Strategic Workforce Transformation Director

Aon Corporation; Dublin; On-site; EUR 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Aon is seeking an experienced Workforce Transformation Director to grow our practice in Ireland and collaborate with colleagues across EMEA and globally. You will lead client engagements, shape transformation strategies, and drive opportunities from initial capture to delivery.

This commercially focused role requires strong leadership, deep consulting experience, and the ability to translate business needs into skilled talent programs, operating model designs, and analytics-led solutions.

Qualifications

• Experience in workforce transformation, organisation design, workforce strategy, HR transformation or a related consulting discipline.
• Proven track record of business development and senior stakeholder relationship management.
• Experience leading and delivering complex consulting projects.
• Knowledge of workforce planning, operating model design, organisation effectiveness, AI workforce impact, skills-based organisations and/or workforce analytics.
• Ability to shape, sell and deliver consulting solutions in a client-facing environment.
• Strong communication, facilitation and presentation skills.
• Experience leading and developing project teams.
• Commercial competence with the ability to drive revenue growth.
• Strong problem-solving and analytical skills.
• Ability to thrive in an entrepreneurial environment with a high degree of autonomy and accountability.
• Psychometric assessment and coaching experience desired, though not essential.

Responsibilities

• Develop and grow Aon's Workforce Transformation business through business development, networking, thought leadership and client relationship management.
• Build and maintain a strong network of senior stakeholders both internally and externally to identify and convert opportunities.
• Shape, sell and lead customised workforce transformation solutions, bringing together expertise from across Aon where appropriate.
• Solve clients' workforce challenges through the design and implementation of workforce transformation strategies and programmes.
• Lead client engagements across areas including AI workforce impact, operating model design, workforce planning, skills-based workforce transformation, skills taxonomy design and skills assessments.
• Accountable for ensuring projects are delivered with quality, accuracy and efficiency while achieving commercial objectives.
• Manage project teams, provide direction and coaching to junior colleagues while maintaining a high level of personal involvement in delivery.
• Support the development of thought leadership and market-facing propositions that strengthen Aon's position in workforce transformation.

Skills

Workforce transformation

Business development

Project leadership

Consulting delivery

Client relationship management

Analytical skills

Job description

Aon is seeking an experienced Workforce Transformation Director to grow our practice in Ireland and collaborate with colleagues across EMEA and globally. You will lead client engagements, shape transformation strategies, and drive opportunities from initial capture to delivery.

This commercially focused role requires strong leadership, deep consulting experience, and the ability to translate business needs into skilled talent programs, operating model designs, and analytics-led solutions.