Senior Consultant- Organisational Strategy- France

Korn Ferry is a global organizational consulting firm. We help clients synchronize strategy and talent to drive superior performance. We work with organizations to design their structures, roles, and responsibilities. We help them hire the right people to bring their strategy to life. And we advise them on how to reward, develop, and motivate their people.

Our 10000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We partner with 99% of Fortune’s Most Admired Companies and our clients are 25 times more profitable than their peers, outperforming the S&P 500 by over five times. We achieve this through five core solutions:

• Organizational Strategy
• Assessment and Succession
• Talent Acquisition
• Leadership Development
• Total Rewards

About Organizational Strategy

Technology. Customers. Markets. They are all changing faster than ever. And businesses are transforming to keep up or keep ahead. Auto brands are selling services, not just cars. Manufacturers are selling data, not just products. Some businesses are pushing into new territories, others are merging. No sector is immune.

Korn Ferry’s Organizational Strategy team provides end to end support to organizations who want to transform their business. We help them translate their strategy into something they can operationalize, by aligning both the tangible elements of the organization - people, structure and process - and the intangible elements - motivations, relationships and culture. This enables us to anticipate and react to evolving markets, drive true behavioural and organizational change - and make it stick.

At Korn Ferry we work with leaders to first clarify their strategy, then cascade the results into an operating model, organizational structure and processes. We leverage industry-leading tools and methodologies and work collaboratively with leadership to:

• Align leaders around a shared and compelling purpose.
• Clarify the strategy so it's fit-for-purpose and can be implemented.
• Develop an operating model that manages competing priorities and ensures that everything the business does adds value to the bottom line.
• Design a detailed organizational structure that aligns with the operating model and focuses people on doing the right things.
• Develop effective governance processes that help the organization work.

Purpose of the Position

To deliver organizational strategy, including operating model design, detailed organizational structure design and to be able to develop effective governance processes, as part of project teams, for a variety of clients and industries.

Key Responsibilities

Project Management

• Scope, define, and lead transformation interventions using knowledge of the client and market, leveraging expertise in organizational design, analytics, process review, strategy implementation, change management, and behavioural/cultural change.
• Manage engagement delivery, monitoring areas such as client satisfaction, project management, scope, communication, quality, collaboration and profitability.
• Designing and rolling out organizational health checks and diagnostics.
• Understanding the links between leadership, structure, talent, and culture.
• Articulating a compelling case for change and generating commitment for that change within the client organization; coaching client leaders to champion and drive change.
• Facilitate difficult discussions/workshops with leaders (up to Board level) in small/large groups; help balance stakeholder needs, weigh options, prioritize, and make decisions.

Client relationship

• Interface with senior and executives in large organizations, Build relationship for project and beyond
• Act as relationship manager for at least one large and complex client including those with international points of contact and needs.
• Supporting the “translation” of strategic direction onto organizational constructs and organizational capabilities.

Business development & Sales

• Develop business and lead proposals by articulating a compelling vision for transformation; grow existing accounts and identify new business opportunities.

Development of our offerings & solutions

• Proactively enhance our solutions’ approach, tools and skill set

The Candidate

Experience and Professional Qualifications

• A relevant higher (Master’s or Doctorate) degree plus relevant work experience in a consultancy and/or a client HR/OD function in progressively larger and more complex/high impact client situations.
• Alternatively, significant work experience in a top tier professional services firm.
• Substantial experience solutioning and leading large-scale business transformation and strategy implementation interventions within/for complex, multinational organizations.
• Significant experience in change management and leading project teams.
• Significant business acumen and experience advising senior executives on business challenges across a variety of business models and industries.
• Technical depth in one or more of the following: cultural transformation, people strategy, top team development, organization design,
• Experience and application of analytics in the context of large-scale business interventions.
• Financially literate.
• Experience working across countries and geographies in the context of complex, multinational workstreams.

Experience working in/advising to at least one of the following industries: Financial Services, Industrial, Life Sciences, Healthcare, Technology, Public Services

Skills and Competencies

• Strong analytical and project management skills.
• Excellent facilitation, communication and data analysis skills.
• Ability to build excellent client relationships, at all levels in the organization
• Ability to look at the bigger picture as well as have a keen eye for detail.
• Creative and resolutive approach to problem solving.
• Entrepreneurial spirit and curiosity to learn about new businesses, sector trends and solutions.
• Fluency in PowerPoint and Excel. Experience of using organizational analytical tools (e.g. OrgVue, Dynaplan) is desired.

The Korn Ferry difference

At Korn Ferry, talent matters. We believe that when people are engaged in the right roles, developed and rewarded, the firm flourishes. Ideas come to life and our business grows. The leaders who will shape tomorrow emerge. We know that the only pathway to greatness is through people.

We place a high value on progressing, developing and nurturing our colleagues from the first day they arrive and throughout the entirety of their career – regardless of their role, line of business or region. We want Korn Ferry to continue to be a premier career destination – a place where each day colleagues are energized, developed, empowered and able to pursue their passions.

Development is however a partnership and because we attract top talent, we are a culture of self-starters who don’t wait for things to happen to them but instead take the initiative to learn and grow. Being insatiably curious and striving to be better today than yesterday are hallmarks of our most successful colleagues.

We expect a lot from our people, but we also believe in giving a lot back. We’re passionate about creating an environment where talent thrives, where excellence is always recognized and rewarded, and where every contribution matters. You’ll be empowered to share your ideas and to follow them through. And because we’re all about taking talent further, you can look forward to exceptional training and development opportunities.

Talent Development

We want to provide you with the opportunities that you need to develop your potential and realize your ambitions. That’s why we’ll make sure you enjoy continuous learning – from your colleagues, from on-the-job experience and from more formal programs. Through the Korn Ferry Institute, you’ll also have access to many highly valuable resources, including the industry’s top intellectual property around talent development.

Benefits

As a global business, our benefits packages can vary from country to country, but we always strive to provide our employees with a variety of high-quality options. We offer a competitive remuneration package where you’ll be rewarded for your individual and team performance. Our comprehensive total rewards package includes access to a wide range of benefits, including health, dental, vision and life. We provide performance-related cash bonuses, too.