Director, HR Transformation

HR Search; Dublin; On-site; EUR 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

HR Search is seeking a senior HR Transformation professional to build and lead a dedicated HR Transformation offering within a leading professional services firm. This is a genuine practice-building opportunity combining business development, senior client engagement and delivery of complex HR Transformation programmes.

You will lead proposals, manage client relationships at the C-suite level, and drive end-to-end HR transformation initiatives including HRIS implementations such as Workday, SAP

Qualifications

• Extensive experience leading complex, end-to-end HR Transformation programmes.
• Proven ability to win new HR Transformation engagements and generate revenue.
• Strong track record engaging senior HR and C-suite stakeholders.
• Experience implementing HRIS solutions, ideally Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or Oracle HCM.

Responsibilities

• Build and develop the HR Transformation proposition and market offering.
• Develop senior client relationships and generate new business.
• Lead proposals, pitches and business development activity.
• Build a strong pipeline and win HR Transformation engagements.
• Lead complex, end-to-end HR Transformation programmes.
• Advise clients on operating models, workforce strategy, HR tech and process transformation.
• Lead HRIS implementations as part of broader programmes.
• Develop and coach teams within the People & Change practice.

Skills

HR Transformation leadership

Business development

Client engagement

Stakeholder management

People analytics

Coaching & mentoring

Entrepreneurial mindset

Tools

Workday

SAP SuccessFactors

Oracle HCM

Job description

Our client is a leading professional services and advisory organisation with an established People & Change practice. As part of its growth plans, it is developing a dedicated HR Transformation offering and is looking for a senior HR Transformation professional to build and lead this area. This is a genuine practice-building opportunity, combining business development, senior client engagement and delivery of complex HR Transformation programmes.

You will be responsible for:

• Building and developing the HR Transformation proposition and market offering.
• Developing senior client relationships and generating new business.
• Leading proposals, pitches and business development activity.
• Building a strong pipeline and winning new HR Transformation engagements.
• Leading complex, end-to-end HR Transformation programmes.
• Advising clients across HR operating models, organisation design, workforce strategy, HR technology and process transformation.
• Leading HRIS implementation and deployment as part of wider transformation programmes.
• Developing and coaching teams and contributing to the wider People & Change practice.

You will ideally bring:

• Extensive experience leading complex, end-to-end HR Transformation programmes.
• Proven experience implementing and deploying HRIS solutions, ideally Workday, SAP SuccessFactors or Oracle HCM.
• Strong expertise across HR operating models, process transformation and workforce strategy.
• Experience using people analytics and workforce data to inform business decisions.
• A strong track record of working with senior HR and C-suite stakeholders.
• Proven business development and commercial experience, including winning new work.
• Strong market knowledge and an established network across HR Transformation.
• Experience leading, coaching and developing teams.
• Consulting experience is essential, given the focus on business development, client engagement and project delivery.

The client is particularly interested in someone who can hit the ground running, understands the market and can combine:

• Strong commercial and business development capability.
• Credibility with senior HR and business leaders.
• A proven track record of delivering major transformation programmes.
• An entrepreneurial approach to building a new service line.
• A coaching and collaborative style with clients and colleagues.

This is an opportunity for an experienced HR Transformation leader to combine consulting, commercial growth and transformation delivery, with genuine scope to build and shape a new service offering within an established professional services environment.