Grant Thornton is seeking an accomplished Director to join our HR Consulting practice, supporting clients with HR Diligence, designing modern HR Operating Models and leading complex HR and people-focused transformations. This role combines strategic advisory capability with hands on delivery experience, spanning HR due diligence, post deal integration/separation, organizational design, and HR operating model redesign.
The ideal candidate brings deep expertise across the HR value chain, strong consulting acumen, and a proven track record of steering clients through large scale change while influencing executive stakeholders and driving measurable outcomes. This role will also lead sales and proposal opportunities, contribute to firm-building activities such as thought leadership and go-to-market offerings, and develop talent on project teams and across the practice.
Your day-to-day may include:
- Lead HR due diligence for M&A, assessing people, culture, structure, costs, and risks.
- Analyze HR data to identify value opportunities and liabilities.
- Produce diligence reports and recommendations.
- Partner with cross‑functional deal teams throughout the transaction process.
- Align structure, roles, and governance to business strategy.
- Design future‑state HR operating models and service delivery structures.
- Evaluate current capabilities and identify improvement opportunities.
- Develop process frameworks, workforce plans, and tech‑enablement strategies.
- Build business cases and implementation road maps.
- Lead multi‑workstream HR transformation initiatives.
- Drive org design, process redesign, policy alignment, and culture change.
- Oversee change management and transformation governance.
- Advise senior HR leaders and the C‑suite on people strategy and modernization.
- Build strong executive relationships and expand account opportunities.
- Facilitate workshops and executive decision‑making sessions.
- Contribute to new offerings, frameworks, and market insights.
- Support proposals, solution design, pricing, and sales efforts.
- Publish thought leadership and represent the firm externally.
- Lead, mentor, and develop consulting teams.
- Build capabilities and support career growth.
- Foster an inclusive, high‑performing team culture.
- Other duties as assigned.
Technical skills and qualifications:
- Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Business, Organizational Development, or a related field.
- Master’s degree (MBA, MSOD, MHR) strongly preferred.
- HR or change-related certification (e.g., SHRM SCP, SPHR, Prosci).
- 10+ years in HR transformation and consulting, with a proven track record of managing large projects and teams.
- Deep knowledge of HR operating models including people, process, technology, and service delivery.
- Experience leading and executing on HR Diligence across all aspects of people and the HR function.
- Exceptional leadership, strategic thinking, and executive-level communication.
- Ability to influence senior stakeholders and deliver high-impact solutions in complex environments.
- Ability to align transformation initiatives with broader business strategy and workforce trends.
- Familiarity with automation tools and data analytics to drive process improvement.
- Track record of mentoring teams, developing intellectual capital, and driving practice growth.
- Strong project management, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Can travel as needed. Up to 50%.
The base salary range for this position in Chicago, IL is between $187,500 and $312,500.
The base salary range for this position in New York, NY is between $202,500 and $337,500.
The base salary range for this position in Washington, DC is between $202,500 and $337,500.
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