HR Reinvention Principal Director - Consumer Goods, Retail and Travel

We are:

Accenture's Talent Reinvention Partner and we're helping clients reinvent how people and organizations work-delivering leadership, talent, operating models, workforce intelligence, and change solutions to accelerate the workforce agenda in the age of AI.

We work with C-suite executives, leaders and boards of the world's leading organizations, helping them reinvent every part of their enterprise to drive greater growth, enhance competitiveness, implement operational improvements, reduce cost, deliver sustainable 360° stakeholder value, and set a new performance frontier for themselves and the industry in which they operate. Our deep industry and functional expertise is supported by proprietary assets and solutions that help organizations transform faster and become more resilient.

Underpinned by technology, data, analytics, AI, change management, talent, learning and sustainability capabilities, our services help architect and accelerate all aspects of an organization's reinvention.

As a HR Reinvention Principal Director, you will lead and shape how organizations approach HR in the digital age.

Your role involves defining, shaping, selling and executing HR transformation projects that integrate digital solutions, automation, process, and organization optimization. You will work closely with clients to improve HR functions, enhancing both business performance and employee satisfaction. This high-visibility role requires strategic thinking, deep expertise in HR transformation, strong client relationships, and effective project delivery.

You are:

A Consulting Thought Leader & Expert with deep experience in HR Reinvention within the Consumer Goods, Retail & Travel industry. You have deep, differentiated skills and expertise that are in high demand and relevant in the market.  You have energy and drive in abundance, along with personal resilience, a passion for serving clients, and a love of continual learning. As a senior leader, you're a natural at appreciating diverse perspectives and bringing out the best in teams, while also establishing credibility & confidence with C-Suite client leaders. 

As a Principal Director, you demonstrate "the four Cs" to the fullest:

+ Credentials - you have a proven track record of consistently delivering high value work.

+ Capability - you can show meaningful contribution to assets and practice areas.

+ Connections - you have evidence of C-Suite relevance and demonstrated ability to build senior client relationships.

+ Content - you have demonstrated ability to contribute, build, and lead thought capital.

Key Responsibilities:

Client Leadership & Relationship Management

+ Build strong, trusted long-term relationships with senior client stakeholders.

+ Advise clients on HR operating models, technology, and transformation strategies aligned with business goals.

+ Build perspectives on how the HR Strategy needs to evolve based on the evolution of the business strategy.

+ Help clients optimize HR functions for efficiency, scalability, and strategic alignment.

HR Transformation Strategy and Value Case

+ Develop and implement HR transformation strategies that blend traditional HR practices with digital innovations like AI, GenAI, and automation.

+ Leverage analytics to assess current HR operations and design future-state models with technology-driven solutions to improve talent management, employee engagement, and workforce planning.

+ Drive HR activity analysis to understand allocations of HR staff time and effort; compare to industry benchmarks and leading practices. Recommend options to optimize HR resource allocation and align with organizational goals.

+ Work with clients to create HR transformation value cases and roadmaps that align HR with business…