Associate Director, HR Transformation, Skills & Talent Technology

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With over 1000 professionals in the UK, our Human Capital practice is renowned for providing distinctive depth and breadth of organisation transformation services to clients undertaking complex major programmes. Our practice combines project and programme leadership capabilities with HR Transformation and HR Technology consulting, change management, organisational design and leadership expertise, helping our clients identify, manage and solve the people issues that cause businesses to perform below their potential.

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In a market where the workforce is being highly disrupted, the war for talent continues to be a strategic priority for our clients. Deloitte must continue to deliver innovative talent solutions to our clients that capitalise on new developments in technology such as AI. We are looking for a leader in our HR Advisory practice that will stay abreast of the ever-evolving landscape in core and disruptive talent technologies and help clients unlock their talent and skills priorities.

As a Skills & Talent Technology Associate Director, you will help us go to market on how we address this exciting disruption in talent. You will have the commercial experience necessary to build and develop significant new business opportunities for the Firm by developing senior client relationships within HR and IT. In doing so, you will build a level of eminence in the marketplace that gives you the platform to support the Firm’s growth ambitions over the long-term.

You will help our clients navigate the complexity of the talent and skills landscape and build high-performance teams to drive complex transformations and deliver on successful client outcomes. You will also work closely with the Directors and Partners to play a key role in influencing and shaping the strategic development of the team.

To be successful in this role, you will be a subject matter expert in skills and/or talent technologies leading multiple, high-profile projects and bids, whilst developing innovative thought leadership. You will have the opportunity to learn from the best in the business and also help recruit the best people, coach and support them whilst driving activity such as proposition development and marketing.

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As a Skills & Talent Technology Associate Director, you will have responsibility for the following:

• Leading HR Consulting and skills projects with a focus on technology to drive global HR transformation. The role will focus on transforming the functions and people processes of some of the world’s largest organisations across all industries within the private sector.
• Leading multi-disciplinary work streams of Consultants, Senior Consultants and Managers to deliver against client objectives. Including technical specialists for system design, configuration, implementation and testing.
• Managing client and the firm’s risks for safe project delivery.
• Providing deep functional expertise, innovation and thought leadership to clients across the skills, talent and learning technology domain including how to integrate within the HR technology ecosystem and operating model to drive value.
• Bring a point of view on the future of HR, skills, talent processes and technology and how Deloitte can bring recommendations and solutions to our clients to help navigate their current disruptions and future needs.
• Providing advisory expertise to clients and the Deloitte on how skills can be embedded into HR and people processes by leveraging technology.
• Planning, scoping and shaping major HR technology projects including the main design, build, implementation and testing phases.
• Establishing good working relationships across Consulting capabilities and other Deloitte service lines.
• Bringing and establishing a depth in multiple industry client needs, building a network with industry leaders within Deloitte and client groups.
• Having a broader perspective of the opportunities when managing diverse teams and the strategies; having a clear understanding of the firm’s commitment to creating a more inclusive culture.
• Operate as role model to showcase leadership behaviours whilst identifying and building capability within the HR Advisory practice.
• Establishing deep working relationships with Deloitte HR Technology teams to go to market in partnership. In addition to external skills & talent technology vendors.
• Playing a key role in identifying pre-sales opportunities and driving business development. Subsequently leading bids and contracting.
• Actively contribute to the growth of the business by identifying and delivering sales opportunities.

Candidate Requirements

Essentials to qualify for the role:

• Have a track record in managing the successful delivery of large, complex programmes with multiple workstreams on time and within budget.
• Evidence of leading client sales cycle by actively responding to RFPs and proactively building pipeline within key accounts.
• Fully understand the strategic and functional drivers of the HR function and HR technology ecosystem and the value it brings to any organization.
• Experience in HR process design and implementation, incorporating technology. Ideally including organisational design, service delivery models and shared services.
• A deep understanding of the skills technology market, including talent intelligence platforms, internal mobility platforms and candidate relationship management (CRM) platforms.
• Functional expertise in at least one HRIS, preferably Success Factors, Workday or Oracle (or equivalent) or expertise in at least one of the leading skills technologies.
• An understanding of AI functionality and the role of AI in skills-based processes.
• An understanding of HR Technology enablers and an ability to partner with technology partners on design and implementation across projects.
• Have experience of managing change within an HR or business environment, either in another consulting firm or in-house.
• Possess excellent facilitation, communication and data analysis skills and have an ability to influence others.
• Have an ability to manage senior stakeholders effectively and manage complex and diverse client scenarios, focusing on high quality and delivery through others even in high pressured, time critical situations.
• Be acutely aware of risk management and managing risks associated with people, process, systems, change and commercials.
• Evidence of being a role model in leading innovative ideas and having eminence in the market.

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Regulation and controls are standard practice in our industry and Deloitte is no exception. These controls provide important legal protection for both you and the firm. We are subject to a number of audit regulations, one of which requires that certain colleagues abide by specific personal independence constraints (e.g., in relation to any financial interests and employment relationships). This can mean that you and your "Immediate Family Members" are not permitted to hold certain financial interests (shares, funds, bonds etc.) with audit clients of the firm, and also prohibitions on certain employment relationships (e.g., you are not permitted to hold a secondary employment role with SEC audit clients of the firm whilst being employed by the firm). The recruitment team will provide further detail as you progress through the recruitment process or you can contact the Independence team upon request.

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“I enjoy helping client analyse their capabilities through an Architecture and Strategy lens as it represents what the business can deliver and where they want to be.” - Jen​, Technology and Transformation

“I very much enjoy the challenging nature of my work, and the unique opportunities we have to lead change across industries. A great bonus – I usually work with a team of passionate, fun, and driven people who come from diverse backgrounds and experiences, but all strive to make a meaningful impact and to learn from each other.” - Irina, Technology and Transformation

“Being in a position to be able to challenge, influence and support our clients in solving complex problems such as M&A and Net Zero with technology at the centre, is a huge motivating factor.” - Sharbanee, Technology and Transformation

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