People Advisor

Ankura Consulting Group • Chicago, IL

1d • Remote

About The Position

The People Advisory Manager is a member of the People Advisory team within the People Office, part of Ankura Business Services. This role partners with assigned business groups and People Office colleagues to deliver practical, responsive, and business-aligned people solutions. The Manager develops a strong understanding of the assigned businesses, including their strategy, leaders, talent, and organizational priorities. The role advises leaders across the employee lifecycle, with particular specifically focusing on employee relations, performance management, talent development, engagement, and organizational change. The Manager also helps deliver firmwide People programs and annual talent processes, translating enterprise strategies into effective execution within the business. The successful candidate will bring sound judgment, strong relationship building and consulting skills, analytical capability, and a hands-on approach. This individual will be comfortable navigating sensitive matters, balancing multiple priorities, developing clear and practical solutions, and collaborating across the People Office and business to strengthen the leader and employee experience.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, preferably in human resources, business, or a related field.
• Five or more years of relevant human resources experience in a complex, commercially oriented, matrixed organization.
• Demonstrated experience supporting employee relations, performance management, talent management, employee engagement, compensation processes, organizational change, and employee development.
• Experience supporting workplace investigations and employee relations matters; experience independently conducting investigations preferred.
• Strong business acumen and the ability to connect people priorities with business objectives while ensuring disciplined execution.
• Exceptional relationship-management and consulting skills, with the ability to establish credibility and build trusted partnerships with leaders and colleagues at all levels.
• Sound judgment and strong critical-thinking, analytical, and problem-solving capabilities.
• A practical, solutions-oriented approach, with the ability to identify issues, evaluate options, and drive timely outcomes.
• Ability to adapt solutions to changing business needs and consider local, regional, and global implications.
• High personal integrity, discretion, and courage, with a commitment to fostering trust, openness, and constructive challenge.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills, including the ability to influence stakeholders and tailor messages for different audiences.
• Ability to collaborate effectively with global People Office centers of excellence and translate enterprise programs into effective business-level execution.
• Strong project-management skills and a demonstrated ability to deliver initiatives in an organized, efficient, and timely manner.
• Experience partnering with executive- and partner-level leaders.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office and HRIS systems such as Workday, including the ability to analyze data and develop clear, decision-ready materials.
• Ability to travel occasionally, as business needs require.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in professional services, management consulting, or a similarly dynamic client-service environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted People Advisory partner to assigned business groups, developing a strong understanding of their strategy, structure, talent priorities, and employee needs.
• Build credible relationships with business and practice leaders and provide practical guidance on employee relations, performance management, talent development, organizational change, and employee engagement.
• Support annual talent and performance processes, including goal setting, talent reviews, midyear check-ins, year-end evaluations, calibration, promotions, and succession and compensation planning.
• Analyze workforce and talent data; prepare clear, decision-ready materials and recommendations; identify themes and risks; and track agreed-upon actions through completion.
• Coach leaders and performance managers on delivering feedback, addressing performance concerns, supporting employee development, and navigating sensitive employee matters.
• Manage and support employee relations matters, including fact-finding, documentation, stakeholder coordination, workplace investigations, performance improvement, and involuntary separations.
• Partner with leaders and People Office colleagues on workforce and organizational changes, including organizational design, reporting-line and manager changes, onboarding, offboarding, restructuring, and other employee transitions.
• Contribute to firmwide People initiatives and continuously identify opportunities to improve processes, strengthen the employee experience, and enable business performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level