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Consultant, Global People Strategy & Operations

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Job Title

Consultant, Global People Strategy & Operations

Job Description Summary

The Consultant, Global People Strategy & Operations is a full time internal consultant who plays a key role supporting the leadership team of the People function (People Executive Committee) at Cushman & Wakefield. As a direct report to the CPO’s chief of staff, the Consultant is the fuel to support enterprise-wide collaboration, coordination, and execution of on-time delivery of People Team programming across stakeholder groups in partnership with the People ExCo.

Job Description

Responsibilities:

  • Facilitate programmatic coordination across the People teams functions/programs, including project management, implementation planning, change management, stakeholder communications, and cadenced reporting
  • Scope and drive execution of analytics work to distill strategic insights and recommendations into executive-level presentations through storytelling with data. Data sources include but not limited to employee data, functional and corporate financials, market research, and other primary and secondary quantitative and qualitative resources
  • Manage multiple development and execution workstreams simultaneously, including development of materials for presentation to senior leaders (including quarterly board meetings)
  • Lead change management initiatives to support successful implementation of strategies
  • Work with talent analytics team to conduct proactive analysis of labor, talent, turnover, performance and financial data and arrive at insights to support business and talent allocation choices
  • Partner cross-functionally throughout the organization (e.g. with TDS, Finance, etc.) as required to support the broader needs of the People Team
  • Act as a strategic thought partner and trusted advisor and ensure the continuity of operations across the People function
  • Proactively take on additional responsibilities and projects as needed to continuously improve C&W’s performance

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree; advanced degree in analytical/business-related field preferred, but not required
  • 3 years of experience in a consulting firm or comparable highly-analytical strategic function with internal or external clients (e.g. business analysis, functional line experience within strategy, marketing, finance, human resources, operations, or sales analytics), preferably in a services-based industry
  • Experience in a global and highly-matrixed organization including experience working with teams across countries and time zones; Commercial Real Estate industry experience a plus
  • Exceptional planning, organizational and program management capabilities; ability to manage multiple priorities at once and influence others – including senior executives – to meet deadlines
  • Strong business mindset and analytical skills. Demonstrated ability to turn data in to a story; experience analyzing people data in combination with additional data sources a plus
  • Strong financial acumen; commercial understanding of real estate a plus
  • Desire and ability to approach work through cross-functional collaboration, troubleshooting, and getting your hands dirty
  • Highly organized, detail-oriented, process-driven, polished, and driven to succeed




Cushman & Wakefield also provides eligible employees with an opportunity to enroll in a variety of benefit programs, generally including health, vision, and dental insurance, flexible spending accounts, health savings accounts, retirement savings plans, life, and disability insurance programs, and paid and unpaid time away from work. In addition to a comprehensive benefits package, Cushman and Wakefield provide eligible employees with competitive pay, which may vary depending on eligibility factors such as geographic location, date of hire, total hours worked, job type, business line, and applicability of collective bargaining agreements.


The compensation that will be offered to the successful candidate will depend on factors such as whether the position is covered by a collective bargaining agreement, the geographic area in which the work will be performed, market pay rates in that area, and the candidate’s experience and qualifications.


The company will not pay less than minimum wage for this role.


The compensation for the position is: $ 110,500.00 - $130,000.00

Cushman & Wakefield is an Equal Opportunity employer to all protected groups, including protected veterans and individuals with disabilities. Discrimination of any type will not be tolerated.

In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act Amendments Act (ADAAA), if you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation in order to apply for a position at Cushman & Wakefield, please call the ADA line at 1-888-365-5406 or email [email protected]. Please refer to the job title and job location when you contact us.

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