Job Summary

Line of Service Advisory Industry/Sector Not Applicable Specialism Advisory – People and Organisation Management Level Senior Associate. At PwC, Workforce Transformation focuses on consulting services related to human resources, payroll, talent management and organisational development. The role involves leading end‑to‑end organisational, talent and HR transformation initiatives that align with the client’s overall strategy, leveraging expertise in workforce strategy, HR transformation, payroll transformation, talent development, job architecture, skill assessment, rewards and organisational design.

Responsibilities

- Partner with skilled PwC professionals on high‑profile client engagements.
- Contribute to a variety of HR engagements covering topics such as HR Strategy, Payroll Strategy & Transformation, Organization Design, Function Effectiveness and Design, HR Technology Roadmap and Implementation (including SAP, Oracle, Workday, Dayforce, ADP and other payroll technologies), Workforce Planning, People Analytics & Insights, Job Architecture, Skills Management, Integrated Talent Management and AI in HR.
- Utilise deep knowledge of future of work trends, job architecture and skills redesign to drive impactful organisational initiatives.
- Utilise deep knowledge of payroll technology, processes and operating models to drive payroll efficiency and effectiveness.
- Draw on hands‑on experience with AI in HR and Payroll to create cutting-edge products, accelerators and methodologies that define the future of HR and payroll in the Agentic AI era.




- Deliver actionable insights based on research and assessments regarding AI’s influence on the evolving job landscape.
- Help manage engagement economics, deliver high‑quality work and ensure delivery excellence.
- Be actively involved in a wide range of business development activities to identify opportunities with new and existing clients in collaboration with account leads.
- Keep up to date on trends across the people and change landscape, share insights and contribute to thought leadership.
- Contribute to the development of your own and the team’s technical acumen locally, nationally and globally as part of the network.

Qualifications

- Considerable years of relevant professional consulting experience delivering HR and payroll transformation services across a variety of industries.
- Demonstrated experience contributing to HR and payroll function transformation efforts in consulting or in‑house HR/Payroll roles.
- Foundational understanding of job architecture, skills architecture and job leveling and rewards.
- Demonstrated experience in one or more Workforce Transformation areas, such as:
- Operating model and organisation design development and implementation.
- Payroll process design, payroll processing, payroll technology implementation and payroll operating model design and implementation.
- Conducting job architecture,



job leveling, skills frameworks design and job profile development, with the ability to support the design and implementation of these frameworks in complex organisations.

- Proven background in the strategy, design and implementation of HR and Talent Intelligence systems and processes.
- Proposal development and support in business development efforts.
- Ambition to build technical depth and breadth across HR and payroll domains, including exposure to cloud‑based HR/Payroll technology implementations such as Talent Intelligence solutions or optimisations.
- Ability to rapidly learn and adapt to a wide range of HR and talent‑related topics.
- Strong analytical skills with the ability to produce high‑quality deliverables that create sustainable business value.
- Excellent relationship‑building skills, demonstrating openness and passion for client service excellence.
- Ability to work productively and collaboratively in complex and evolving environments.
- Contribution to the development of thought leadership or innovative solutions in the HR and talent management space.
- Strong communicator and storyteller with an ability to simplify complex messages.
- Demonstrated commitment to valuing differences and working alongside diverse people and perspectives.
- Have already obtained or have the ability to obtain federal government security clearance.

Salary Range

$84,700 – $134,700 (based on skills, experience, qualifications and work location). Eligible employees may also participate in variable incentive pay programs.

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