Senior Consultant, HR Advisory 3-Month Contract
About The Position
The Senior Consultant – HR Advisory is a client-facing, consulting-led role focused on advising organizations on talent acquisition strategy, service design, operating model optimization, and supporting technology enablement. The role is advisory and outcomes-focused, emphasizing problem definition, solution design, and executive decision support rather than hands-on technical configuration. You will work directly with senior HR and Talent leaders to assess current-state processes, identify opportunities for improvement, and design scalable future-state models that balance people, process, and technology. This role requires strong consulting discipline, structured thinking, and confidence engaging with senior stakeholders.
Requirements
- 6+ years of experience in management consulting, HR advisory, talent acquisition, or related domains
- Demonstrated client-facing experience leading discovery, workshops, and solution design engagements
- Strong understanding of talent acquisition operations, practices, and enabling technologies
- Experience working in complex, multi-stakeholder environments
- Bachelor’s degree required
- Willingness to travel up to 25%
Nice To Haves
- advanced degree or design thinking training preferred
Responsibilities
- Act as a senior client-facing consultant across advisory engagements, supporting projects from initiation through delivery and closure.
- Apply structured consulting problem-solving to diagnose business challenges and design practical, value-driven solutions.
- Lead discovery, assessment, and solution design activities across talent acquisition processes and services.
- Prepare and deliver executive-ready insights, recommendations, and decision materials for senior HR and business leaders.
- Assess end-to-end HR and talent acquisition processes, operating models, and service delivery effectiveness.
- Design future-state models aligned to business strategy, scale, and candidate experience goals.
- Advise on workforce segmentation, enablement, and service optimization opportunities.
- Build clear, actionable roadmaps spanning people, process, capability, and technology improvements.
- Conduct qualitative and quantitative research including interviews, workshops, surveys, and document reviews.
- Develop current-state and future-state artifacts such as process maps, journey maps, and service blueprints.
- Apply design thinking techniques to understand user needs and define experience-led solutions.
- Translate complex findings into clear, business-relevant insights.
- Advise on the role of technology across the talent acquisition lifecycle, including HRIS, ATS, CRM, Agentic/AI, automation, and experience platforms.
- Recommend optimization of existing systems or introduction of new tools as part of a broader TA strategy.
- Act as a bridge between business needs and technical considerations, partnering with specialists where required.
- Contribute to the development of QWA intellectual property including methodologies, playbooks, and toolkits.
- Stay current on market trends, talent technology innovations, and leading practices.
- Identify opportunities to support clients through additional advisory services and program expansion.
Benefits
- equal opportunity employer status
- consideration for all applications without regard to race, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, genetic information or any other status protected by applicable law
- fostering an environment where they can bring their whole selves to work
- reasonable accommodation options available for individuals with disabilities
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
