Associate - HR Transformation - Leading Enterprise Firm - Contractual role

Description:

At Outsized, we match clients in financial services and management consulting to high-quality independent consultants and boutique/specialist firms for the execution of their key projects

Our client is a global enterprise that combines advisory capabilities with technology-enabled delivery to drive meaningful outcomes for its clients. The organisation operates across investment diligence, industry research, fund administration, accounting, and data analytics and places strong emphasis on merit, inclusion, and capability development.

Overview:

The Human Resources Business Unit enables people to maximize the clients impact. The department is responsible for recruitment, managing compensation and benefits, maximizing employee productivity and wellbeing, reviewing performance, enhancing employee lifecycle, and other aspects that affect the firm and its people.

The HR Center of Excellence (CoE) is a specialized department that possesses deep knowledge of core HR and talent practices, driving innovation and best practices to realize value through HR transformation and people strategies. As the innovation engine of HR, the Transformation team designs and executes high-impact strategic initiatives that revolutionize the HR business unit embracing operational excellence and adopting digitalization.

About the role:

The Associate will work closely with the transformation lead and have the opportunity to execute key strategic projects to transform the HR function. Associate acts as a thought partner and solution architect who will collaborate with multiple departments to develop streamlined processes, innovative strategies, and impactful initiatives that advance organizational objectives and strengthen the HR function's effectiveness.

Responsibilities Assumed:

- Evaluate and implement fit for purpose HR technologies to streamline and digitalize HR operations

- Drive process improvements to reduce inefficiencies and elevate service delivery

- Optimize workflows to enable seamless interconnected processes across the Hire to Retire lifecycle

- Drive change management initiatives, ensuring smooth adoption of new HR technologies and processes

- Prepare comprehensive business requirement documents (BRD) and manage projects efficiently

- Integrate data to accelerate decision-making and enable informed and agile business strategies

- Collaborate with stakeholders/HR leadership to align projects with organizational goals and execute transformation initiatives

Prerequisites:

- Led at least one HR transformation project using HR technology. (e.g., implemented HR HCM & OR ATS)

- SAP Success Factors/ Workday or equivalent certification

- Analytical ability with a strong eye for details and numbers (HR analytics experience is a plus)

- Experience in project management, process improvements, and change management methodologies

- Knowledge of data Visualization tools (e.g., Power BI)

- Experience in AI/ML applications in HR is a plus

Experience:

- 5+ years in HR transformation/ HRIS and HR analytics

Education:

- PGDM or MBA Equivalent