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Job Description

Head of Transformation & Workforce Innovation - North America Talent Solutions

About the Role

The Head of Transformation & Workforce Innovation is a senior client‑facing leader responsible for building, delivering, and scaling Aon’s advisory solutions that help clients navigate business transformation, talent transformation, AI integration, and workforce and people analytics.

This leader brings together Aon’s Talent Solutions capabilities—rewards, assessment, analytics, transaction strategy, and advisory—to help organizations transform how they work, how leaders lead, and how talent evolves in an AI‑enabled future. The role serves as a strategic advisor to CHROs, CPOs, and business executives, strengthening Aon’s market presence across North America.

Key Responsibilities

Client Leadership in Business & Talent Transformation

• Lead high‑impact client engagements focused on workforce transformation, organizational redesign, leadership capability building, and talent strategy modernization.
• Advise executives on how transformation impacts roles, skills, structure, workforce planning, and people programs.
• Develop holistic transformation strategies that integrate people, process, technology, and culture.

2. AI‑Enabled Workforce & Talent Transformation Advisory

• Guide clients on responsibly adopting AI across the talent lifecycle—hiring, development, succession, and performance.
• Help organizations redefine job architecture, skill taxonomies, and talent processes in an AI‑augmented world.
• Translate emerging AI capabilities into pragmatic talent, rewards, and workforce strategies.

3. Workforce and People Analytics Solutions

• Lead analytics‑driven insights using Aon’s assessment data, workforce analytics, benchmarks, and predictive modeling.
• Partner with analytics teams to build dashboards, modeling tools, and insight frameworks that support evidence‑based decisions.
• Use quantitative insights to redesign workforce planning, role structures, talent pathways, and leadership strategies.

4. Solution Development & Innovation

• Develop and scale new advisory solutions in transformation, AI‑enabled talent strategy, and workforce analytics.
• Identify marketplace trends and client needs to create repeatable, differentiated offerings.
• Collaborate across Aon to embed digital tools, AI models, and analytics capabilities into client solutions.

5. Market Growth & Commercial Impact

• Serve as a senior subject‑matter expert supporting major sales opportunities across North America.
• Shape go‑to‑market messaging for transformation, analytics, and AI solutions.
• Coach colleagues on transformation delivery, analytics storytelling, and AI advisory approaches.

6. Leadership & Collaboration

• Partner closely with the Head of RCA North America to shape the transformation agenda and develop an aligned team structure.
• Collaborate across Rewards, Assessment, Transaction Strategy, Talent Advisory, and Analytics teams to deliver integrated client solutions.
• Mentor and develop consulting talent, fostering a culture of innovation and continuous improvement.

Qualifications

• 10+ years in management consulting, HR transformation, organizational transformation, people analytics, AI‑enabled talent solutions, or similar advisory fields.
• Proven success delivering transformation engagements involving workforce strategy, talent programs, or organizational redesign.
• Strong expertise in people analytics, predictive modeling, workforce insights platforms, or data‑driven talent solutions.
• Familiarity with AI implications for HR, responsible AI practices, and future‑of‑work shifts.
• Exceptional executive communication skills and a strong commercial mindset.

Success Profile

• Innovative Advisor: Reimagines the workforce using modern talent, analytics, and AI-enabled strategies.
• Transformation Architect: Designs integrated change strategies across people, work, and technology.
• Analytics Translator: Turns data into compelling narratives and strategic recommendations.
• Trusted Executive Partner: Engages credibly with senior business and HR leaders.
• Builder & Scaler: Creates new solutions and drives measurable business impact for RCA.

We offer you

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. This role does not accrue vacation. Rather, this role is eligible to take paid time off at the discretion of the employee and management in accordance with company policy and practices. Various other types of leaves of absence; 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.

How we support our colleagues

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.

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.

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.

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. People with criminal histories are encouraged to apply.

We welcome applications from all and provide individuals with disabilities with reasonable adjustments to participate in the job application, interview process and to perform essential job functions once onboard. If you would like to learn more about the reasonable accommodations we provide, email [email protected]

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.

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.

Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Pay Transparency Laws:

The salary range for this position (intended for U.S. applicants) is $300,000 to $325,000 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.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.

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.

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