Director - Workforce Strategy

<p style="margin: 0px 0px 26.6667px; padding: 0px 0px 5.33333px; color: #17365d;"><strong><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">Director - Workforce Strategy</span></span></strong></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 26.6667px; padding: 0px 0px 5.33333px; color: #17365d;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">About the role</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":480,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px 0px 13.3333px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Aon’s Talent Solutions team helps clients make better people decisions by combining advisory expertise with analytics and technology!  </span></span>We are looking for a leader to build solutions and manage consultants selling and delivering solutions related to workforce strategy, such as strategic workforce planning, organizational design, location strategy, and workforce intelligence.</p><p style="margin: 32px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">Key responsibilities:</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; color: windowtext;"> </p><ul><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Lead strategic workforce planning engagements for client organizations, enabling them to anticipate talent needs, support growth, and improve operational resilience.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Define multi‑year workforce strategies that balance demand, capacity, productivity, skills, and cost, aligned to clients’ business and financial objectives.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Design workforce planning frameworks, processes, and governance models that integrate workforce insights with operational and financial planning.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Collaborate with Aon analytics and technology teams to shape and implement workforce planning tools and models (e.g., forecasting, capacity planning, scheduling) across onsite, remote, and global workforces.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Convene client and Aon subject matter experts to refine forecasting methodologies and incorporate seasonal, cyclical, and market drivers into workforce models.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Analyze workforce, capacity, and productivity trends and translate findings into clear, actionable recommendations for senior client leaders.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Partner with client finance teams to quantify the financial impact of productivity and efficiency initiatives and support ROI‑based decisions.</span></li><li><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">Develop and deliver executive‑level presentations and contribute to business development by shaping proposals and positioning Aon as a thought leader in workforce strategy and planning.</span></li></ul><p style="margin: 32px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">What you’ll bring</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":480,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><p style="margin: 13.3333px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #4f81bd;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">Experience</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">5–8+ years in consulting, <span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid transparent;" data-ccp-parastyle="List Bullet">people</span> analytics, HR technology, or adjacent fields; hands-on exposure to job architecture, rewards, or assessment programs is a strong plus.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Practical experience applying AI/ML or advanced analytics to workforce or HR use cases (e.g., skills inference, role redesign, workforce planning, talent assessment).</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 13.3333px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #4f81bd;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">Skills</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Structured problem solving and hypothesis‑driven consulting; confident facilitation with senior stakeholders.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Ability to translate technical concepts (LLMs, embeddings, model evaluation) into business outcomes.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Proficiency with analytics tools (e.g., Python/R, SQL) or enterprise HR platforms; familiarity with Aon’s Compensation Manager and GenAI delivery tools is advantageous.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Clear, compelling communication—written, visual, and verbal—tailored to executive audiences.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 13.3333px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #4f81bd;" aria-level="2"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">Education</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":200,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Bachelor’s degree in a quantitative, business, or HR field required; advanced degree (MS/MA/MBA) or relevant certifications (e.g., data science, AI ethics) preferred.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 32px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">How you succeed</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":480,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Client impact: Deliver engagements that measurably improve decision quality, speed, and adoption of AI in HR.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Collaboration: Work across Talent Solutions practices to integrate advisory, analytics, and technology into cohesive offerings.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Innovation: Contribute to the evolution of Aon’s AI workforce methodology and repeatable solution assets; provide practitioner feedback to product teams on tool enhancements.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Quality & ethics: Uphold responsible AI standards and Aon’s risk management principles in every client deliverable.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin: 32px 0px 0px; padding: 0px; color: #365f91;" aria-level="1"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="none">Role parameters</span></strong><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{" 134245418":true,"134245529":true,"335559738":480,"335559739":0}"=""> </span></span></p><ul><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Travel: ~20% (client‑facing, workshop facilitation, and stakeholder meetings as needed).</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li><li><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: #000000;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-contrast="auto">Work environment: Remote‑first with collaboration across North America; flexibility to align to client time zones.</span><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px;" data-ccp-props="{}"> </span></span></li></ul><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="color: black;">We offer you</span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><span style="color: black;">Aon offers a comprehensive package of benefits for full-time and regular part-time colleagues, including, but not limited to: a 401(k) savings plan with employer contributions; an employee stock purchase plan; consideration for long-term incentive awards at Aon’s discretion; medical, dental and vision insurance, various types of leaves of absence, paid time off, including 12 paid holidays throughout the calendar year, 15 days of paid vacation per year, paid sick leave as provided under state and local paid sick leave laws, short-term disability and optional long-term disability, health savings account, health care and dependent care reimbursement accounts, employee and dependent life insurance and supplemental life and AD&D insurance; optional personal insurance policies, adoption assistance, tuition assistance, commuter benefits, and an employee assistance program that includes free counseling sessions.  Eligibility for benefits is governed by the applicable plan documents and policies.</span></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="color: black;">How we support our colleagues </span></strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: black;">In addition to our comprehensive benefits package, we encourage an inclusive workforce. Plus, our agile environment allows you to manage your wellbeing and work/life balance, ensuring you can be your best self at Aon. Furthermore, all colleagues enjoy two “Global Wellbeing Days” each year, encouraging you to take time to focus on yourself.  We offer a variety of working style solutions for our colleagues as well. </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica; color: black;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;">Our continuous learning culture inspires and equips you to learn, share and grow, helping you achieve your fullest potential. As a result, at Aon, you are more connected, more relevant, and more valued.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;">Aon values an innovative and inclusive workplace where all colleagues feel empowered to be their authentic selves. Aon is proud to be an equal opportunity workplace.  </span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;"> </span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;">Aon provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran, marital, domestic partner status, or other legally protected status. <span style="color: #000000;">People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.</span></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">We are committed to providing equal employment opportunities and fostering an inclusive workplace. If you require accommodations during the application or interview process, please let us know. You can request accommodations by emailing us at <a href="mailto:ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ReasonableAccommodations@Aon.com</a> or your recruiter. We will work with you to meet your needs and ensure a fair and equitable experience.</span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="color: #000000; font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">For positions in San Francisco and Los Angeles, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction record in accordance with local Fair Chance ordinances.</span></p><p style="margin: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><strong><span style="color: #000000;"><em>Aon is not accepting unsolicited resumes from search firms for this position. If you are a search firm, you will not be compensated in any way for your submission of a candidate, even if Aon hires that candidate.</em></span></strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0px;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;">Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.</span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;"><strong>Pay Transparency Laws:</strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;">The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $170,000 to $190,000 annually. The actual salary will vary based on applicant’s education, experience, skills, and abilities, as well as internal equity and alignment with market data.  The salary may also be adjusted based on applicant’s geographic location.<br><br><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: helvetica;">The salary range reflected is based on a primary work location of Chicago, IL.  The actual salary may vary for applicants in a different geographic location.</span></p><p style="margin-left: .25in;"> </p><p style="margin: 0px;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt;">This position is eligible to participate in one of Aon’s annual incentive plans to receive an annual discretionary bonus in addition to base salary.  The amount of any bonus varies and is subject to the terms and conditions of the applicable incentive plan.</span></p><p style="margin-left: .25in;"> </p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;"><strong>#LI-MB1</strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"><span style="font-family: helvetica; font-size: 10pt; color: #ffffff;"><strong>#LI-REMOTE</strong></span></p><p style="margin-bottom: 0in;"> </p> 2574772

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