Senior Principal HR Management Consultant

Join Helios HR, An NFP Company.

At Helios HR, we are passionate about helping organizations achieve their full potential through strategic human capital solutions. As a trusted partner to our clients, we deliver exceptional HR and recruiting consulting services that drive impactful change and foster organizational growth. Our team comprises innovative, collaborative, and results-driven professionals dedicated to building meaningful relationships and delivering unparalleled expertise.

Today, Helios HR is proud to be part of NFP Talent Solutions, a nationwide talent and workforce advisory organization that brings together expertise in recruiting, HR consulting, leadership development, compensation, and workforce strategy. Together, we provide clients with broader capabilities, deeper subject-matter expertise, and the ability to support organizations at every stage of growth.

If you thrive in a collaborative environment where you can solve complex business challenges, build trusted client relationships, and make a meaningful impact, we'd love to hear from you.

Our consultant's partner with organizations ranging from emerging and high-growth businesses to established mid-sized and enterprise employers. We support clients across a wide variety of industries, including nonprofit, professional services, healthcare, government contracting, technology, financial services, manufacturing, associations, and mission-driven organizations. Our clients typically engage us when they need strategic guidance, executive-level HR expertise, leadership support, organizational development, compliance solutions, workforce planning, talent strategy, and operational improvements that help their businesses grow and succeed.

The Senior Principal HR Management Consultant serves as a trusted advisor to clients, delivers high-impact HR consulting services, leads consulting teams and projects, and contributes to Helios' operational excellence, talent development, and business growth. This role combines executive-level consulting expertise with team leadership, client engagement management, and business development responsibilities. This position is ideal for an experienced HR leader who enjoys working across multiple organizations, solving complex business and workforce challenges, leading high-performing teams, and helping clients achieve meaningful results.

• Strategic Client Leadership Serve as a senior consultant, trusted advisor, fractional HR leader, or subject matter expert for client engagements.
• Lead complex retained and project-based consulting engagements from post-sale implementation through successful completion.
• Assess organizational and workforce challenges, develop practical recommendations, and support implementation efforts.
• Build lasting client relationships by delivering high-value solutions and strategic counsel.
• Guide executive leaders on strategic HR and organizational matters.
• Team Leadership & Development Lead, coach, and develop consultants and project teams.
• Foster a culture of accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
• Support resource planning, staffing decisions, onboarding, and employee development.
• Balance mentorship and hands-on leadership to ensure successful outcomes for clients and consulting teams.
• Business Growth & Thought Leadership Identify opportunities to expand and strengthen client relationships.
• Partner with sales and practice leadership to shape client solutions and proposals.
• Participate in prospect presentations and business development discussions.
• Contribute thought leadership through speaking engagements, webinars, publications, and industry activities.
• Operational Excellence Help enhance consulting methodologies, tools, and service offerings.
• Collaborate across Helios HR, NFP, Aon, and strategic partners.
• Leverage technology, AI-enabled tools, and HR best practices to improve client outcomes and consulting effectiveness.

• 10-15 years of progressive HR leadership experience.
• Significant consulting, professional services, fractional HR, or multi-client advisory experience.
• Bachelor's degree required; advanced degree and SPHR or SHRM-SCP preferred.
• Strong expertise across HR disciplines with demonstrated depth in one or more strategic HR areas.
• Experience supporting small to mid-sized organizations and navigating a variety of business environments.
• Proven success leading complex client engagements, managing budgets, overseeing project teams, and ensuring…