Human Capital Consulting - Senior Associate

About the role

The Senior Associate: People Consulting plays a key role in delivering people-centred transformation projects across diverse industries. Combining consulting discipline, people insights, and EY’s proprietary methodologies, the role supports Managers and Senior Managers to solve clients’ workforce challenges across capabilities such as Workforce Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Transformation, Change Management, Learning, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Reward, and People Analytics. You will be involved in supporting client discovery, research, analytics, stakeholder engagement, and delivery of workstream outputs. Your role blends analytical rigour, people insight, and project delivery discipline—helping clients navigate complex people challenges while developing your own consulting capabilities within EY’s integrated Consulting practice.

Responsibilities

• Conduct research, assessments, interviews, benchmarking, and data analysis to support diagnostic insights and solution development
• Support workstreams across capabilities such as Workforce Strategy, Organisation Design, Cultural Transformation, Change Management, Learning, HR Transformation, Talent Management, Reward, and People Analytics
• Prepare and contribute to client-ready deliverables including reports, presentations, frameworks, and communication materials
• Participate in stakeholder engagement, including workshops and interviews
• Assist in planning, coordination, and tracking of project tasks, risks, timelines, and deliverables
• Collaborate across EY teams to deliver integrated, multidisciplinary client solutions
• Contribute to business development activities

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in HR, Industrial Psychology, Business Management, or related discipline
• A postgraduate qualification is advantageous
• 2-4 years’ experience in People Consulting or related fields
• Experience in at least one of the following:
  • Workforce Strategy
  • Organisation Design
  • Cultural Transformation
  • Change Management
  • Learning
  • HR Transformation
  • Talent Management
  • Reward
  • People Analytics
• Proficiency in MS Office suite (PowerPoint, Excel, Word)

Skills

• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and critical-thinking capability
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work effectively in multidisciplinary teams
• High attention to detail and commitment to quality
• Curiosity, adaptability, and willingness to learn
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and operate with agility
• Strong business acumen