Principal, HR Innovation & Transformation

The Principal, HR Innovation & Transformation is responsible for driving the People Function’s transformation agenda — operationalizing strategy and converting an evolving set of priorities into structured programs that deliver.

Partnering closely with and acting as deputy to the Head of HR Innovation & Transformation, the Principal works across the full portfolio: HR operating model, workforce planning, HR technology, and AI enablement for the People Function.

• Operationalize the transformation strategy - translating it into a structured, sequenced agenda and building the prioritization frameworks and recommendations that guide where the function focuses its time and investment.
• Own the architecture and discipline of the transformation portfolio - maintaining the frameworks, standards, and decision criteria used to prioritize, resource, and measure initiatives, and keeping an integrated view of status, dependencies, risks, and value realization.
• Build the investment case for technology and AI - developing ROI perspectives, market scans, and points of view that inform senior funding and build-vs-buy decisions, in partnership with Tech (BCS/CIS), Finance, and enterprise stakeholders.
• Develop and operationalize the governance and enablement approach for AI across the People Function - shaping the standards, fluency frameworks, and operating principles that raise maturity across strategy, governance, data, technology/integration, and people/culture.
• Build credibility and alignment with People Function leadership and enterprise stakeholders - surfacing trade-offs, representing the agenda in working- and leadership-level forums.

We know great candidates don’t always match every requirement — if this role aligns with your experience and aspirations, we encourage you to apply.

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience; an advanced degree (MBA or similar) is a plus.
• A minimum of 8 years of experience in management consulting, corporate strategy, transformation, program leadership, or HR/people advisory — including leading complex, multi-stakeholder programs end to end, ideally with operating model, organization design, or workforce strategy exposure.
• Proven ability to structure open-ended, ambiguous problems, work from a hypothesis-driven approach, and drive to a clear, defensible recommendation with minimal direction.
• Strong commercial and analytical judgment, including the ability to build business cases and investment perspectives; advanced Excel and comfort structuring, analyzing, and synthesizing data.
• Exceptional executive communication - able to distill complex inputs into concise, executive-ready storylines; advanced PowerPoint skills.
• High autonomy and ownership, with the judgment to know what to advance independently and when to escalation.
• Exposure to HR/people functions and technology-enabled change (AI, data, or digital initiatives) - or a clear track record of getting up to speed quickly in an unfamiliar domain.

• High ownership and drive: pushes work forward without waiting for direction; comfortable operating at a fast pace with high expectations.
• Strategic breadth with executional grip: equally credible setting an approach and rolling up sleeves to deliver; sees the whole board, not just the next task.
• Consulting-grade problem solving structures ambiguity, reasons from hypotheses, and builds a compelling, evidence-based case for change.
• Executive presence and influence earns the trust of senior leaders and brings others along without formal authority.
• Outcomes over activity: relentless focus on adoption and value realization - not deployment and tracking.
• Tech & AI fluency: genuine curiosity and hands‑on fluency for how AI is reshaping work, paired with the judgment to govern and scale it responsibly (does not need to be an AI expert).

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