HCM principal consultant
About The Position
About the Role PARA Consulting is seeking an experienced HCM Principal Consultant to join our implementation team and lead our HCM practice delivery. This role expands beyond a traditional HCM Lead position. In addition to serving as the Lead Consultant on complex client implementations, you will oversee all HCM projects across PARA Consulting, ensuring consistency, quality, and successful delivery at scale. You will be responsible for driving functional excellence, guiding implementation teams, and acting as the senior functional authority across HCM engagements. This role combines hands-on consulting, project oversight, client advisory, and team leadership. You will partner closely with technical leads, project managers, and leadership while serving as the highest-level functional expert for HCM clients.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in HR, IT, Business Administration, or a related field
- 5+ years of experience in HCM consulting or HR systems implementations (Rippling, Workday, NetSuite SuitePeople, ADP, UKG, or similar)
- 2+ years of experience in a lead, senior, or supervisory role
- Proven experience leading end-to-end HCM implementations
- Strong experience creating and reviewing functional documentation and UAT test scripts
- Solid knowledge of SOC/SOX compliance or internal control frameworks
- Excellent stakeholder management and client-facing communication skills
- Ability to translate business needs into scalable HCM system configurations
- Strong understanding of end-to-end HR processes and optimized HCM workflows
Nice To Haves
- Relevant HCM certifications (e.g., Workday HCM, Rippling, ADP, UKG)
- Experience overseeing multiple concurrent HCM implementations
- Experience in multi-country or global HCM deployments
- Knowledge of regional compliance requirements (GDPR, SOX, labor regulations)
- Familiarity with payroll, tax, benefits administration, and open enrollment workflows
- Experience with HR data migration and system integrations
Responsibilities
- Serve as the Lead Consultant on HCM implementations from discovery through go-live
- Oversee all active HCM projects, ensuring alignment with delivery standards, timelines, and quality expectations
- Lead and review functional configurations across HCM modules
- Create, review, and approve functional documentation, workflows, and UAT test scripts
- Ensure compliance with SOC/SOX requirements and client-facing audit controls
- Facilitate executive-level client workshops and business requirement sessions
- Act as the escalation point for complex functional, compliance, or delivery issues
- Partner with Project Management to monitor project health, risks, and success metrics
- Mentor, coach, and provide functional guidance to HCM consultants across projects
- Ensure consistency in implementation approach, documentation, and best practices
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to align business requirements with system capabilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Principal
