Role Overview: The Business Consultant is responsible for delivery of consulting services to customers and for defining, improving, and driving best practices across the practice within customer base. The Business Consultant may also work in Pre-Sales engagements, during the presentation and/or scoping phases.

In This Role You Will:

• Focus on business requirements gathering, functional solutions and testing
  • Conduct business requirement analysis and gap analysis.
  • Develop and recommend solutions and strategies for functional solutions based on the analysis of customer business goals, objectives, needs, and existing business workflow.
  • Identify and recommend solutions to meet customer business requirements.
  • Facilitate business process and configuration workshops.
  • Define optimum project delivery strategy and plan in collaboration with Project Manager(s).
  • Provide functional and business leadership to the customer as well as the cross-functional team.
  • Work with internal groups to define, deliver, and assist with post-implementation issues.
  • Lead delivery of Configuration Workshop and delivery of Administration Training
  • Provide consulting on functionality of Cornerstone application and industry best practices
  • Internal-facing effort to ensure best practices

• Function as a subject-matter expert in relevant areas
• Oversee and guide implementation projects
• Meet utilization requirements and other KPIs related to individual and practice performance
• No direct reporting responsibilities
• Up to 20% travel, will be required.

• Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering or related technical field.
• 3-5 years consulting experience in the HCM space
• Excellent written communication skills
• Presentation:
  • Ability to project confidence to help customers make right decisions, utilizing the Cornerstone and industry best practices.
  • Ability to lead a group discussion
  • Ability to engage with prospective customers, during the scope discovery phase
  • Ability to drive the discussion towards controlling project scope and schedules
  • Team Collaboration
    • Contribute to overall team success in delivery and pre-sales scenarios
    • Customer Satisfaction
      • Ability to continuously improve and receive positive feedback from customers and internal stakeholders
      • Initiative
        • Ability to manage tasks with minimal supervision
        • Ability to lead and successfully complete project with complex customer requirements
        • Deep subject matter expertise in relevant practice area (e.g. Learning Management, Talent Management, etc.)
        • Strong interpersonal skills
        • Strong customer-facing presentation and facilitation skills
        • High level of organizational skills and ability to coordinate the work of others
        • Fluency in English and at least one major European language
        
        Extra Dose of Awesome If You Have:
        
        
        • Experience with HR processes and talent management practices.