Hybrid HCM Solution Consultant

at Provato

• Job title: HCM Solution Consultant
• Job type: Full Time
• Experience level: Mid level, Senior
• Salary: Not specified
• Degree requirement: Bachelor's Degree
• Tech skills: ERP
• Location requirements: Hybrid, Portland, United States

About the role

• HCM Solution Consultant guiding businesses in ERP modernization initiatives. Serving as a trusted advisor, optimizing Human Capital Management processes without direct system configurations.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted, client-facing advisor supporting ERP modernization initiatives across Human Capital Management (HCM) functions, including Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Career Management, and employee self-service.
• Lead business process fit-gap analyses to assess alignment between client business processes and ERP solution capabilities, identifying opportunities to improve performance through process optimization rather than customization.
• Partner with project teams and business stakeholders to document current-state workflows across complex application landscapes, including core ERP modules, third-party tools, and culturally embedded “shadow IT” systems.
• Develop actionable recommendations to address functional gaps through business process changes, governance, or tooling alternatives, clearly articulating risks, impacts, and trade-offs.
• Advise clients on handling unique or non-standard business processes when solution functionality could not fully address requirements, including mitigation strategies and change management considerations.
• Support future-state process design aligned to ERP modernization vision, business drivers, and guiding principles, ensuring consistency with industry standards and usability best practices.
• Contribute to agile, iterative deployment approaches by identifying opportunities for early wins and incremental adoption across HCM functions.
• Document risks, issues, and potential long-term costs associated with maintaining legacy processes or failing to address identified gaps, enabling informed executive decision-making.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years of client-facing consulting experience supporting HCM, ERP, or enterprise business transformation initiatives, preferably in a K-12 or government setting.
• Demonstrated experience performing business process analysis and fit-gap assessments for HCM functions, including Payroll, Benefits, Talent Acquisition, Career Management, and employee self-service.
• Proven ability to advise clients on process optimization, governance, and operational change as alternatives to system customization or configuration.
• Experience working within complex application environments that include multiple ERP modules, third-party systems, and legacy or “shadow IT” solutions.
• Strong facilitation and documentation skills, with experience leading workshops, capturing current- and future-state workflows, and developing executive-ready recommendations.
• Ability to assess and communicate risks, impacts, and long-term costs associated with maintaining legacy processes or deferring recommended changes.
• Experience supporting ERP modernization efforts aligned to defined business drivers, guiding principles, and industry best practices.

Benefits

• Must be local to Portland with ability to be onsite as needed.