Senior Consultant Transformation, HRIS & Process Excellence
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Job Summary
This is a remote position.
Why this role why now
Founded in 2019 INNOOVA is a boutique consulting firm based in Montreal and the only Workday-certified partner headquartered in Canada. We deliver end-to-end HRIS implementations and transformations across the public healthcare finance technology and education sectors. Our team brings the rigor of a recognized firm without the weight of large corporate structures which means faster decisions direct impact and real ownership from day one.
You will act as an advisory partner to our clients analyzing their current HR processes simplifying the way they work and designing sustainable target practices. You are at once a consultant a facilitator and a change agent able to challenge existing ways of doing things with diplomacy and to translate complex organizational needs into simple actionable processes.
This mandate also offers a rare growth path in the market: a concrete 36-month plan to deepen your technical configuration expertise and broaden your knowledge across several market-leading HRIS platforms up to becoming a go-to subject-matter expert (SME). Its an opportunity to combine strategic advisory work with technology expertise inside an agile structure with closer client proximity and more chances to directly contribute to their transformation.
We are looking for someone who advises influences and transforms not just someone who configures. Less bureaucracy more impact.
Your day-to-day impact
Analyze and map current-state HR processes (current state future state) and identify improvement opportunities
Facilitate discovery and design workshops with client teams translating business needs into clear process design
Design and document target processes policies and procedures grounded in best practices
Support HRIS implementation and configuration across multiple modules (payroll workforce management talent benefits integrations)
Develop executive recommendations and transformation roadmaps for your clients
Deepen your technical configuration skills throughout the mandate with INNOOVAs support to become a subject-matter expert (SME) on one or more HRIS platforms
We are looking for someone who advises influences and transforms not just someone who configures. Less bureaucracy more impact.
Your day-to-day impact
Analyze and map current-state HR processes (current state future state) and identify improvement opportunities
Facilitate discovery and design workshops with client teams translating business needs into clear process design
Design and document target processes policies and procedures grounded in best practices
Support HRIS implementation and configuration across multiple modules (payroll workforce management talent benefits integrations)
Develop executive recommendations and transformation roadmaps for your clients
Deepen your technical configuration skills throughout the mandate with INNOOVAs support to become a subject-matter expert (SME) on one or more HRIS platforms
The profile we are looking for 75% advisor 25% expert
What matters most (75%):
Impeccable client communication the ability to simplify a concept and bridge need mapping configuration (explicitly identified by the hiring manager as THE deciding criterion)
Active listening and the ability to ask the right questions to translate a client need into clear process design
Demonstrated ability to facilitate discovery workshops and produce process maps (current state future state)
Ability to turn complex issues into pragmatic executable recommendations
Openness to developing technical configuration expertise over a 36-month horizon with INNOOVAs support
What we also expect (25%):
Broad knowledge of several market-leading HRIS platforms often gained on the client side even without hands-on configuration experience
Understanding of common HR processes (payroll time vacation benefits) and how they fit together in a system
Knowledge of continuous improvement governance and change management principles
Certification on a recognized HRIS platform an asset may be supported by INNOOVA
PMP PCP/CPM or an equivalent project management certification an asset
What we offer
Competitive compensation
4 weeks of paid vacation annually
Remote or hybrid model depending on mandates
Group benefits from day one; retirement plan after 3 months
$1000 annual wellness allowance including mental health support
Certifications supported by INNOOVA
Real impact fast growth without the corporate overhead
The process simple and fast
Discovery call with the recruitment team approx. 2030 min
Virtual interview with the hiring manager approx. 45 min
Offer and background verification
INNOOVA is an equal opportunity employer and welcomes applications from all individuals regardless of gender background or situation. If you dont check every box we still want to hear from you your potential matters as much as experience. We use artificial intelligence tools to support and not replace human judgment in our selection process. Our process is designed to be fair bias-aware and focused on skills and potential. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.
Required Skills:
The profile we are looking for 60% advisor 40% expert What matters most (60%) advisory & delivery leadership : - A natural mediator: you manage client expectations and internal team dynamics with equal skill and you de-escalate without losing momentum. - High emotional intelligence: you read the room adapt your communication style and earn trust quickly with clients consultants and leadership alike. - Comfort with ambiguity: you thrive in fast-moving unstructured environments where priorities shift and you help create structure where there is none. - Demonstrated track record of delivering HRIS or IT projects end to end in an external consulting context managing multiple clients cultures and stakeholder environments simultaneously. - Strong communicator in French and English applied case by case based on client needs. What we also expect (40%) project delivery fundamentals - Solid command of project delivery lifecycle phases mobilization planning design build test deploy hypercare and the ability to keep a team moving through each one. - Experience managing project plans schedules and risk logs across concurrent mandates; enough functional context to ask smart questions and hold delivery teams accountable. - Comfort reading the technical landscape without needing to configure it you dont need to be an HRIS specialist but you understand the environment your team operates in. - PMP/PMI certification an asset. - Workday Engagement Manager certification an asset; may be supported by INNOOVA for the right candidate. Our must-haves : - Have led HRIS Finance or IT projects delivered end to end in an external client-facing consulting context. - Legal authorization to work in Canada. - Availability for occasional travel for client engagements. - Genuine flexibility and adaptability this is a high-growth environment where the pace is real.
