Senior Consultant - Workforce Advisory

Ernst & Young LLP ( EY India ); Bengaluru; On-site; INR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ernst & Young LLP ( EY India ) in Bangalore is seeking a Senior Consultant to join National PAS WKFA-CNS - PC within Workforce Advisory. You will work on HR transformation, organization design, talent management, and digital workforce initiatives, enabling clients to align people strategy with business goals.

The role involves translating complex HR challenges into practical plans, leveraging analytics, and contributing to asset development, methodologies, and client solutions as part of a

Qualifications

• Hands-on experience in HR transformation, org design and talent management.
• Translate complex people challenges into structured problem statements and implementation plans.
• Drive data-driven decisions through workforce analytics and diagnostics.

Responsibilities

• Hands on experience across HR transformation, Org design, Talent management, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness engagements.
• Translate complex business and people challenges into structured problem statements and actionable plans.
• Drive data-driven decisions using workforce analytics, org diagnostics and benchmarking.
• Support proposal development, solution design, and pursuit activities with market insights and case studies.

Skills

Core People consulting experience

Functional HR experience

Education

Master of Business Administration

Post Graduate Diploma in Management

Bachelor of Business Administration

Job description

Senior Consultant - PAS WKFA - National - CNS - PC - WORKFORCE ADVISORY - Bangalore Requisition Id: 1734146

As a global leader in assurance, tax, transaction and advisory services, we hire and develop the most passionate people in their field to help build a better working world. This starts with a culture that believes in giving you the training, opportunities and creative freedom. At EY, we don't just focus on who you are now, but who you can become. We believe that it’s your career and ‘It’s yours to build’ which means potential here is limitless and we'll provide you with motivating and fulfilling experiences throughout your career to help you on the path to becoming your best professional self.

The opportunity: Senior Consultant-National-PAS WKFA-CNS - PC - WORKFORCE ADVISORY - Bangalore National: National comprises of sector agnostic teams working across industries for a well rounded experience.

CNS - PC - WORKFORCE ADVISORY: At EY, people consulting professionals help clients' in strategically aligning their people agenda with broader business goals. By placing Humans@Center of the transformation journey, we help organizations drive sustainable change through the power of their workforce. Our approach enables clients to reimagine their future workforce—ensuring they have the right talent, with the right skills, in the right roles, at the right cost—ultimately turning their people strategy into a competitive advantage.

The key fields of play are:

• Organization and Workforce Transformation- Integrated approach to align business and workforce strategies with current and future operating models by applying capabilities such as scenario modelling, org design, workforce planning & analytics as well as talent strategy, leveraging our proprietary, award-winning EY Organization & Talent Hub.
• Change Experience & Learning - Working with clients to define the new Workforce Experience including New Ways of Working (Agile, Design Thinking, Digital, Problem Solving, Collaboration) as well as accelerated adoption through our digitally-enabled Change Experience tracked via Change Insights and Digital Learning via our EY Noggin Labs platform.
• Purpose, Culture and Leadership - Align leadership and cultural programs with clients’ business strategy, purpose and operating model, adapting to the changing needs of their customers and building modern leadership and talent capabilities to drive efficiency and innovation.
• HR Transformation, Systems and Rewards - Re-imagining and digitizing the HR function, including HR strategy, HR service delivery model, HR cloud technology as well as transforming employee policies and rewards to align with business and individual objectives.

Your key responsibilities Technical Excellence

Hands on experience across HR transformation, Org design, Talent management, employee experience, and organizational effectiveness engagements. Translate complex business and people challenges into structured problem statements, hypotheses, analytical frameworks, and practical implementation plans. Drive data-driven decision-making through workforce analytics, organization diagnostics, benchmarking studies, and insights generation. Conduct research and analysis on emerging workforce trends, future of work, skills-based organizations, AI in HR, workforce planning, and talent transformation to enhance client solutions. Leverage HR technology knowledge across platforms and workforce planning solutions to advise clients on digital transformation priorities. Contribute to the development of People Consulting assets, accelerators, methodologies, thought leadership, and reusable intellectual property. Support proposal development, solution design, and pursuit activities by providing technical expertise, market insights, and relevant case studies. Continuously build expertise in areas such as strategic workforce planning, org transformation, GCC/GBS workforce models, HR operating model modernization, and AI-enabled employee experiences.

Skills and attributes

• Master of Business Administration
• Post Graduate Diploma in Management
• Bachelor of Business Administration
• Core People consulting experience (2-3 years)
• Functional HR experience

What we look for People with the ability to work in a collaborative manner to provide services across multiple client departments while following the commercial and legal requirements. You will need a practical approach to solving issues and complex problems with the ability to deliver insightful and practical solutions. We look for people who are agile, curious, mindful, and able to sustain positive energy, while being adaptable and creative in their approach.

What we offer

Fuelled by the brilliance of our people, EY has emerged as the strongest brand and the most attractive employer in our field, with market-leading growth over competitors. Our people work side‑side with market-leading entrepreneurs, game‑changers, disruptors, and visionaries. As an organization, we are investing more time, technology, and money than ever before in skills and learning for our people. At EY, you will have a personalized Career Journey and also the chance to tap into the resources of our career frameworks to better know about your roles, skills, and opportunities.

EY is equally committed to being an inclusive employer, and we strive to achieve the right balance for our people—enabling us to deliver excellent client service while allowing our people to build their careers as well as focus on their wellbeing.