HR Transformation Consultant – PA Consulting

We believe in the power of ingenuity to build a positive human future. As strategies, technologies, and innovation collide, we create opportunity from complexity. Our teams of interdisciplinary experts combine innovative thinking and breakthrough technologies to progress further, faster. Our clients adapt and transform, and together we achieve enduring results.

We are over 4,000 strategists, innovators, designers, consultants, digital experts, scientists, engineers, and technologists with deep expertise across consumer, manufacturing, defence and security, energy and utilities, financial services, government and public services, health and life sciences, and transport. Our teams operate globally from offices across the UK, Ireland, US, Nordics and Netherlands.

As a HR Transformation Consultant within the Sourcing, IT Strategy and Corporate Services capability at PA, you will work on complex and interesting challenges faced by public and private sector organisations in the UK and internationally. You will be trusted to work across diverse programmes with our clients to improve their back‑office functions, offering a rare opportunity to build unrivalled expertise and experience.

PA offers more than a job. We offer a career in consulting, a stake in our firm, and an environment where individuals and ideas matter. As a Corporate Services consultant, you will deliver value to your clients – guiding them in transforming their finance or procurement function, leading their efforts to leverage a shared service, or supporting them through the selection and embedding of a new ERP solution into their business. You will provide client‑side advice throughout the full lifecycle of the transformation, from initial strategy, through delivery, to completion and benefits realisation. You will demonstrate initiative, drive, and a commitment to helping your clients succeed.

We are looking for experienced HR Transformation Consultants that understand the full transformation lifecycle, from Target Operating Model design, to requirement definition, through HR system selection and implementation. We need adaptable people with a diverse skillset, equally comfortable designing HR strategies, operating models or supporting full HR transformative projects through technology or process change.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead or support HR strategy development, operating model design, and transformation planning.
• Manage HR system implementations, including vendor and Systems Integrator oversight.
• Align HR processes with digital HR capabilities (e.g., Workday, Oracle HCM, SAP SuccessFactors).
• Provide client‑side advisory across the full transformation lifecycle.
• Support change management, employee engagement, training, and benefits realisation.

Skills & Experience

• Experience in HR transformation programmes.
• Strong consulting skills and stakeholder engagement.
• Knowledge of HR platforms (Workday, Oracle, SAP, Dynamics or Tier 2 solutions).
• Ability to work across sectors and adapt to varied client environments.
• Experience in HR process design, data migration, and reporting strategy.
• Understanding or experience of CIPD (Chartered Institute of Personnel and Development).
• Shows strong social, interpersonal, and analytical skills – and is generally a strong communicator with excellent intervention and presentation skills.
• Experience creating and nurturing strong client relationships.
• Experience operating in public and private sectors.
• A drive for personal and professional progression.

Hybrid Working

Hybrid working – our approach is to be in the office or on client site a minimum of 2 days per week. The actual time you spend and where you spend it will vary by role or assignment, including up to 5 days per week on a client site.

Security & Background Checks

Please be aware that some of our UK roles at PA Consulting require a UK security clearance. All PA people are required to undergo background checks and must achieve the Baseline Personnel Security Standard; some UK roles also require higher levels of National Security Vetting, where applicants must have at least 5 years of continuous residency in the UK.

We therefore ask that you only apply if you meet the residency requirements (i.e. you are a British citizen or have been resident in the UK for the past five years), as this is the prerequisite for a security clearance. If you’re unsure about your eligibility, we encourage you to review the UK Government’s guidance on security vetting before applying.

Apply Today

Apply today by completing our online application.

Equal Opportunity & Accommodations

We’re committed to advancing equality. We recruit, retain, reward and develop our people based solely on their abilities and contributions and without reference to age, background, disability, genetic information, parental or family status, religion or belief, race, ethnicity, nationality, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity (or expression), political belief, veteran status, or any other range of human difference brought about by identity and experience. We welcome applications from under‑represented groups.

Adjustments or accommodations – should you need any adjustments or accommodations to the recruitment process, at either application or interview, please contact us.

Benefits

• Health and lifestyle perks accompanying private healthcare.
• 25 days annual leave (plus a bonus half day on Christmas Eve) with the opportunity to buy 5 additional days.
• Generous company pension scheme.
• Opportunity to get involved with community and charity‑based initiatives.
• Annual performance‑based bonus.
• PA share ownership.
• Tax‑efficient benefits (cycle‑to‑work, give‑as‑you‑earn).

Seniority Level: Mid‑Senior

Employment Type: Full‑time

Job Function: Consulting

Industries: Business Consulting and Services