HR Operating Model and SWP Manager

Accenture is a leading global professional services company, providing a broad range of services in strategy and consulting, interactive, technology and operations, with digital capabilities across all of these services.

We believe in inclusion and diversity and supporting the whole person. Our core values comprise of Stewardship, Best People, Client Value Creation, One Global Network, Respect for the Individual and Integrity.

As a team, HR Transformation Consulting Services is a cross-industry capability, which is focused on developing and delivering market leading, innovative HR solutions to our clients.

Job Role: HR Operating Model and SWP Manager
Location: London,
Salary: Competitive Salary & Benefits
Career Level: Manager (CL7)

In our team you will:

• Learn, grow and advance in an innovative culture that thrives on shared success, diverse ways of thinking and enables boundaryless opportunities that can drive your career in new and exciting ways.
• Work with cutting-edge HR technologies and have the opportunity to develop a wide range of new skills on the job.

In this role you will:

• Lead HR Consulting projects across HR strategy, HR process & experience re-design, HR function optimisation and HR-led enterprise transformation, incorporating People Strategy and Strategic Workforce Planning as key enablers of success.
• Lead global delivery teams to deliver the best outcomes for our clients on our HR transformation projects.
• Own client relationships and help to lead our clients to deliver leading HR transformation initiatives, including development of compelling HR Business Cases to support change.
• Empower Analysts and Consultants to deliver to their full potential through coaching, mentoring and people leadership.
• Challenge our clients to think differently in how HR can support the workforce of the future and agile enterprise, including long-term workforce planning and HR\’s strategic role in enabling business outcomes.
• Lead HR benchmarking, data collection and analysis to deliver data driven insights, recommendations, and innovation to solve our client’s challenges.
• Design and develop innovative HR Operating Models, including Service Delivery Models, using best-in-class research and insights to align HR capability with business strategy.
• Leverage leading practice and conduct workshops with clients to re-design HR processes, with experience at the heart of how processes support colleagues and line managers.
• Help to grow HR Transformation by getting involved in sales processes, including contributing to bid submissions and client presentations, showcasing our expertise in strategic HR capabilities.
• Facilitate HR workshops or meetings to gather requirements, present and validate solutions options and test interpretation of client needs in an interactive manner using design thinking methodologies as appropriate.
• Develop innovative HR thought leadership and assets to help re-define the role of HR for our clients, including the role of Generative AI, HR strategy, and workforce shaping.
• Establish good working relationships and collaboration across Accenture, both multi-discipline consulting capabilities and business lines such as Technology, Digital and Operations.

We are looking for experience in the following skills:

• A proven track record of delivering large-scale, global HR transformation programmes.
• Strong consulting acumen by demonstrating excellent communication, facilitation and data analysis skills to influence others.
• Experience in one or more of the following: HR Operating Model and Organisation Design, HR Business Case Development, HR Strategy, People Strategy, and Strategic Workforce Planning.
• Excellent understanding of latest HR trends, strategy, and operations value levers, how the role of HR is changing, and the digital enablers required to add value to an organisation.
• Showing ability to build trusted relationships, and manage stakeholders, both internally and externally to your organisation with clear ability to influence others.
• Demonstrate continuously learning, and bring innovative, new thinking to the workplace.

Set yourself apart:

• Are forward thinking with a strong business acumen and ability to navigate the wider business context within our client organisation, including aligning HR interventions to long-term business strategy.
• Are passionate for working in an entrepreneurial environment and working with constantly evolving technologies and agile methodologies.
• Prioritise continuous development and self-guided learning, personally and your team.
• Have experience in leading global teams in complex HR transformations that require the application of strategic workforce and HR planning methodologies.
• Have the drive and determination to lead, coach and develop others and continuously share your knowledge with others to contribute to business development and growth.
• Are open to autonomously operate in a global network & fast-paced growth model and comfortable to set your own personal growth plan.
• Are enthusiastic to extend and navigate networks in and outside of Accenture.

What’s in it for you:

At Accenture in addition to a competitive basic salary, you will also have an extensive benefits package which includes 30 days’ vacation per year, private medical insurance and 3 extra days leave per year for charitable work of your choice!