Senior Consultant - Korn Ferry US

About Us

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 10,000 colleagues serve clients in more than 50 countries. We offer five core solutions:

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

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Job description

OPPORTUNITY TO ENHANCE YOUR CAREER - It's about exceeding your potential.

As a delivery-focused principal, your primary focus is to manage and deliver work at the highest of quality. Your experience within an area of expertise enables success in leading and structuring complex engagements. With clients, you create trusted, collaborative relationships by managing needs, expectations and the environment. Contributions to new business development focus on structuring the solution, pricing and establishing oneself as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) with internal colleagues and external clients.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Contribute to or lead delivery teams creating an atmosphere of trust, inclusion and collaboration to ensure successful outcomes
• Support less experienced consultants through mentoring and engagement-based development and coaching
• Develop and/or support engagement structure, plan, resource needs and definition of deliverables and outcomes
• Build productive relationships with engagement and client team members setting clear expectations, direction and asking for feedback when appropriate
• Identify opportunities to expand work within existing accounts
• Oversee and/or conduct qualitative and quantitative analysis, synthesize data into action-oriented insights and ensure quality and satisfaction of client deliverables
• Grow and manage knowledge of engagement economics to ensure accurate scope, margin and profitability of work
• Partner with internal KF functions to resource delivery talent, manage contract-to-cash activities, track profitability and ensure high quality delivery
• Apply operational discipline to all aspects of sales and delivery using internal systems and reporting
• Leverage firm resources to appropriately direct opportunities and/or questions.
• Grow knowledge of all KF LOB, solutions and markets
• Lead internal research projects or initiatives to expand and/or strengthen IP and solution relevance in the marketplace

Account Team Roles (where assigned)

• Work closely with the core delivery team to coach, mentor, support, influence and troubleshoot issues
• Manage client expectations through the delivery process balancing the need to delight the client and manage scope
• Manage client relationships for smaller workstreams where heavily imbedded as lead on the delivery team

Formal People Management (if applicable)

• Performance management: enable performance of direct reports, by providing role clarity, reviewing progress against expectations monthly, and jointly creating plans to improve performance
• Motivate direct reports through providing opportunity, getting to know strengths/weaknesses, coaching, and celebrating success
• Participate in talent management activities (e.g., selection, talent reviews, annual appraisals, promotion nominations etc)

Build the talent pipeline

• Coach, develop, and mentor talent by proactively identifying learning opportunities on the job
• Identify outstanding talent in the marketplace to join the firm
• Advance KF as a premier career destination - build future capacity for growth and impact by building people skills and employee engagement

Improve KF's reputation and overall performance

• Contribute to the firm's efficiency and effectiveness by participating in or leading internal improvement efforts
• Contribute to the firm's thought leadership, solution innovation or IP enhancement efforts

Role model our core values: Inclusion, Knowledge, Honesty and Performance

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE/QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum of 7+ years of relevant work experience in a top tier professional services firm and/or an internal function
• Depth of subject matter expertise and record of accomplishment delivering high-impact interventions internally/with clients leveraging this expertise
• Understand the leadership and organizational issues faced by business leaders, with ability to engage as a peer, act as a trusted advisor and place proposed services in their business situation or context

EDUCATION

• Relevant advanced degree (e.g., Graduate, Doctorate or equivalent) preferred

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Salary Range

$90,000.00 - $105,000.00

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Salary range represents the compensation Korn Ferry expects to pay to a candidate with the requirements for the job posted. Korn Ferry offers competitive compensation and benefits commensurate with experience.

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Korn Ferry Benefits

The Korn Ferry Cares Wellbeing Platform offers Employees health benefits (Medical, Dental, Vision, Short Term Disability, Basic Life and Accidental Death & Dismemberment), Critical Illness, Accident Injury, Hospital Indemnity, and Legal Insurance. Employees are eligible to enroll in Korn Ferry's Tax Deferred Savings plan 401(k). Employee Stock Purchase Program is available to all permanent employees who work 20 hours or more after 6 months of service.

Employees are eligible to receive a total of 15 days vacation annually plus paid time off for 16 company holidays. Full time eligible employees will accrue sick time commencing on the first date of employment at the rate of 3.33 hours per pay period for an annualized maximum of 80 hours.

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Internal Mobility at Korn Ferry

If you currently work for Korn Ferry or one of our affiliates, you must be eligible to apply for a different position within Korn Ferry to use the Careers Site. If you accept such a position, your benefits programs and Human Resources policies may change. Please consult with your HR contact for the new position concerning application eligibility, including any immigration/visa needs, benefit programs, and HR policies applicable to that position.

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Korn Ferry is an Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative

Action Employer - Minority/Female/Disability/ Veteran

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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