Key Responsibilities:
As a senior leader in the APAC HR Transformation Consulting practice, you will build strong relationships with board level customer contacts. You will be working on many of the following activities, either leading or as part of a global project team:
· Delivering consulting and advisory services to achieve excellent results for our clients; primarily focused on vision creation, strategy development and implementation planning.
- Work with customers to build their HR transformation strategy and plans and advise customers on how HR Information systems and cloud technology can support their HR Transformation
- Transform customer business processes allowing customers to realise the benefits of their HR technology
- Build strong customer relationships leading to increased business opportunities.
· Client Management – to engage with clients on a particular solution area (HR operating model, roles & capabilities, HR organization, HR Service Delivery, HR technology). Demonstrate strong and progressively developing client consulting skills, with the ability to articulate points of view.
· Contribute to the implementation of projects spanning areas like HR Operating Model Design, HR Process Reengineering, Change Management and Adoption. Support & lead solution development.
· Contribute to the development of thought leadership content including development of POVs, articles, leading practice views among others
· Guide research and analysis on HR transformation solution area leading to creation of HR solutions, POVs etc. Analyse and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data to develop an assessment of a client’s current state and contribute to development of recommendations
· Lead proposal development / pre-sales activity within a solution area
· Practice Management and Development – responsible to actively participate and contribute to the development of proposals, lead management and potential client presentations
· People Management – Informal or formal people management responsibility with the responsibility of managing teams on large HR transformation projects
· Knowledge of core solution area and understanding and implications on cross solutions
· Contributing to the development of thought leadership, consulting propositions for our clients and promotional marketing materials.
· Working with bid teams to shape tender responses and produce high quality bid content.
· Continually developing own knowledge and understanding of consulting skills and client markets and supporting the development of others.
How this role / department fits in to the broader organisation
- The HR Transformation team is part of the wider team of cloud professionals in sales and implementation that deliver Alight’s range of services across APAC.
- HR Transformation consultants contribute to Alight’s success by initiating strong customer relationships based on the foundation of the customer’s HR Transformation goals. As well as delivering ‘fee-earning’ consultancy projects we contribute to the success of the rest of the organisation by advising customers how to prepare for and get the best from their evolving HRIS technology.
- This role also brings together capabilities from across the organization to ideate solutions, prepare compelling documentation and execute on a client’s transformation goals.
Knowledge, Skills, Abilities, and Experience
Required
- Excellent project management and communication skills (i.e., presentation, facilitation, prioritization)
- Ability to remain flexible, quickly learn and adapt
- Motivated self-starter with strong time management skills
- Aptitude to work collaboratively in an agile environment, while getting work done with a team of functionally diverse SMEs
- Strong skills in MS Office applications
- 20+ years of relevant work experience related to business transformation / HR Transformation
- Exposure to design and delivery of HR and/or Financial systems in large organizations
- Familiarity with change management methodologies related to cloud-based technology adoption
- Ability to work virtual from home or in an Alight office environment.
- Travel will vary by project. However, as this is a client-facing role, travel of 15-30% may be needed during peak periods.
Preferred
- Master’s Degree
- Certifications such as Prosci, APMG, Design Thinking etc.
- Experience supporting deployments of cloud-based Human Capital Management and Financials-enabling technologies such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Cornerstone OnDemand
- Transformation or Change Management experience directly related to cloud-based technology adoption
- Familiarity with HR and/or Finance Transformation
