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Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

HR Reinvention Consulting Senior Manager - Life Sciences

Human Capital & Change ConsultingConfirmed live in the last 24 hours
Full-timeIn-person

About the Job

Requirements

  • Minimum of 8 years of experience in HR transformation, digital HR, or HR technology consulting, including at least 3 years in a senior managerial or leadership role.
  • Minimum of 3 years leading large-scale HR transformation projects.
  • Minimum of 3 years designing and implementing HR operating models, shared services, and outsourcing strategies.
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience in the life sciences industry.

Responsibilities

  • Build trusted, long-term relationships with senior client stakeholders.
  • Advise clients on HR operating models, technology, and transformation strategies aligned with business goals.
  • Develop perspectives on how HR strategy should evolve in response to changes in business strategy.
  • Help clients optimize HR functions for efficiency, scalability, and strategic alignment.
  • Develop and implement HR transformation strategies combining traditional HR practices with digital innovations such as artificial intelligence, generative artificial intelligence, and automation.
  • Use analytics to assess current HR operations and design future-state models using technology-driven solutions to improve talent management, employee engagement, and workforce planning.
  • Analyze HR activity to understand how staff time and effort are allocated; compare findings with industry benchmarks and leading practices; recommend ways to optimize HR resource allocation and align it with organizational goals.
  • Create HR transformation value cases and roadmaps that align HR with business strategy and deliver measurable outcomes.
  • Design HR operating models and service delivery frameworks incorporating employee experience, digital HR, shared services, and outsourcing practices.
  • Lead HR organization design, including interaction models, location strategy, and sizing.
  • Lead initiatives to enhance employee experience through personalization, engagement, and alignment with company culture.
  • Use HR technology, process improvement methodologies, and data analytics to improve talent acquisition, performance management, and employee well-being.
  • Design talent management frameworks integrating automation and artificial intelligence to optimize workforce planning.
  • Evaluate and select HR technologies, including human resources information systems and artificial intelligence tools, according to client needs, culture, and business goals.
  • Guide clients through vendor selection, including developing requests for proposals and evaluating capabilities.
  • Explain how organizations can use generative artificial intelligence and other advanced technologies to improve HR functions.
  • Monitor emerging digital HR trends and bring innovative solutions to clients.
  • Advise clients on transforming HR operations through shared services, outsourcing, digital tools, and automation.
  • Help clients evaluate sourcing options to improve cost efficiency and quality.
  • Design and implement HR operating models using shared services, outsourcing, and digital tools.
  • Lead initiatives to streamline HR processes through automation, artificial intelligence tools, and data analytics.
  • Implement intelligent automation solutions to improve process efficiency, scalability, and accuracy.
  • Lead end-to-end delivery of HR transformation projects, ensuring timely, on-budget, high-quality outcomes.
  • Manage cross-functional teams to execute solutions across HR domains.
  • Integrate cloud-based HR systems and artificial intelligence platforms into existing HR ecosystems.
  • Guide change management to support transitions to new HR processes and technologies.
  • Facilitate stakeholder engagement to align business leaders and foster organizational buy-in and commitment.
  • Equip clients with knowledge and tools to activate, apply, and sustain transformation initiatives over the long term.
  • Identify and generate new HR transformation opportunities by developing relationships with prospective clients.
  • Write and present client proposals, business cases, and requests for proposal responses that articulate the value of HR transformation capabilities and align with client needs and expectations.
  • Work with senior leadership on strategic business development initiatives, offerings, and development of a pipeline of potential opportunities.
  • Develop and coach practitioners in HR transformation, and support learning and training programs.
  • Contribute thought leadership on HR transformation trends and emerging areas of interest.
  • Represent Accenture at industry events and conferences.
  • Promote innovation and continuous learning within the HR Transformation practice.

Desired Qualifications

  • In-depth understanding of leading HR platforms such as Workday, SuccessFactors, and Oracle HCM, and their role in transforming HR operations and employee experience.
  • Expertise evaluating human resources information systems, talent management systems, and artificial intelligence-driven solutions.
  • Experience managing vendor relationships and technology selection processes.
  • Strong understanding of HR operating models, including shared services, outsourcing, and service delivery optimization.
  • Ability to design and optimize HR operating models integrating digital tools to improve efficiency and business outcomes.
  • Experience enhancing employee engagement and well-being through innovative HR strategies and digital solutions.
  • Ability to design employee-centric HR solutions aligned with company culture and business objectives.
  • Expertise managing complex projects from strategy through execution on time, within budget, and to quality standards.
  • Familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies and project management tools such as Jira and Microsoft Project.
  • Skill in leading business development and building strong client relationships.
  • Experience writing proposals and presenting to senior leadership to win HR transformation engagements.
  • Contributions to industry thought leadership through writing, speaking engagements, and research.
  • Active participation in industry events to stay current on HR transformation trends.
  • Ability to build trusted relationships with C-suite executives and senior stakeholders.
  • Ability to influence senior leadership on HR strategy and technology decisions.
  • Ability to think strategically and develop innovative HR solutions leveraging digital technologies.
  • Ability to translate complex HR transformation concepts into clear, actionable strategies through written and verbal communication.
  • Strong business acumen and ability to align HR transformation with organizational goals.
  • Experience with workforce analytics and creating HR dashboards using tools such as Power BI or Tableau.
  • Experience with global clients and knowledge of international HR practices and compliance.
  • Certification in Agile or Scrum methodologies.

About the Company

Accenture

Advises businesses and runs their technology

Accenture advises large businesses and public agencies on strategy, builds their technology systems and runs ongoing operations. Its teams connect business planning with implementation, covering areas such as cloud migration, cybersecurity and customer experience. Consultants work with clients to redesign processes, while engineers integrate software from technology partners and maintain the resulting systems for multinational organizations. Clients pay for project work or continuing services, including application support and business processes such as finance and customer service. Accenture was founded in 1989 and has its headquarters in Dublin, Ireland.

Company size
10,001+
Company stage
IPO
Headquarters
Dublin, Ireland
Founded
1989

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