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Senior Consultant, Workforce Strategy

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The Senior Consultant partners with enterprise clients to design and transform job architecture, workforce practices, and talent processes that support agile, skills-enabled organizations. This role sits at the intersection of strategy and execution, helping clients translate workforce strategy into practical frameworks, operating models, and talent practices that drive measurable outcomes. Working closely with client stakeholders, cross-functional delivery teams, and data and technology partners, this role focuses on building clear job structures, integrating skills into talent systems, and enabling workforce decisions at scale.

Job Responsibility:

  • Lead client workstreams focused on job architecture design, refinement, validation, and governance
  • Assess and redesign talent lifecycle processes, including hiring, development, mobility, performance, and workforce planning, to improve role clarity and alignment to how work is performed
  • Facilitate stakeholder interviews, workshops, and working sessions to gather inputs, align perspectives, and drive decision-making
  • Translate workforce and talent strategy into practical frameworks, operating models, and execution roadmaps
  • Partner with data, technology, and workforce analytics teams to ensure job and skills data can be operationalized for planning and decision-making
  • Develop high-quality client deliverables, including diagnostics, design principles, frameworks, and implementation plans
  • Advise clients on change management considerations and adoption of new workforce practices
  • Contribute to the development and evolution of internal methodologies, tools, and thought leadership

Requirements:

  • 8+ years of experience in HR, talent management, organizational design, workforce strategy, or consulting
  • Hands-on experience with job architecture, role design, or job framework initiatives
  • Experience assessing or redesigning talent lifecycle processes
  • Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and problem-solving skills
  • Ability to translate complex workforce challenges into clear, practical solutions
  • Experience partnering with cross-functional teams, including HR, technology, and analytics
  • Consulting or client-facing experience strongly preferred
  • Advanced degree or relevant certifications a plus

Nice to have:

  • Consulting or client-facing experience strongly preferred
  • Advanced degree or relevant certifications a plus

Additional Information:

Job Posted:
February 18, 2026

Employment Type:
Fulltime
Work Type:
On-site work
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