People Consulting - OWT - Manager

EY; Hyderabad, Gurugram District, Bengaluru; Hybrid; INR 600,000 - 900,000; Full time

Job summary

EY Hyderabad invites experienced Managers in Organization and Workforce Transformation (OWT) to lead consulting services and client engagements. You will drive strategic HR initiatives, collaborate with global teams, and coach multidisciplinary staff in a complex, matrixed environment.

You will be responsible for shaping governance, workforce planning and talent models, while supporting business development through proposals and market insights.

Qualifications

• Over 12 years of experience in HR-led GCC setup, scale-up or transformation engagements.
• Strong understanding of GCC lifecycle, operating models and HR strategy translation into governance.
• Experience across HR workstreams: organization design, workforce planning, talent management, culture.
• Experience leading medium to large consulting engagements and managing risks and stakeholders.
• Experience supporting business development with thought leadership and proposals.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder management in global, matrixed environments.

Responsibilities

• Manage and grow OWT consulting services by building strong relationships with global practices.
• Lead global client projects as part of a distributed team ensuring quality, timeliness and accuracy.
• Collaborate with SMEs to provide insights on strategic and operational performance.
• Lead a team, provide direction across pursuit and project phases, and drive metrics.
• Ensure engagement planning, budgeting and risk handling for operational efficiency.
• Act as counsellor and coach, set goals, conduct reviews and foster learning.
• Develop thought leadership collateral and methodologies to expand software offerings.

Skills

Leadership

Team management

Client engagement

Presentation skills

Cross-cultural awareness

Strategic workforce planning

Organizational design

Performance management

Change management

Education

Master’s degree in HR/Organisation Behaviour/Business Administration

Job description

We are looking for Managers with expertise in OWT to join the PC team. This is a fantastic opportunity to be part of a leading global professional services organisation whilst being instrumental in growth of the PC team.

Organization and Workforce Transformation comprise of professionals who provides service offerings corresponding to Organization Design, Workforce Planning, Talent Management, Leadership and Culture. Apart from project delivery, we support all aspects of Business Development work, PoV development, proposals and market research that comes under the purview of OWT

Your Key Responsibilities

• Manage and grow the Organization and Workforce Transformation consulting services capability by developing strong relationship with global practices
• Work on global client projects as part of a global distributed team. Ensure quality of all work products, timeliness and accuracy of content
• Collaborate with Subject Matter Experts across the OWT service areas to provide insights on overall strategic and operational performance
• Lead a team of professionals and provide direction to the team across different pursuit and project phases
• Achieve metrics on productivity, utilization, headcount growth and penetration for the OWT team
• Ensure high operational efficiency by managing engagement risks and escalations, project economics, and ensuring effective planning and budgeting
• Be recognized internally as a go-to advisor on issues related to Organization and Workforce transformation, strategic workforce planning, Organization restructuring and talent planning
• Perform role of a counsellor and a coach: define and set goals, conduct performance reviews and ensure ongoing learning and development of the team
• Develop thought leadership collaterals, tools, techniques, methodologies to build and enhance software offering within the practice

Skills and attributes for success

• Demonstrate high integrity and commitment to working in a new, challenging environment
• Demonstrate ability to manage ambiguity and be proactive
• Strong leadership and team management skills
• Effective communication and presentation skills
• Cross cultural awareness and sensitivity
• High energy levels, be flexible, adaptable and be confident

To qualify for the role, you must have

• 1216 years of overall experience, including significant consulting experience on HR-led Global Capability Centre (GCC) setup, scale-up or transformation engagements
• Strong understanding of the GCC lifecycle and operating models, with experience translating business strategy into HR strategy, organisation and governance design, workforce plans, talent models and implementation roadmaps
• Demonstrated experience across core HR workstreams relevant to GCCs, such as organisation design, strategic workforce planning, talent acquisition strategy, capability building, performance and talent management, employee value proposition, culture, change management and employee experience
• Experience leading medium to large consulting engagements, managing project economics, risks, quality and senior client stakeholders across global and India-based teams
• Proven ability to lead multidisciplinary teams, coach team members and manage multiple engagements or workstreams simultaneously
• Experience supporting business development through client conversations, solution development, proposals, points of view and market-facing thought leadership on GCC and HR transformation topics
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organisation Behaviour, Business Administration or a related discipline from a recognised institution
• Strong communication, executive presentation and stakeholder management skills, with the ability to work effectively in global, matrixed and ambiguous environments