Talent Strategy & Transformation Consultant

About the role

Pontoon Instinct is the global advisory and consulting practice of Pontoon, helping clients transform how work gets done through data-led workforce strategy, operating model redesign and technology modernization. The Talent Strategy & Transformation Consultant is the senior leader accountable for client relationships, engagement outcomes and commercial success across Instinct's advisory portfolio, leading complex, outcome-based engagements in contingent workforce strategy, external labor optimization, talent intelligence and digital enablement.

Key responsibilities

• Serve as the senior client executive for all Instinct advisory engagements, building trusted advisor relationships with CHROs, CPOs, CIOs, CFOs and senior HR/procurement leaders.
• Diagnose workforce challenges and turn them into strategic recommendations backed by data, benchmarks and technology insights.
• Lead end-to-end delivery of engagements, managing scope, milestones, risks and financials, and direct cross-functional teams across workforce strategy, talent intelligence, operating model design, analytics, digital platforms and change management.
• Own engagement economics, including pricing, margin, utilization, change management and forecasting, and shape statements of work and outcome-based pricing.
• Take part in pre-sales, discovery, solutioning, workshops and proposals, and expand advisory work into broader Pontoon services.
• Define and track success metrics, measure the impact of advisory work and mentor consultants and help build reusable advisory assets.

Required profile

• 10+ years of consulting, advisory, MSP, workforce solutions or transformation leadership experience.
• Proven track record leading complex, multi-workstream consulting engagements.
• Experience in a consulting firm, MSP provider or workforce transformation environment.
• Background in workforce strategy, operating model design, procurement transformation or HR modernization.
• Experience partnering across HR, Procurement, IT and Finance.

Required skills

• Deep understanding of contingent workforce ecosystems and technology platforms.
• Familiarity with VMS platforms, talent marketplaces, HR tech and workforce analytics.
• Strong commercial and financial acumen.