Practice Director Transformation​/HR & Talent Advisory, LHH

Overview

Director Change & Transformation | HR & Talent Advisory

The HR & Talent Advisory Practice at LHH is a newly launched strategic consulting arm focused upon Leadership, Talent & Culture, Organizational Transformation & Change, and Workforce Strategy & Skills. It serves as a strategic differentiator for LHH, elevating the brand and deepening client relationships through industry-leading advisory services.

The Practice Lead will be responsible for leading the Change & Transformation practice area to design and deliver how LHH thinks about and change & transformation for our clients. You ll create and implement human-centered change strategies that are agile and ready for the digital world.

• Reports to:
  
  VP, Global Head of Workforce Capability & Innovation
• Direct Reports: N/A (currently)

• Location:
  
  UK & I or USA (eastern region preferred)

• Occasional international travel required for client engagements and internal collaboration

Key Accountabilities:

• Define the Change & Transformation practice vision, positioning, and service offerings across all elements of Change & Transformation, including change strategies, transformation journeys, change planning, ways of working, change networks & activation, plus technology enablement (including AI).
• Strategize and create consultant methodologies, frameworks, and IP (thought leadership, white papers, diagnostics) to be leveraged during both sale and delivery of client consulting engagements.
• Scan the market for emerging trends and client needs to refresh the practice portfolio.
• Contribute towards appropriate pricing models and commercial structures for the practice area.
• Manage practice results including revenue targets, gross margin, and profitability.

• Represent LHH at external forums, conferences, and media publications as a thought leader in the Change & Transformation space.
• Collaborate with marketing to publish thought leadership and demonstrate subject-matter authority.
• Work closely with the Director of Applied Technology & People Analytics to author the development of content and data insights that elevate LHH s market presence.
• Partner closely with other Practice Directors and experts within the function, as well as Innovation/Product leads across LHH to ensure connected and aligned service offerings.
• Innovate and differentiate the practice from competitors through new perspectives.
• Foster a culture of excellence, innovation, and continuous learning within the practice.

• Act as the leading authority and expert in the Change & Transformation arena and be called upon as a senior advisor to diagnose challenges and co-create tailored solutions.
• Act as executive sponsor and thought leader for marquee accounts and opportunities where required.
• Support business development through leadership and client relationship building as required.
• Contribute to practice revenue through a balance of commercial business development and delivery with the Consulting teams.
• Help expand existing client relationships and contribute to new business acquisition with the Consulting teams.
• Act as a project sponsor and escalation point for delivery issues within your practice area.

• Work with key senior commercial colleagues in both Advisory (e.g., Regional Directors) and across the business to align practice strategy to LHH market and internal/external customer needs by geography.
• Partner with Sales Enablement, Marketing and Opportunity Management to ensure the practice has a clear external narrative, compelling sales material, and a customer win-strategy.
• Ensure service propositions are feasible and profitable at the point of sale.

• Minimum 10 years of experience in the Change & Transformation space and related areas of Human Capital & Organizational Transformation; experience may be from consulting / human capital advisory and/or HR / People transformation.
• Excellent thought leadership and industry knowledge: able to articulate latest trends and identify and create new service offerings that capture client attention.
• Proven track record of designing and delivering strategic change & transformation solutions for enterprise and global organisations, either as a consultant or as part of a transformation function.
• In-house Change & Transformation experience would be advantageous.
• Technologically savvy with knowledge of opportunities to disrupt and innovate in relation to the practice area and beyond (e.g., AI).

• Commercially driven, with proven experience in development and growth.
• Strategic thinker with strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Excellent communication and influencing skills, with the ability to engage senior stakeholders.
• Collaborative leadership style with experience managing cross-functional teams.

• Master s degree in organizational…