Het Team
Korn Ferry (KF) is the preeminent global people and organizational advisory firm. We help leaders, organizations and societies succeed by releasing the full power and potential of people. Our nearly 7,000 colleagues deliver services through 3 lines of business: our Executive Search, Hay Group and Futurestep divisions. Location: Amsterdam
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Do you want to work closely with colleagues to deliver complex, customized and multi work-stream solutions that meet and exceed client expectations? Is business development and client relationship management your core competency? We are looking for experienced consultants with a focus on the expertise or business development or indeed have more of a mixed profile.
The Principal Consultants we are looking for have a direct and positive impact on our client’s business. You will do this by understanding our clients underlying business issues. Working in partnership with other consultants, project managers and clients and developing and implement solutions. To do this effectively, you will need to ‘connect the dots’ by bringing together business understanding, consulting skills, deep expertise and passion for client impact.
- Develop and manage effective client relationships either as a member of an client account team or by directly managing accounts.
- Lead research, analysis and interpretation on client / market issues with a view to identifying possible opportunities.
- Shape, in collaboration with colleagues across the business, client solutions which are innovative, yet proven and draw on the full range of our IP and expertise.
- Deliver high quality work that exceeds client expectations.
- Facilitate project teams by defining scope, objectives and project management structure ensuring a constant focus on outcomes.
- Contribute to thought leadership.
- Support others to develop critical skills and knowledge through mentoring and project based development and coaching.
- Develop deeper expertise in at least one expertise area, and become conversant in of all Korn Ferry Hay Group (KFHG) offerings.
- Work with KF market leaders to develop and customize offerings within a service line and targeted at a particular market.
- A relevant higher (Masters) degree plus significant (approximately 8-10 years) relevant work experience in a consultancy and/or a client (HR) Business function. Alternatively, significant work experience in a top professional services firm.
- Proven record in working with clients in line with the Korn Ferry Hay Group expertise areas
- Proven record in commercial skills
- Is recognized as a go-to person in a defined discipline and is able to scope, design and deliver non-standard solutions to meet client needs
- Has the ability to easily build an in-depth understanding of clients and applies business offerings at the senior level
- Strong analytical & conceptual thinking.
- Great team player
- Shows resilience
- Detail-oriented and well-organized. Leverages structure and a logical approach when working through problems
- Fluent in Dutch and English
Korn Ferry Hay Group offers an inspiring and professional workplace with much responsibility and room for initiative. You work with a lot of bright professionals, all passionate about the clients they work with as well as about our expertise. We offer you the opportunity to work with a great variety of clients in a flexible way in a dynamic team. You will be part of our international organization and work from our fantastic office at the Piet Heinkade in Amsterdam.
- A inspiring client facing job with much freedom
- A job where you work in co-creation with our customers, in a wide range of services
- A job where you can bring real value to the client by advising them about organization, work ánd people
- Development in both professional as well as personal level
- A good work life balance
- A beautiful workplace
If you are interested in this position and you meet the requirements, please apply here