Talent Strategist Specialist

About Accenture

Accenture is a global professional services company with leading capabilities in digital, cloud and security. Combining unmatched experience and specialized skills across more than 40 industries, we offer Strategy and Consulting, Interactive, Technology and Operations services—all powered by the world’s largest network of Advanced Technology and Intelligent Operations centres. Our 506,000 people deliver on the promise of technology and human ingenuity every day, serving clients in more than 120 countries. We embrace the power of change to create value and shared success for our clients, people, shareholders, partners and communities. Visit us at www.accenture.com.

Job Profile Overview

Formulation of talent strategy aligned to the business and overall HR strategy. Define and manage programs, create initiatives and plans for the deployment of Human Capital Strategy. Support and deliver development and application of guidelines, frameworks, toolkits and methodologies. Define, plan, mobilize and deliver a Change Journey plan. Possess strong knowledge market trends, best practices, legal developments and technology.

Key Responsibilities

Talent Management Strategy

• Focus on developing innovative talent strategies that address the diverse needs of our business and our people

• Act as the main point of contact for talent management issues in the organization they support

• Monitor overall effectiveness of HR programs and services by monitoring key talent metrics to identify and analyze people related issues, root causes, and possible levers for solutions

• Ensure consistent application of programs across the various business units and promote standardization by creating practical and effective programs in partnership with other HR teams

• Work with the GU and DTE HR teams to define the detailed execution plan required to deliver the objectives of the Human Capital Strategy at the GU/DTE level

• Maintain expert knowledge of their specialty area by researching best practices, monitoring legal developments, evaluating emerging trends, keeping appraised of technological advancements and conducting benchmark comparisons

• Participate in identifying external supplier options for related programs

• Design and deliver global initiatives for the employee value proposition in the context of overall business and HR strategy

• Assist in developing communication strategies around different engagement programs

• Participate in the formulation of the strategy and policy for recognition while ensuring alignment with the overall HR strategy

Change Enablement

• Lead and manage the change enablement plan for large-scale Workday implementation

• Identify continuous improvement as part of the process streamlining and simplification effort

• Facilitate a smooth deployment of new HR Operating Model (HROM) in collaboration across local HR, Talent Strategy, HROM Transformation teams etc.

• Support relevant HROM people transition requirements, including the definition of job scope of impacted stakeholders, training delivery and communication

• Work with Employee Experience, Learning and Recruitment Marketing to strengthen employer value proposition and market branding

• Manage and lead HR communication pod including the setup and delivery of monthly newsletters, townhalls and people engagement events

Qualifications

Basic Qualifications:

• A minimum of 3 years of Human Resources functional experience at Accenture or at a similar global organization

• Experience in deliver change transformation and program management

• Experience in user experience design

Professional Skills:

• Innovation mindset – drive new talent ideas into reality

• Ability to gather, synthesize, manipulate and analyze data to drive insights; translating into compelling deliverables

• Strong capability to create a concise and compelling talent story from data, insights, and connections across all aspect of talent and business

• Proficient in communicating with stakeholders at all levels of an organization

• Strong collaboration skills -- ability to partner effectively with business and HR colleagues

• Flexibility to adapt and effectively navigate within an ambiguous operating environment

• Adaptive learner – ability to translate market trends into talent imperatives

You will also have opportunities to hone your functional skills and expertise in an area of specialization.  We offer a variety of formal and informal training programs at every level to help you acquire and build specialized skills faster. Learning takes place both on the job and through formal training conducted online, in the classroom, or in collaboration with teammates. The sheer variety of work we do, and the experience it offers, provide an unbeatable platform from which to build a career.

Accenture is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes applications from all sections of society and does not discriminate on grounds of race, religion or belief, ethnic or national origin, disability, age, citizenship, marital, domestic or civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis as protected by applicable law.