Senior Consultant, HR Transformation & Change Enablement

Putting people first, every day

BDO is a firm built on a foundation of positive relationships with our people and our clients. Each day, our professionals provide exceptional service, helping clients with advice and insight they can trust.

In turn, we offer an award-winning environment that fosters a with a high priority on your personal and professional growth.

Your Opportunity

BDO Canada’s Management Consulting Practice is a growing national practice that supports our clients in the areas of : Strategy, Transformation, Operations, Organizational Change and Digital Strategy services.

Our Ottawa office is looking for a Senior Consultant to join our team to grow our services in the HR Transformation & Change Enablement and own the following responsibilities :

Work within multidisciplinary teams, including working directly with leaders in the public and private sectors

Deliver high-quality management consulting services in various areas, with a specific emphasis on change strategy / management, HR transformation, and organization transition.

Work may also include strategy formulation, business planning, market research, product and / or service development, marketing & brand strategy, and sales process.

Support and sometimes lead client engagements from inception to close, using your business acumen and professional experience to generate insights and create value for BDO’s clients.

Work in transformational initiatives, including technology-enabled initiatives, and HRIS solutions helping clients define their overall change vision, change strategies, and plans.

Supporting the assessment of the change impacts of these initiatives by assisting in the following activities : conducting change impact analysis, identifying key stakeholders, assessing change readiness, analyzing, and preparing risk mitigation tactics, and identifying and managing change resistance

Support in facilitating workshops, webinars, and events to educate and engage change champions and create tools for clients to implement change strategies and adoption.

Building communication plans and artifacts for transformation initiatives

Articulating changes from the client’s lens through the development of journey maps, personas and defining a client’s from-to experience and guiding clients through their transformational journeys

Supporting approaches to build capabilities, including developing training strategies, training content, and plans as well as coaching / guiding clients through Train the Trainer approaches.

Be instrumental in advancing the HR transformation & change practices at BDO, develop marketing materials, refine methodologies, advance your skillset, and support the development of change management skills within management consulting.

Participate in internal industry- and service-based functional teams to progress national practices and leverage achievements across geographies

How do we define success for your role?

You demonstrate BDO's core values through all aspect of your work : Integrity, Respect and Collaboration

You understand your client’s industry, challenges, and opportunities; client describe you as positive, professional, and delivering high-quality work

You identify, recommend, and are focused on effective service delivery to your clients

You share in an inclusive and engaging work environment that develops, retains & attracts talent

You actively participate in the adoption of digital tools and strategies to drive an innovative workplace

You grow your expertise through learning and professional development.

Your experience and education

Bachelor's degree in an appropriate discipline.

More than 2 years of experience in professional services (consulting) or comparable experience.

Experience in developing training collateral (videos, job aids, presentation materials, mobile training, etc.) and / or facilitating training sessions.

Have practical understanding of HR processes.

Be customer oriented.

Capacity for analysis and synthesis.

Bilingualism : the mastery of spoken and written English is an asset

Experience working with HRIS systems (Dayforce, Workday, etc.) is considered a strong asset

Professional certification (Prosci, MBA, CPA, CFA, FRM, PRM) underway or completed an asset