- HR Technology & Transformation - Senior Manager

Our Workforce Consulting team leads in aligning people strategies with business goals to drive sustainable growth and transformation. As part of our team youll collaborate with clients to tackle complex challenges and deliver enduring value. Our Workforce team is growing and were currently seeking an experienced Senior Manager in HR Technology and Transformation. This is a strategic leadership role responsible for advising and managing effective HRIS implementations and other workforce technology tools that support our clients across various sectors.

Purpose-led work youll be part of:

You will work and lead teams playing a key role in helping our clients solve complex HR Technology and Transformation problems. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Leading client engagement teams and working with a variety of clients to drive HR technology strategy and transformation for HR functions across industries

• Lead and collaborate with Alternative Delivery Models (ADM) and HR Shared Services (HRSS) frameworks to enhance service delivery models

• Leading and managing end-to-end HR Technology and Transformation engagements ensuring alignment with client objectives and PwC methodologies

• Supporting clients to develop and implement strategies to enhance and optimise HR processes technology systems and organisational design

• Collaborating with clients to assess current HR capabilities identify areas for improvement and design future-state HR models

• Integrate cutting-edge technology that supports and elevates HR functions ensuring seamless alignment with business objectives

• Demonstrating a thorough understanding of complex change concepts specifically within HR technology implementation and supporting clients with change management activities for these projects

• Leading and managing HR cloud technology implementation projects (e.g. SAP SuccessFactors or Workday) and enabling data analytics following the implementation

• Collaboratively work with diverse teams and stakeholders to deliver complex problems with a key focus on benefits realisation and sustained value creation

• Build and maintain strong client relationships acting as a trusted advisor on HR-related matters

• Anticipate stakeholder needs developing and discussing potential solutions pre-emptively

• Lead mentor and develop junior team members fostering a culture of collaboration innovation and continuous feedback

• Contribute to business development efforts including identifying new opportunities preparing proposals and participating in client presentations

• Develop and successfully managing project budgets and commercials

• Identifying and resolving risks and issues throughout programme delivery.

• Handling a multi-tasking environment meeting deadlines and working with a wide range of internal external stakeholders

Skills and Competencies:

• Strong business development acumen

• Strategic thinking and leadership

• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations

• Client and Stakeholder Management

• Supply technical knowledge in HR Technology and Transformation

• Ability to lead and manage inter-disciplinary teams

• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams clients and collaborators to build trust

• Strong written and verbal communication skills with the ability to analyse and interpret data

• A strong attention to detail and commitment to quality

• Proficient use of the Microsoft suite of applications and tools like power BI

• Uphold the firms code of ethics and business conduct

Qualifications / Experience:

• Experience leading and implementing a HR Technology or Transformation project (e.g. SAP Workday or Oracle or other Tier two solutions)

• A recognised University Degree preferably in HRM and a minimum of 8 years of experience in HR Technology Transformation or HR consulting with a proven track record of managing complex projects

• A good understanding of Irish employment law and its implications for HR practices

• Strong project management skills to ensure projects are delivered on time within scope and within budget

• Ability to manage multiple tasks and priorities in a fast-paced environment

• Strong understanding of HR processes systems and technologies including HRIS talent management and workforce analytics

• In depth knowledge of HR strategies processes and best practices with experience leading and managing HR transformation projects Alternative Delivery models Shared services and offshore centres

• Proficiency in leveraging HR technologies including HRIS to optimise HR functions

• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships acting as a trusted advisor.

• Ability to build and maintain strong client relationships acting as a trusted advisor. Excellent communication skills to articulate ideas clearly and persuasively to clients and teams.

• Proven leadership ability to mentor and develop junior team members and foster a collaborative team environment.

• Demonstrated ability to think strategically solve complex problems and drive change.

• Experience in consulting or professional services is highly desirable

• Experience in coaching and mentoring junior team members

• Relevant certifications (e.g. CIPD) are a plus