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People Consulting - HR Transformation - Workday - Manager

EY

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Compensation
$158–263K/yr
Location
San Jose, CAHybrid
Work Authorization
Not specified

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Requirements

Credentials this posting asks for.

Bachelor's degree, required

Job overview

As a Manager in EY’s People Consulting HR Transformation practice, the role shapes HR strategies and transforms HR operations to support business performance, service quality, and risk management. The manager leads large-scale client projects, oversees delivery and performance, and builds relationships across client and EY teams. The position requires a hybrid work environment, including an average of three days per week at a client site or EY office, and travel as needed.

Skills & qualifications

RequiredNice to have

Skills

Leadership, requiredTeam Leadership, requiredClient-Facing Consulting, requiredProcess Optimization, requiredAutomation, requiredDigital Strategy, requiredHR Performance Metrics, requiredHR Technology, requiredHR Strategy, requiredOperating Model Design, requiredHR Compliance, requiredRegulatory Awareness, requiredRisk Management, requiredOrganization Analysis, requiredWorkforce Dynamics Analysis, requiredCommercial Acumen, nice to haveChange Management, nice to haveWorkday, nice to haveServiceNow HRSD, nice to haveSuccessFactors, nice to haveCommunication, nice to haveNegotiation, nice to haveInfluence, nice to have

Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree, required7+ Years Relevant Experience, requiredRecent Similar Client-Facing Role, requiredSustainability Commitment, nice to have

Benefits

Medical Insurance
Dental Insurance
401(k) Match
Paid Time Off

Full job description

Location: Chicago, Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Denver, Houston, Irvine, Los Angeles, McLean, Minneapolis, New York, Philadelphia, Portland, San Diego, San Francisco, San Jose, Seattle, and Washington

At EY, we’re all in to shape your future with confidence.

We’ll help you succeed in a globally connected powerhouse of diverse teams and take your career wherever you want it to go. Join EY and help to build a better working world.

In People Consulting, we deliver long-term value to our clients, people and EY by putting Humans@Center (https://sites.ey.com/sites/DS\_Consulting/Pages/humans-at-center.aspx) of the Transformation agenda, transforming businesses through the power of people and helping our clients to reimagine their future workforce.

With a growing addressable market of $115b+, and a market leading brand, People Consulting has significant opportunity to help our clients address complex issues relating to their people agendas.

The opportunity

As a Manager in HR Transformation within the People & Behavior discipline, you will be at the forefront of shaping innovative HR strategies that align with our business performance goals. You will be instrumental in transforming HR operations to boost business outcomes, ensuring the delivery of high-quality services and managing risk within a complex operational environment.

Your key responsibilities

You will be a key resource to manage large-scale HR Transformation projects. In this role, you should be able to deliver exceptional client service, deliver insightful solutions and balance multiple priorities. You will also be expected to have excellent communication and project management skills, lead new teams, and rapidly establish relationships with clients, PC colleagues and professionals in other services lines at EY.

  • Design and implement HR strategies and solutions

  • Manage HR operations and services effectiveness

  • Lead project delivery and oversee budget and performance goals

Skills and attributes for success

To succeed in this role, you will need to demonstrate leadership in managing complex solutions and projects, ensuring quality and risk management, and building client relations. Regular travel will be required to meet client needs, and you will frequently interact with external clients to manage relationships.

  • Lead complex solutions and projects

  • Ensure quality and risk management

  • Build and manage client relations

To qualify for the role, you must have:

  • A bachelor's degree with 7+ years of relevant experience

  • Experience in leading and guiding teams to success

  • Previous recent experience in a similar client facing role with a consulting firm

  • Proficiency in process optimization and automation

  • Expertise in digital strategy development

  • Skill in designing HR performance metrics and measuring their impact

  • Understanding of the HR technology landscape

  • Experience driving HR Strategy and Operating Model design

  • Possess knowledge of HR Compliance and Regulation Awareness

  • Knowledge of risk management in HR quality and operations

  • Ability to analyze organization and workforce dynamics

  • Willingness to travel as needed, and comfortable working in a hybrid environment with an average of three (3) days per week at a client site or within an EY office.

Ideally, you’ll also have:

  • Commercial savvy and the ability to manage change effectively

  • Experience with Workday, ServiceNow HRSD and/or SuccessFactors

  • A commitment to sustainability and creating client trust and value

  • Excellent communication skills and adeptness at negotiation and influence

What we look for

We seek top performers with a strong leadership presence, strategic acumen, and the ability to navigate complex business relations and processes. Candidates should have a depth of experience, specialized technical and business skills, and a track record of driving innovation and operational excellence in HR.

What we offer you

At EY, we harness our collective strength to empower you to shape your future with confidence through professional growth, personal fulfillment and an inclusive culture. Learn more at ey.com/us/careers .

  • The salary range for this job is:

  • New York City, Boston, and Washington DC Metro Areas, Washington State, and Southern California offices – $151,200 to $252,100

  • Bay Area California offices – $157,600 to $262,600

  • All other offices locations in the US, including Sacramento – $125,900 to $231,100

  • Individual salaries within these ranges are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge, skills and geography. In addition, our Total Rewards package includes medical and dental coverage, pension and 401(k) plans, and a wide range of paid time off options.

Are you ready to shape your future with confidence? Apply today.

  • To make the most of your application experience, please limit yourself to two applications within a six-month period.

  • EY accepts applications for this position on an on-going basis.

  • For those living in California, please click here for additional information.

  • At EY, our values set the foundation for how we work and the behaviors we expect of our people. Any misrepresentation or falsification of information or lack of integrity at any point in the recruiting process may result in withdrawal of your candidacy, revocation of an offer or immediate termination of employment.

EY | Building a better working world

EY is building a better working world by creating new value for clients, people, society and the planet, while building trust in capital markets.

Enabled by data, AI and advanced technology, EY teams help clients shape the future with confidence and develop answers for the most pressing issues of today and tomorrow.

EY teams work across a full spectrum of services in assurance, consulting, tax, strategy and transactions. Fueled by sector insights, a globally connected, multi-disciplinary network and diverse ecosystem partners, EY teams can provide services in more than 150 countries and territories.

All in to shape the future with confidence.

EY provides equal employment opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, pregnancy, genetic information, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status, or any other legally protected basis, including arrest and conviction records, in accordance with applicable law.

EY is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to qualified individuals with disabilities including veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and either need assistance applying online or need to request an accommodation during any part of the application process, please call 1-800-EY-HELP3, select Option 2 for candidate related inquiries, then select Option 1 for candidate queries and finally select Option 2 for candidates with an inquiry which will route you to EY’s Talent Shared Services Team (TSS) or email the TSS at [email protected] .

How this job compares

Set against the 2,641 open Management Consultant jobs on Olive Jobs, counted November 10, 2026.

Pay
  • This posting$158–263K/yr
  • California median$99–232K/yr317 salary ranges
  • US median$99–232K/yr2,470 salary ranges

This range's midpoint, $210K, is 23% above the California median midpoint ($170K) — in the top quarter of Management Consultant salary ranges in California.

Openings
Olive Jobs lists 330 open Management Consultant jobs in California and 2,641 across the US. 1% of them nationwide are listed as remote or flexible.
Hiring the most in California
Experience
This posting asks for at least 7 years of experience — more than three in four Management Consultant postings that state a minimum ask for (median 5 years, across 2,507 postings).
Education
This posting asks for a bachelor's degree; 1,653 of the 2,641 open Management Consultant jobs (63%) ask for a bachelor's degree or higher.

Counted across the open, public US postings on Olive Jobs on November 10, 2026. Pay medians are the middle values of the low ends and of the high ends of postings that list both ends of a range in the same cadence (a yearly salary or an hourly rate); a range's midpoint is halfway between its ends. Pay and experience figures resting on fewer than 20 postings are left out.

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