Senior Consultant | Talent & Organizational Effectiveness

Gundersen Health System; Wisconsin; Hybrid; USD 83,000 - 101,000; Full time

Job summary

Gundersen Health System in Wisconsin is seeking a Senior HR Consultant in Talent and Organizational Effectiveness. You will partner with the VP to design and execute strategic people initiatives that strengthen talent density, elevate workforce capability, and improve business performance.

This role requires strong HR and analytics experience, Workday proficiency, and the ability to create polished executive presentations. Remote work is available; candidates must reside in the Quad States.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field.
• 7+ years of progressive HR, Talent, HR consulting, or Organizational Effectiveness experience, including work with senior executives
• Experience using data and analytics to drive talent strategy

Responsibilities

• Lead cross-functional HR and talent initiatives sponsored by the VP of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness.
• Develop charters, workplans, timelines, and success measures to keep initiatives organized and on track.
• Partner with Talent, HR Business Partners, People Analytics, Finance, IT, and leaders to drive alignment and timely delivery.
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen talent density, including skills-based hiring, internal mobility, reskilling, and organizational effectiveness efforts.
• Help design and improve precision hiring and talent systems, including structured decision criteria, skills-based selection, and feedback loops.
• Develop executive-level presentations, briefing materials, dashboards, one-pagers, and talking points for internal and external audiences.
• Translate workforce analytics, AI insights, and organizational data into clear recommendations for executive decision-making.
• Partner with People Analytics and HRIS to build and maintain dashboards related to talent, internal mobility, skills, performance, and retention.
• Track key metrics and surface insights that help the VP and HR leadership identify risks, opportunities, and priority actions.
• Support light workforce planning by consolidating demand signals, hiring plans, and capability needs into actionable views.
• Coordinate workforce development, reskilling, and internal mobility initiatives using the Four R Framework: Recruit, Retain, Reskill, and Redesign.
• Establish project governance routines, milestone tracking, decision logs, and risk and issue registers for key initiatives.
• Prepare follow-up communications, decision summaries, and next-step requests to keep teams accountable and momentum strong.
• Conduct research on best practices in talent acquisition, AI in HR, and organizational effectiveness.
• Analyze internal and external data and develop options, scenarios, and recommendations for executive leaders.
• Provide some administrative support to the VP as needed, in partnership with the Executive Assistant.

Skills

HR analytics

Executive communication

Workday

AI in HR

Data analytics

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in HR/Business/OD

Master's degree in HR/Business/OD

Tools

Workday

Job description

Love + medicine is who we are, it's what we do, it's why people want to work here. If you’re looking for a job to love, apply today.

Scheduled Weekly Hours: 40 Senior HR Consultant, Talent and Organizational Effectiveness Location: Remote | Candidates must live in the Quad States (WI, MN, MI, or IA) Reports to: Vice President, Talent and Organizational Effectiveness Starting Salary: $92,539.20 + more for experience

The Senior HR Consultant partners directly with the VP of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness to design, coordinate, and execute strategic people initiatives that strengthen talent density, elevate workforce capability, and improve business performance. This role serves as a strategic project, program, and analytics advisor and works across HR, Talent, Finance, People Analytics, IT, and business leaders to move priorities forward. This is a great opportunity for an experienced HR professional who enjoys working at the executive level, managing multiple priorities, turning data into action, and helping shape the future of talent strategy. The ideal candidate brings strong HR and organizational effectiveness experience, excellent Workday skills, comfort using AI-enabled tools, and the ability to create clear, polished executive presentations. Healthcare experience is highly preferred.

What you’ll do

• Lead planning, coordination, and execution of cross-functional HR and talent initiatives sponsored by the VP of Talent and Organizational Effectiveness.
• Build project charters, workplans, timelines, and success measures to keep initiatives organized and on track.
• Partner with Talent, HR Business Partners, People Analytics, Finance, IT, and business leaders to drive alignment and timely delivery.
• Support enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen talent density, including skills-based hiring, internal mobility, reskilling, and organizational effectiveness efforts.
• Help design and improve precision hiring and talent systems, including structured decision criteria, skills-based selection, and feedback loops.
• Develop executive-level presentations, briefing materials, dashboards, one-pagers, and talking points for internal and external audiences.
• Translate workforce analytics, AI insights, and organizational data into clear recommendations for executive decision-making.
• Partner with People Analytics and HRIS to build and maintain dashboards related to talent, internal mobility, skills, performance, and retention.
• Track key metrics and surface insights that help the VP and HR leadership identify risks, opportunities, and priority actions.
• Support light workforce planning by consolidating demand signals, hiring plans, and capability needs into actionable views.
• Coordinate workforce development, reskilling, and internal mobility initiatives using the Four R Framework: Recruit, Retain, Reskill, and Redesign.
• Establish project governance routines, milestone tracking, decision logs, and risk and issue registers for key initiatives.
• Prepare follow-up communications, decision summaries, and next-step requests to keep teams accountable and momentum strong.
• Conduct research on best practices in talent acquisition, AI in HR, and organizational effectiveness.
• Analyze internal and external data and develop options, scenarios, and recommendations for executive leaders.
• Provide some administrative support to the VP as needed, in partnership with the Executive Assistant.

What we’re looking for

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field
• 7+ years of progressive HR, Talent, HR consulting, or Organizational Effectiveness experience, including work with senior executives
• Experience using data and analytics to drive talent strategy

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or related field
• Healthcare industry experience
• Experience applying AI-enabled tools, workforce intelligence platforms, or generative AI solutions in HR, talent, workforce planning, learning, or organizational effectiveness
• Strong Workday skills
• Experience coordinating multiple projects and priorities
• Strong executive communication skills, including building polished PowerPoint presentations
• Comfort supporting senior leaders with both strategic and administrative needs

The ideal candidate

You’re someone who can think strategically and execute well. You know how to bring structure to complex work, keep multiple projects moving, and communicate clearly with executive leaders. You’re comfortable working with data, dashboards, and AI-enabled tools, and you know how to turn information into practical recommendations. You’re also collaborative, organized, and willing to jump in where needed to support the VP and the broader team.

Why this role matters

This position plays a key role in helping shape talent strategy, improve organizational effectiveness, and support enterprise priorities that strengthen the workforce for the future. The work you do will help leaders make better decisions, move faster, and build stronger talent systems across the organization.

Mission, Vision, and Values

This role practices and promotes behavior consistent with our mission, vision, and values.

Mission: Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning and innovating.

Vision: Leading with love, we courageously commit to a future of healthy people and thriving communities.

Values: Belonging, Respect, Excellence, Accountability, Teamwork, Humility

Work Arrangement

This position is eligible for remote work. Remote work is available in select roles and must be approved in accordance with Emplify Health policy. All employees participating in Remote Workforce or Hybrid Work Model programs are expected to comply with applicable organizational policies and maintain a positive, productive work environment.

If you need assistance with any portion of the application or have questions about the position, please contact [e-mail] or call 608-775-0267.

We inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. This is our purpose. Together with our values — belonging, respect, excellence, accountability, teamwork and humility — our pillars set our foundation and our future.

Equal Opportunity Employer

Around here, loving your job is part of the job. Join our mission in changing healthcare while finding a career you'll love! Gundersen Health System offers a proud, local history spanning more than 100 years. Our personalized patient care model is only the beginning of what you will experience as we foster population health transformation and innovation to serve our communities and you. We've made it a priority to enrich the lives of our employees as they find a career they love. Using each employee’s unique talents and passions, Gundersen is committed to delivering exceptional patient and family-centered care to the communities we serve. You can be part of an exciting, highly adaptable and mission-driven organization with a work environment that supports you personally and professionally and a work culture where you are valued and appreciated offering an employee-first culture, work-life balance, and career advancement & growth opportunities. This culture allows our organization to attract elite talent, like yourself!

What You Can Expect:

• Empowerment to shape your work environment, encouragement to improve processes and create efficiencies, and support when seeking opportunities for growth
• Culture that encourages self-care and provides you with opportunities to be your best self at work and at home
• Competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits packages, as applicable, ensuring your comfort and well-being as a valuable team member
• Support for your career growth through Professional Development Opportunities, our Tuition Investment Program, Career Development Center, and online continuing education courses
• Inside our walls and our neighborhoods, we deliver world‑class medical care and the right amount of love. We call it LOVE + MEDICINE and it’s more than our practice. It is who we are.

Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician‑led, not‑for‑profit healthcare system includes a 325‑bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and LevelII Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees. Gundersen Health System, based in La Crosse, WI, is the leading provider of primary and specialized care in western Wisconsin, southeast Minnesota, and northeast Iowa; serving more than 500,000 residents throughout 22 counties. Our physician‑led, not‑for‑profit healthcare system includes a 325‑bed teaching hospital, tertiary referral center, and LevelII Trauma Center; community clinics; 6 affiliate critical access hospitals; nursing homes; behavioral health services; vision centers; pharmacies; and air and ground ambulance services. Together, we inspire your best life by relentlessly caring, learning, and innovating. We deliver Love + Medicine every day to change lives in our communities and enrich the lives of our employees.

Select Remote/Hybrid Eligible under More search to see our remote-eligible openings. A rewarding career and an excellent quality of life awaits you. Learn more about our excellence in patient care, education, research, culture, and something we call Love + Medicine at www.gundersenhealth.org/careers/life.