HR Transformation Senior Consultant

Our story

Strada is a technology-enabled, people powered company committed to delivering world-class payroll, human capital management, and financial management solutions to organizations globally.

With a team of more than 8,000 experts and over 30 years of expertise, Strada blends leading-edge technology with human ingenuity to help businesses across the globe design and deliver at scale. Supporting over 1,400 customers in 33 countries, Strada partners with customers at every stage of their journey, to help drive their vision forward.

It’s why we’re so driven to connect passion with purpose. Our team’s experience in human insights and cloud technology gives companies and employees around the world the ability to power confident decisions, for life.

With a comprehensive total rewards package, continuing education and training, and tremendous potential with a growing global organization, Strada is the perfect place to put your passion to work.

To learn more about us, visit stradaglobal.com

The role

Strada's Advisory team is dedicated to supporting our customers on their HR & Payroll Transformation journeys. We help customers to achieve successful HR & Payroll Transformations by advising them on different aspects of the implementation and adoption of HR technology (particularly HR and Payroll Cloud systems) and how that triggers several other dimensions of their transformation.

For example, we help them align and transform their business processes and organization structure to the demands of new technology and new service models, and we provide them with the right change management advice to ensure adoption and a positive employee experience.

We focus on value, and support our clients with data, enabling decisions on their side and eventually demonstrating the realization of the expected value for their HR Transformation journeys. 

In this role, you will be at the forefront of client engagements, accompanying them, side by side, and advising them to make the right decisions and implement the necessary actions for a successful HR & Payroll Transformation.

You will be the go-to person from a client perspective, as they go through their HR & Payroll Transformation journeys.

Your success will be linked to how our clients successfully overcome challenges with our help, and how we leverage our expertise and offerings to support them in the process. 

We are looking for a senior professional, with extensive experience in Payroll Transformations and/or Payroll Operations. The candidate needs to have strong knowledge and experience of HR & Payroll processes and be able to map and identify key areas to be transformed and how to bring the organization to a new (To-Be) HR/Payroll operating model. 

Responsibilities

The HR Transformation Senior Consultant key responsibilities include: 

• Lead the advisory support to our clients. Partner with client and lead the strategy to deliver advisory support for large advisory client engagements. Define the right delivery framework to provide the client with good advisory services throughout their transformation journey.  
• Transform HR/Payroll Operating Model. Be able to analyze and clearly map the “As Is” situation of an HR and/or Payroll Operating Model in a large organization. Have the capacity to design the “To-Be” scenario and the knowledge to help our clients transition from the “As Is” to the “To Be”. 
• Manage and execute advisory plans for our clients. Lead the advisory project plan in our engagements. Manage and execute project plan activities and deliverables and identify the appropriate resource needs to deliver the project with quality and as agreed with the client. Provides solutions regarding project risks and actively follows up accordingly.  
• Data Analysis and decision enabling support. Perform or support the performance of data analysis to help clients make decisions in their HR/Payroll Transformation journeys. Focuses on value and helps client on their value realization path. 
• Change Management: Lead the development of a change management strategy, including communication strategies and plans, and development and delivery of training strategies and plans where appropriate. Ensures the client’s organization adopts the new technologies and new ways of working and enables a positive employee experience. 
• Build relationships. Build credible relationships with senior representatives of our clients and internally (within Strada). Lead collaboration and partnership both externally and internally and foster a teamwork environment. 

• Serve as a trusted advisor. Support clients on navigating change using his/her own expertise and experience, and leveraging available resources, such as research data, benchmarks and Strada’s common pool of knowledge and expertise in Payroll topics.   

• Identify improvement opportunities and support business development. During active engagements, identify additional opportunities to support clients with Alight’s technology and services, generating new opportunities for upselling. Also, identify opportunities for Alight to improve existing services and offerings to better address market needs. 

Requirements

• 10+ years of relevant work experience related to Payroll Operations and/or Payroll transformation programs, including redesign of payroll processes and technology 
• 5+ years of experience with Cloud HR technology (e.g. Workday, Successfactors, Oracle) 
• 5+ years of experience in a consulting environment or comparable client-facing role 
• Strategic communications consulting experience - someone who can clearly communicate with C-level stakeholders
• Change management experience directly related to payroll transformations, cloud-based technology adoption and employee experience 
• Project Management experience is desired - PM certification is a plus
• Master’s degree in Business, Human Resources, Engineering or relevant field of study. 
• Strong knowledge of Payroll processes and technology
• Excellent verbal/written communication skills in both English and Spanish
• Strong skills in MS Office applications, primarily: Word, PowerPoint, Excel 

Preferred 

• Certifications in HR/Payroll topics or technology (e.g. SAP/Workday certifications) are desirable 
• Certifications such as Prosci, SHRM or ASTD are a plus 

We offer programs and plans for a healthy mind, body, wallet and life because it’s important our benefits care for the whole person. Options include a variety of health coverage options, wellbeing and support programs, retirement, vacation and sick leave, maternity, paternity & adoption leave, continuing education and training as well as a number of voluntary benefit options. 

By applying for a position with Strada, you understand that, should you be made an offer, it will be contingent on your undergoing and successfully completing a background check consistent with Strada’s employment policies. Background checks may include some or all the following based on the nature of the position: SSN/SIN validation, education verification, employment verification, and criminal check, search against global sanctions and government watch lists, credit check, and/or drug test.  You will be notified during the hiring process which checks are required by the position.

Our commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Strada is committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion. We celebrate differences and believe in fostering an environment where everyone feels valued, respected, and supported. We know that diverse teams are stronger, more innovative, and more successful.

At Strada, we welcome and embrace all individuals, regardless of their background, and are dedicated to creating a culture that enables every employee to thrive. Join us in building a brighter, more inclusive future.

Diversity Policy Statement

Strada is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer and does not discriminate against anyone based on sex, race, color, religion, creed, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, marital or domestic partner status, citizenship, military or veteran status, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, or any other legally protected characteristics or conduct covered by federal, state or local law. In addition, we take affirmative action to employ and advance in the employment of qualified minorities, women, disabled persons, disabled veterans and other covered veterans.

Strada provides reasonable accommodations to the known limitations of otherwise qualified employees and applicants for employment with disabilities and sincerely held religious beliefs, practices and observances, unless doing so would result in undue hardship. Applicants for employment may request a reasonable accommodation/modification by contacting his/her recruiter.

Authorization to work in the Employing Country

Applicants for employment in the country in which they are applying (Employing Country) must have work authorization that does not now or in the future require sponsorship of a visa for employment authorization in the Employing Country and with Strada.

Note, this job description does not restrict management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Strada business units.

We offer you a competitive total rewards package, continuing education & training, and tremendous potential with a growing worldwide organization.
 

DISCLAIMER:

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities of this job to other entities; including but not limited to subsidiaries, partners, or purchasers of Alight business units.