HR Business Architect - Europe based

As one of the largest SAP Cloud People Solutions consulting firms in the EMEA region, AKT is expanding its team, and is seeking a visionary HR Business Architect, in providing a holistic view for our clients’ organizational structure, business processes, operations, and technological infrastructure; ensuring the alignment of these elements to the clients’ business and strategic goals while identifying areas for improvements and optimization for business productivity and efficiency.

This is a customer facing freelance role, reporting to the Head of Digital HR Advisory open to candidates located and eligible to work in Europe, with the flexibility for a part-time role.

Key Responsibilities:

• Liaise with customers and deliver excellent results  
• Effectively manage Advisory projects from inception to completion
• Participate and support pre-sales and sales process by proposing the right advisory solution to meet the customer needs
• Ensure quality and efficiency by ensuring relevant methodology standards are adhered to 
• Co-create and continuously improve relevant advisory assets 
• Provide the customer a consistent experience with quality discussions to bring concept and strategy into a practical plan 
• Analyse current business infrastructure in a critical manner plan and report back on data found 
• Lead or co-lead Adoption programs or activities which can include training, communications and change management
• Provide solutions to improve the productivity and efficiency of the business  
• Provide suggestions of ways that the business can adapt for the future  
• Liaise with technical teams to identify best solution options and convey to customer in appropriate way
• Conducting and delivering quantitative research  

Job Requirements:

• Experience, knowledge and interest of business process design, specifically in the HR domain 
• Demonstrated appreciation of Leading Practices and the evolving Digital HR space 
• Experience as a customer-facing consultant or a similar relevant role 
• A background understanding of SuccessFactors modules, terminology, capabilities, restrictions (not a technical expert) 
• Effective communication skills to liaise with stakeholders 
• Attention to detail and a strategic planner 
• Critical eye to identify areas for improvement in the business 
• Excellent self-management and organisation skills 
• Lead teams to secure positive outcomes  
• Excellent level of professional business English (verbal and written), additional spoken languages are beneficial but not required 

Personal Skills:

• Great communication both internally and externally 
• Be able to work at a conceptual level and bring it to practical conclusions 
• Visualize, discuss and document complex topics in simpler ways 
• Can work in a very agile and creative, value-adding way 
• Broad business acumen 
• Strong analytical skills
• A quick learner
• Team player with strong commitment to accomplish tasks and goals
• Organized and autonomous, being able to multitask and prioritize tasks
• Capable to take initiative, exercise sound judgment and results-oriented
• Customer-oriented and flexible

AKT Offers:

• A wide range of benefits and opportunities for career growth
• Realistic growth opportunities into either technical practices or business consulting environment
• Flexible working hours
• Stimulating and collaborative working environment
• Internal knowledge transfer, training, and coaching by our dynamic team of consultants and experts  
• International business environment (offices in the UK, DACH, India, France, North America, Israel, and Czech Republic)