People Advisory Services – Workforce Advisory – Consultant / Senior Consultant/ Manager / SH

Job description

The Opportunity 
EY’s People Advisory Services (PAS) believes a better working world is helping our clients harness their people agenda — the right people, with the right capabilities, in the right place, for the right cost, doing the right things.  By focusing on our client’s talent needs, we are able to provide exciting and innovative solutions for the workforce of the future, which is already here!  If you believe that collective purpose, innovation, and empathy are key digital global leadership needs to be successful, then EY is the right place to explore further.

When a company doesn’t satisfy its stakeholders’ expectations, the reason may not be lack of a sounding strategy or vision. In fact, underperformance is often the results of misalignment of its organization efficiency and talent capabilities, incentives. Our Workforce Advisory team works with clients, especially, the C-suites executives across industries to drive and deliver the business result through solutions of people and organization transformation. We improve our client’s value and probability by enhancing critical elements of organizational structure, incentives plans, process simplification, and post-deal integration. Our key service solutions include:

•    HR function integration, including compensation, benefits, HR operations and technology, HR strategy, talent and culture, HR functional build-up and supporting the broader enterprise-wide integration efforts, including change management, organization design, and workforce transition.

•    M&A of People Advisory Services: post deal integration and HRDD
•    Organization design and efficiency improvement
•    Talent development and global innovation
•    Incentive plan designs
•    Leadership and culture change management
•    Platform business: Flex benefits design and management
•    Data business: business performance/incentives/workforce planning/org efficiency

Your key responsibilities
•    As a consultant/sr. consultant of WFA, you will work with manager/partner to provide advisory services to clients on various HR function areas. You will provide assistance and value added client work under the coaching and mentoring of manager and partner;
•    Support manager or partner in managing and developing important client relationships with major state-owned enterprises (SOEs) in the above sectors;
•    Managing and delivering high-quality projects and results to ensure the highest customer satisfaction;
•    Solid problem solving skills, ability to analyze complex data, identify core issues, investigate, evaluate and reach appropriate conclusions/solutions;
•    Additionally, for Manager, you will:
o    Lead project workstreams, from planning through implementation - including managing project resources and budgets effectively, and identify and effectively manage and mitigate any risks and issues
o    Manage key client relationships with existing client portfolio;
o    Develop business opportunities in order to generate growth within the firm;
o    Mentor and develop juniors;
Skills and attributes for success
•    In-depth industrial experience and appropriate certification at a consulting firm

To qualify for the role you must have
•    The candidate should ideally have a bachelor’s degree in BA, General management, finance, legal, Engineering and/or Mathematics, or a closely related discipline (e.g. MBA, Financial Engineering, IT, etc.) ;
•    At least 2 years’ (or more) experience in management consultancy, professional services advisory or with a blue-chip industry company, with demonstrable experience in one or more of the following areas of HR management, M&A, org development, strategy planning, key performance indicator (KPI) definition. Applicants for the senior consultant role should have similar industry and functional exposure/requirements, but typically require 3–5 years of relevant experience; and 5-7 years for managers;
•    Experience managing high-impact, complex and analytically challenging projects in high-pressure, milestone-based environments
Ideally, you’ll also have 
•    Strong communication and presentation skills (including PowerPoint skills and Excel);
•    Strong formal presentation skills;
•    A flexible, creative and innovative approach to problem solving, and strong interpersonal and communication skills 
•    Fluency in both written and oral Mandarin and English is required.

What we look for
What’s most important is that you’re dedicated to working with your colleagues as part of a high-performing team. You’ll need to thrive in picking up new skills as you go, so natural curiosity, a lot of questions and the confidence to speak up when you see something that could be improved are essential. If you’ve got the right combination of technical knowledge and communication skills, this role is for you.

What we offer
We offer a competitive compensation package where you’ll be rewarded based on your performance and recognized for the value you bring to our business. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes social insurance and housing, additional commerce insurance, a minimum of 10 days of vacation and a range of programs and benefits designed to support your physical and social well-being. Plus, we offer:

•    Continuous learning: You’ll develop the mindset and skills to navigate whatever comes next.
•    Success as defined by you: We’ll provide the tools and flexibility, so you can make a meaningful impact, your way.
•    Transformative leadership: We’ll give you the insights, coaching and confidence to be the leader the world needs.
•    Diverse and inclusive culture: You’ll be embraced for who you are and empowered to use your voice to help others find theirs.

If you can demonstrate that you meet the criteria above, please contact us as soon as possible.

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