Area Product Leader | Future of Work

ADP is hiring a Principal Consultant, Future of Work

Are you tired of the grind of the same old thing, day after day? Are you hungry for a challenge that feeds the brain and energizes the soul with teaming, creativity, and an opportunity to build your brand leveraging one of the top tech brands in the industry? Then it's time you consider a new career avenue in a very nontraditional way. Welcome to TheEdge.

As a Principal Consultant, Future of Work on TheEdge team, you will use your experience to educate and consult with clients, sales teams, internal and external partners to show them the cutting 'edge" of innovation and its impact. This specialized team is the result of an incredible people incubation project combining high tech, presentation skills, and the most amped up creative minds to serve the clients and partners of ADP. Under our brand, "Always Designing for People", ADP has built amazing innovation labs, award winning tech in HCM and Data while driving innovation around how employers attract, develop and retain their people. Every day we get to hear "I had no idea you guys did all this..."

Should you be chosen for this team, you will find the uncanny unique opportunity to learn the latest in HCM innovation, GenAI, big data, worker experience design, and more AND help clients understand the when, what and why to digital transformation. It starts with answering the questions and building their understanding of what our innovation affords them and what they should consider such as...

When should I leverage Data and how? Who should I empower with this information?

Why should I trust AI and what should I inspect for to ensure no bias? How do we provoke good decision making from it?

What makes an outstanding employee experience and how do we keep it fresh and dynamic?

How do I cater to the needs of the various generations in the workforce and what does the research say that their values are?

This and more are just an average day for the Principal Consultant, Future of Work, who travels and shares the Future of Work trends and future roadmap that makes ADP the preferred technology provider. And have we mentioned the fun? Yes, you get the limelight at the same time with stage presence at key events, speaking opportunities and finally, you land that coveted rare gem of a career that will embrace YOU and your talents and help you build your brand. May sound crazy, but we are building the next big round of thought leaders in our team and this is the launch point your career could accelerate from.

You must enjoy teaming and being coachable -- yet still be you, in your own style and delivery. We will teach you the rest. Pack your humor, amp up the creativity and plan to team with a mad brilliant team where every day is different and we value you, your humanity and what you bring to our innovation story. Have we mentioned how much fun we have? We cut across the organization to work across the world with such amazing, diverse leaders and thinkers. Isn't it time you feel inspired every day by making a difference in your work?

Ah yes, the details and specific RESPONSIBILITIES HR wants us to include:

• Consult with field sales on sales strategy.
• Support sales teams in assigned geographic area of responsibility to meet their assigned product sales quotas.
• Contribute to sales education and training efforts relative to Future of Work Trends and product alignment.
• Travel to different geographic areas to participate in joint prospect meetings as the ADP thought leader liaison.

• Collaborate with Product, Marketing, Sales Leadership, Training, Operations, and other stakeholders to develop field-ready messaging and tools.

• Create and deploy industry knowledge within their geographic area of responsibility.
• Develop an understanding of market intelligence, including competitor activity, customer feedback, field insights, and win/loss themes

• Contribute to a highly collaborative, high-performing team environment focused on continuous improvement.

• Drive involvement of ecosystem partners in sales process with sales leadership through periodic reviews with focus on activity standards and referral activity, partner updates and campaigns.
• Share progress updates, observations, and recommendations with Sr. Sales Leadership and key stakeholders.
• Up to 30% travel required, including overnights.
• Performs other related duties as assigned.
• Reports to Director Future of Work

QUALIFICATIONS REQUIRED:

• 8+ years of experience in HR related fields, Human Capital Management technology, HR Analytics, HR consulting, sales enablement, or related fields
• Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate complex ideas into clear, practical messaging
• Ability to work cross-functionally and build strong collaborative relationships
• Legally authorized to work in the United States
• Candidate may be based anywhere in the U.S.

Are you ready to join a great diverse team of thinkers and leaders?  Apply today!

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:  

• A college degree is welcomed but not required; what matters most is having the skills and experience to do the job well.
• Experience in HR, HCM, or adjacent technology environments
• Experience supporting go-to-market, sales enablement, consulting, or strategic communication work
• Ability to connect market trends and innovation themes to client and business value
• Confidence facilitating presentations, discussions, and learning sessions with a range of audiences
• Demonstrated ability to contribute ideas, adapt quickly, and work collaboratively in a team environment