Senior Consultant - Work&Career Architecture

Korn Ferry; Amsterdam; On-site; EUR 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Korn Ferry is seeking a Senior Consultant to join its Work and Career Architecture practice. You will collaborate with colleagues to scope and deliver complex, multi-workstream solutions and aim to exceed client expectations through KF Architect and related platforms.

You will build relationships, lead projects, and contribute to business growth while developing expertise across Korn Ferry offerings. The role emphasizes digital, integrated talent architecture and ongoing professional development.

Qualifications

• Significant (>4 years) relevant work experience in a professional services firm and/or a client HR job.
• Relevant higher degree (Master’s).
• Fluency in both Dutch and English.
• Experience with Job Evaluation is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality Work and Career Architecture solutions work that meets or exceeds client expectations, including using our digital platform.
• Lead and manage small to medium sized projects or complex work streams.
• Manage small client relationships and/or support relationship development as part of the account to win work.
• Involve subject matter experts and more senior resources as needed and manage their involvement in the project.
• Contribute to winning profitable business by conducting background research, proposal writing, pricing, shaping opportunities, pitch preparation and opportunity spotting in clients.
• Develop deeper expertise in at least one expertise area, and discuss all KF offerings to provide business solutions.

Skills

Consulting

Client relationships

Project management

Dutch-English fluency

Education

Master’s degree

Job description

About Us

Korn Ferry is a global consulting firm that powers performance. We unlock the potential in your people and unleash transformation across your business – synchronizing strategy, operations, and talent to accelerate performance, fuel growth, and inspire a legacy of change. That’s why the world’s most forward-thinking companies across every major industry turn to us – for a shared commitment to lasting impact and the bold ambition to Be More Than. Headquartered in Los Angeles, our over 9,000 colleagues globally serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core capabilities that span the full talent lifecycle.

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership Development
• Rewards and Benefits

Job Description

The Role Organizations create value by doing work. It is therefore essential for any organization that wants to maximize its value to be able to understand, measure and analyze the work it is doing. We are looking for consultants to join us and help organizations to structure and optimize work. We have deep expertise here and own the Korn Ferry Hay Method for job evaluation. The widest used method in the world. Although around for >70 years, the functional area is part of the biggest revolution witnessed so far. As part of Korn Ferry’s digital transformation agenda, all our IP has been integrated into a digital platform called Talent Hub. Work & Career Architecture has its own module within, called KF Architect. Digitization in this respect created a dramatic change in scope, nature and approach of our job framework and job evaluation assignments with clients. Core characteristics for ‘the new world’ are more digital, more integrated with e.g. talent management, more automated. As a result, the work of our consultants changes rapidly from somewhat more single-focus and transactional towards building & delivering integrated, tech-based solutions. Hence the name ‘Work and Career Architecture’.

The Senior Consultant we look for works closely with colleagues to scope and deliver complex, customized and multi work-stream solutions that meet and exceed client expectations. At this level, there is an expectation that individuals will contribute to winning business, generally through extension of existing work but also as a ‘go‑to’ person in smaller clients. Individuals will lead relationships and/or projects of considerable complexity and will have the experience and expertise to engage and mobilize a client behind a particular idea or solution.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver high quality Work and Career Architecture solutions work that meets or exceeds client expectations.Including using our digital platform to do so.
• Lead and manage small to medium sized projects or complex work streams.
• Manage small client relationships and/or support relationship development as part of the account in order to win work.
• Involve subject matter experts and more senior resources as needed and manage their involvement in the project.
• Contribute to winning profitable business by conducting background research, proposal writing, pricing, shaping opportunities, pitch preparation and opportunity spotting in clients.
• Develop deeper expertise in at least one expertise area, as well as being able to discuss all Korn Ferry (KF) offerings in order to draw on appropriate practice expertise to provide business solutions, including those that may require inter-service line approaches. Continue to develop own consulting skills, business understanding and expertise.

Education, Experience, And Other Qualifications

• Significant (>4 years) relevant work experience in a professional services firm and/or a client HR job.
• Relevant higher degree (Master’s)
• Fluency in both Dutch and English.
• Experience with Job Evaluation is a pre

The Korn Ferry difference

At Korn Ferry, talent matters. We believe that when people are engaged in the right roles, developed, and rewarded, the firm flourishes. Ideas come to life and our business grows. The leaders who will shape tomorrow emerge. We know that the only pathway to greatness is through people.

We place a high value on progressing, developing, and nurturing our colleagues from the first day they arrive and throughout the entirety of their career – regardless of their role, line of business or region. We want Korn Ferry to continue to be a premier career destination – a place where each day colleagues are energized, developed, empowered and able to pursue their passions.

Development is however a partnership and because we attract top talent, we are a culture of self-starters who don’t wait for things to happen to them but instead take the initiative to learn and grow. Being insatiably curious and striving to be better today than yesterday are hallmarks of our most successful colleagues.

We expect a lot from our people, but we also believe in giving a lot back. We’re passionate about creating an environment where talent thrives, where excellence is always recognized and rewarded, and where every contribution matters. You’ll be empowered to share your ideas and to follow them through. And because we’re all about taking talent further, you can look forward to exceptional training and development opportunities.

Talent Development

We want to provide you with the opportunities that you need to develop your potential and realize your ambitions. That’s why we’ll make sure you enjoy continuous learning – from your colleagues, from on‑the‑job experience and from more formal programs. Through the Korn Ferry Institute, you’ll also have access to many highly valuable resources, including the industry’s top intellectual property around talent development.

Benefits

As a global business, our benefits packages can vary from country to country, but we always strive to provide our employees with a variety of high‑quality options. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive total rewards package includes access to a wide range of benefits, including health, dental, vision and life. We provide performance‑related cash bonuses, too.

Beyond the Netherlands

We are a global firm with extensive international networks. Along with access to deep expertise across the globe, our structure provides international opportunities to advance your career and develop new skills and experiences.

Diversity Matters

A commitment to diversity is a commitment to harnessing untapped talents and igniting the human potential. We believe that the strength and value our team brings to clients and KF is a result of our collectively diverse workforce, with diversity of background, experience, and perspective.

We are committed to be an inclusive employer and value our people based on their ability to contribute to Korn Ferry’s goals, irrespective of other attributes. We are happy to consider flexible and agile ways of working to help you achieve a balanced lifestyle. As part of the recruitment process, we can put you in touch with people who work flexibly so that you understand from them what our culture is like. We also welcome candidates who are returning to work after an extended career break who have previous relevant experience.

Do you care about the bigger picture?

For us, this isn’t just business. We care about what we do and how we do it. That’s why we sponsor initiatives that improve the way we work, live and give back to our communities. And we do all we can to protect the environment for future generations.

To Help Us Do This, We Established The Korn Ferry Charitable Foundation, Which Aims To Create And Support Programs That Help People Exceed Their Potential. Through The Foundation, We Are Working To

• Provide direct relief to those affected by a natural disaster
• Fund scholarships and programs to improve social mobility
• Make grants to charitable organizations working to enhance our communities

Grant recipients include American Red Cross, Black Girls Code, Communities in Schools, Fundación Forge, LEADership Education and Development, Management Leadership for Tomorrow, and Out & Equal

Korn Ferry may use AI as part of its recruitment process, but all hiring decisions are made by humans.

Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.