VP, Global Advisory

Kelly Education•Troy, MI

11d•$198,750 - $265,000

About The Position

Kelly is seeking a Human Capital practice leader to scale and formalize its established workforce advisory capability across the company’s portfolio. The role will develop the structure, methodology, intellectual property, commercial rigor, and go-to-market discipline needed to grow the practice and expand its reach across contingent workforce, talent acquisition, and specialty talent domains. The VP will lead senior advisors and subject matter experts delivering external advisory services and embedded advisory within managed-service and outcome-based programs. The position owns the practice P&L and methodology, represents Kelly at the C-suite level, and positions advisory as a standalone service, an accompaniment to other Kelly solutions, and a source of demand for the broader portfolio. The role will develop consultative pathways into outcome-based solutions such as MSP, RPO, and BPO, as well as technology and workforce transformation offerings. The role also leads Kelly’s technology advisory capability, including workforce technology ecosystems, VMS platforms, proprietary workforce orchestration technology, and enterprise integrations. It provides executive leadership for technology advisory engagements and partners with product and technology teams to translate platform capabilities and roadmaps into client-facing value. The VP will lead embedded consulting within managed-service programs, developing frameworks for strategic partnership, technology optimization, governance, workforce planning, talent acquisition, and market intelligence. The role will also build the practice’s operating model, engagement standards, methodology, and team capabilities while managing revenue targets, investments, and margins.

Requirements

15 or more years of experience in workforce solutions, management advisory, or technology advisory.
Direct experience leading or scaling an advisory practice, including practice development, methodology creation, and go-to-market growth strategy.
Proven leadership of technology advisory teams, including systems integration, platform advisory, or enterprise technology transformation.
Deep familiarity with workforce technology ecosystems, including VMS platforms, analytics, AI-enabled automation, and enterprise integrations.
Ability to lead C-suite advisory conversations, facilitate complex workshops, and credibly represent an advisory practice at the highest level.
Experience owning P&L, with accountability for revenue and enterprise growth, investment management, and margin discipline.
Executive presence and ability to sell an advisory vision, build client confidence, and guide subject matter experts delivering the work.
Ability to build a structured, scalable practice.
Commercial acumen in pricing engagements, defining deal structures, and driving disciplined revenue growth.
Collaborative approach and ability to work as a peer with relevant Kelly business units and functions.
Comfort working across workforce strategy, technology, AI, and embedded program delivery.

Responsibilities

Lead external advisory offerings in workforce strategy; self-managed and modular MSP and SOW advisory; talent acquisition and RPO advisory; technology and systems integration advisory; and AI and workforce transformation.
Own the advisory practice’s revenue growth agenda, refine its go-to-market approach and sales content, and partner across business units to take the practice to market.
Drive outcome-based growth contracts as the standard commercial model for new enterprise pursuits and convert advisory pipeline into long-term client relationships across Kelly’s solution lines.
Represent Kelly’s advisory practice with C-suite clients, industry analysts, and at workforce advisory forums.
Position advisory as a gateway to Kelly’s broader solutions, including VMS implementation assistance, direct sourcing, and EOR/compliance engagements.
Demonstrate the breadth of Kelly’s offerings, including talent acquisition operating models, RPO and BPO solutions, workforce planning, and recruiting technology ecosystems.
Lead Kelly’s technology advisory capability across workforce technology ecosystems, VMS platforms, proprietary workforce orchestration technology, and enterprise integrations.
Provide executive leadership and client presence for technology advisory engagements, guiding technical advisors and ensuring the practice is effectively positioned and sold.
Own the commercial advisory wrapper around Kelly’s technology offering and help clients understand the value of the broader technology ecosystem.
Partner with product and technology teams to stay current on the platform roadmap and translate it into client-facing advisory value.
Champion Kelly’s workforce orchestration technology and position advisory-led technology engagements to deepen client relationships and open opportunities across SOW-to-MSP migration, independent workforce, RPO, BPO, and staffing.
Lead embedded advisory within Kelly’s managed-service programs, providing strategic partnership, technology optimization, governance, and market intelligence.
Develop embedded advisory frameworks for talent acquisition, workforce planning, technology optimization, and market intelligence.
Position embedded consulting as a designed component of program governance and a means of strengthening and expanding client relationships.
Lead and develop the existing team of senior advisors and subject matter experts.
Refine the practice bench model, engagement operating standards, and methodology to support scale.
Own the advisory P&L, including revenue targets, investment management, and margin discipline.