capabilities are a strong plus;
• Candidates with less experience will be considered as Senior Consultants.

Ideally, you’ll also have

• Experience in working across various industries including but not limited to financial services.

Join us if you enjoy working in a team that

• Takes pride in our work and creates meaningful impact
• Is culturally diverse and brings together unique expertise
• Values collaboration and is supportive
• Appreciates proactiveness and self-drive
• Cares about people development and growth
• Encourages team members to challenge themselves in a safe environment

What we offer you

At EY, we’ll develop you with future-focused skills and equip you with world-class experiences. We’ll empower you in a flexible environment, and fuel you and your extraordinary talents in a diverse and inclusive culture of globally connected teams. Learn more

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence?

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