Alight - Strategic Advisor - APAC HR Transformation Consulting Practice

Our story :

At Alight, we believe a companys success starts with its people. Its why were so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our teams expertise in human insights and cloud technology, allows companies and employees around the world to transform and thrive.

With a competitive total rewards package, continuing education and training and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Alight is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

Job Description :

Alights HR Transformation Advisory practice supports clients to maximize the value of their investments in transformation programs, particularly cloud-based Human Capital Management and Financials-enabling technologies such as Workday, SAP SuccessFactors and Cornerstone On Demand.

With particular emphasis on digital transformation, the teams consultants rely on user centric, data driven techniques to ensure that our clients can introduce and sustain new ways of working.

As part of our you will work to enable our clients success through daily use of digital technologies. We are looking for a highly motivated leader to join our team.

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 realize 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. Analyze and interpret qualitative and/or quantitative data to develop an assessment of a clients 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 organization :

- The HR Transformation team is part of the wider team of cloud professionals in sales and implementation that deliver Alights range of services across APAC.

- HR Transformation consultants contribute to Alights success by initiating strong customer relationships based on the foundation of the customers HR Transformation goals. As well as delivering fee-earning consultancy projects we contribute to the success of the rest of the organization 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 clients 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

- 10+ 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 :

- Masters 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

Primary Skills - Workday Advisory

Secondary Skills - HR Transformation, Consulting, etc.

Join our team :

Because transformation takes a workforce. Learn more at careers.alight.com. Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Alight believes diversity should be visible, valued, and sustained throughout the organization. And were committed to enabling an inclusive culture of belonging that engages all colleagues and grows the diversity of our talent to proudly represent the clients and communities we serve.

As an affirmative action employer, we adhere to the principles of equal employment opportunity in the workplace as defined in our diversity policy statement.

Diversity Policy Statement :

Alight does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, gender, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state, or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in employment qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans, and other covered veterans.

Alight provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices, and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country :

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Alight.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business unit