Senior Consultant, Workforce Strategy & Transformation

If that sounds like your kind of place, and you’re a sharp, creative consultant who thinks traditional HR consulting could use a serious shake-up, we should talk.

We’re looking for a Senior Consultant, Workforce Strategy & Transformation to join Phenom Cloud Advisory and help accelerate the growth of our Workforce Strategy & Transformation practice. We help organizations rethink HR and workforce challenges through innovative strategies, AI, and emerging technologies, with a particular focus on advanced manufacturing.

We’re not looking for someone whose answer to every problem is another framework, a 100-slide deck, or yesterday’s solution with a shiny AI label. We want someone who challenges assumptions, connects the dots, and brings fresh ideas that actually work.

Here’s what makes this opportunity different. At most consulting firms, shaping a practice’s strategy, developing offerings, and driving growth is reserved for Directors and Partners. Here, you’ll gain exposure to those opportunities much earlier in your career, working directly with executive leadership while delivering high-impact client engagements.

You’ll help expand our advisory offerings, contribute to go-to-market initiatives, and gain firsthand experience scaling a consulting practice. We want someone with strong HR consulting fundamentals, executive presence, and the creativity to turn complex challenges into compelling, practical recommendations.

Most importantly, you should have an entrepreneurial streak, enjoy collaborating with smart people, and be excited to challenge consulting as usu

For the right person, this is a rare opportunity to accelerate your career, flex your creative muscles, and help shape the future of a growing advisory practice., * Lead and support advisory engagements focused on workforce transformation, HR strategy, AI adoption, and business innovation

• Facilitate engaging client workshops and executive discussions that challenge conventional thinking and generate meaningful outcomes
• Help clients address workforce challenges, particularly in manufacturing, including skills gaps, workforce readiness, talent development, and retention
• Conduct industry research, business analysis, and technology assessments to uncover opportunities for innovation
• Explore how AI and emerging technologies can fundamentally transform HR and workforce operations, not just automate yesterday’s processes
• Develop compelling executive presentations, business cases, and strategic recommendations that tell a story rather than just fill slides
• Engage confidently with senior stakeholders, asking smart questions, challenging assumptions, and offering fresh perspectives
• Collaborate with Phenom Cloud Advisory leadership to support practice growth, enhance consulting offerings, and contribute to go-to-market initiatives
• Support business development through client presentations, proposals, and identifying new opportunities
• Help develop scalable consulting frameworks and strengthen client relationships as the practice grows

• 3-7 years of experience in HR consulting, workforce strategy, HR transformation, management consulting, or technology advisory
• Strong understanding of HR functions, including talent management, learning and development, workforce planning, or HR operations
• Proven experience facilitating client workshops, leading strategic discussions, and presenting to senior stakeholders
• Ability to command a room, simplify complex ideas, and make executives lean in, not reach for their phones
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and storytelling skills, with the creativity to look beyond conventional solutions
• Excellent PowerPoint and Excel skills, with the ability to produce polished, executive-ready deliverables
• Ability to independently manage consulting workstreams, learn quickly, and thrive in ambiguous environments
• Creative and entrepreneurial mindset, with a willingness to challenge the status quo, experiment with new ideas, and turn them into action
• Ability to use AI to work smarter and faster without sacrificing independent thinking, creativity, or judgment. We’re hiring a consultant, not a prompt engineer to outsource the thinking
• A genuinely great teammate who is collaborative, supportive, approachable, and fun to work with. We want someone colleagues enjoy working alongside, not someone they hope skips the team dinner
• Willingness to travel as needed for client engagements, * Experience advising manufacturing or industrial organizations on HR, talent, or workforce transformation
• Familiarity with frontline workforce challenges, skills management, and workforce readiness
• Experience with AI, intelligent automation, or digital transformation initiatives
• Knowledge of HR platforms such as Cornerstone, Workday, or SAP SuccessFactors
• Experience in a startup, boutique consultancy, or entrepreneurial environment
• A track record of creative problem-solving, developing new consulting offerings, or challenging traditional approaches

• Competitive compensation
• Comprehensive benefits package (medical, dental, vision, 401K)
• Remote working
• Generous paid time off and company holidays
• Rare opportunity to help scale an advisory practice, work directly with executive leadership, and gain experience typically reserved for much more senior consultants
• Accelerated career growth in a creative, entrepreneurial environment where bold ideas are encouraged and bureaucracy is kept to a minimum
• Surround yourself with people who are great at what they do and even better at not taking themselves too seriously

Phenom Cloud is not your average consultancy. HR is our home turf: we help clients solve their trickiest people-tech puzzles with smart, innovative solutions, backed by strong partnerships with leading HR technology vendors. Our clients operate in complex, highly regulated industries such as advanced manufacturing, life sciences, pharma, retail, and financial services, where “trusted relationship” is a real requirement, not a buzzword in a pitch deck.

What really sets us apart is our people. We know our stuff, we don’t take ourselves too seriously, and yes, we are genuinely fun to be around (our clients said so, and we didn’t even pay them). Through it all, we keep client excellence at the heart of everything we do. We are not a quick fling: we are a reliable, credible partner who remembers our clients’ birthdays, shows up on time, and is still around years later.