13684 - VP, External Workforce & Tech Consulting (Virtual)

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Our VP of External Workforce & Technology Consulting provides workforce solutions expertise for global and regional clients, including existing customers and new prospects. This role focuses on understanding client challenges, business drivers, and organizational goals to deliver strategic guidance and tailored solutions that address specialized needs.

With the support of their team, the VP assesses current practices, analyzes challenges, develops and implements strategies to improve performance, efficiency, and profitability. The role also leads a team of advisors who consult, design, and deliver customized workforce management solutions at the local, regional, and global levels.

Responsibilities:

• Serve as a trusted advisor, partnering with clients to address complex talent challenges and develop integrated, long-term talent strategies aligned to business objectives, performance outcomes, and shareholder value
• Collaborate cross-functionally with Sales, Pricing, Operations, Implementation, Business Units, and Corporate Services (Finance, Tax, Treasury) to define deliverables and design scalable, impactful programs and solutions
• Proactively recommend innovative solutions and continuous improvements, leveraging Kelly and external best practices to guide clients toward comprehensive, end-to-end talent management
• Lead and manage a team of advisors responsible for driving product development and adoption strategies across the talent supply chain, including product strategy and resourcing to achieve targeted market share
• Maintain close alignment with Kelly Account Management to ensure visibility into solution delivery and effective execution
• Partner with Product Development and Product Management to support the creation, enhancement, and evolution of Kelly products and services

Knowledge, Skills, and Experiences:

• Minimum of 12 years of experience across MSP, RPO, and Talent Supply Chain as a service provider (operations, sales, product, implementation, solution design) or practitioner (procurement, TA, HR, supply chain)
• Strategic and consultative market-leading advisor who formulates long-term, evolving talent strategies and solution designs across people and process, with a strong focus on technology, including deep expertise in VMS capabilities and the broader tech stack
• Strong financial, analytical, and critical thinking skills; assertive and fact-based in approach, able to clearly articulate trade-offs, pros and cons, and guide clients on scope, cost, and feasibility decisions
• Experienced client-facing leader who engages senior stakeholders, leads workshops on talent models, manages expectations, and supports pursuit planning and deal solutioning with a consultative approach in partnership with sales and solution design teams
• Proven delivery and governance experience, having managed targeted client talent models and worked closely with solution design to ensure clients understand design principles and execution implications
• Recognized as a thought leader and product advocate, influencing client buying decisions while shaping and refining market-leading solutions through continuous market and stakeholder feedback

Role is virtual, with travel up to 50%.

Base pay range for this position is $156,150 – $208,200 per year. Final annual compensation will be based on experience and may vary by geographic location.

Total compensation package including benefits as applicable to the position – understanding that each person has unique professional and personal needs focused on your total well-being. Explore our range of benefits at: Kelly Services | People Regular Staff

Kelly is an equal opportunity employer committed to employing a diverse, equitable and inclusive workforce, including, but not limited to, race, gender, individuals with disabilities, protected veterans, sexual orientation, and gender identity. Equal Employment Opportunity is The Law.