ROLE OF SOLUTIONS HUB SENIOR ASSOCIATE (WITH MAJOR IN ASSESSMENT)
At Spencer Stuart, our Solutions represent our commitment to continuous improvement, collaboration, and excellence across our organization, and our Solutions Hub is the enabling function that will allow us to bring the best possible market-ready solutions to our clients.
The role of the solutions hub Senior Associate has the following responsibilities:
Works with the Methodologies Lead and the team on both the 1-2 year horizon and the 3+ year horizon, supporting the development, standardization and maintenance of state-of-the-art assessment methodologies and tools, ensuring they are and remain reliable, relevant and valid
Leads on workstreams and sprints, such as EXI 3.0; assessment protocols; context diagnostic; career diagnostic; reporting; ensures timely delivery and effective teaming
Works with the Spencer Stuart Technology team to evolve and maintain a global database; analyses data to inform thought leadership or new solutions (together with the Data & Insights lead)
Analyses psychometric properties of the tools including reliability, usability, validity; developing or updating technical manuals and user/practitioner guides
Supports individual development workstream
KEY RELATIONSHIPS
Reports to:
Methodologies Lead
Other key relationships:
Programme Director
Various sprint teams
Spencer Stuart Technology team
Methodologies Lead’s Executive Assistant
Colleagues in the Solutions Hub
Local peers and colleagues
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE
Five or more years of experience in executive assessment, leadership advisory or other professional services settings
An advanced degree from a highly competitive university in Organizational psychology or related field
Certification or experience using psychometrics, such as Hogan, OPQ or Sova PQ
ADVANTAGEOUS EXPERIENCE
PhD in Organizational Psychology or related field
Developing or validating assessment tools or other psychometrics
Direct interaction or experience with executive-level clients
CRITICAL CAPABILITIES FOR SUCCESS
Passion for and expertise in assessments and psychometrics
Result-focused, learning-oriented, self-driven, and pro-active
Ability to take the lead on, shape, bring structure to and deliver on ambiguous initiatives
Great collaborator and relationship builder
Strong critical and conceptual thinker
Excellent written and spoken knowledge of the English language
PREFERRED CAPABILITIES
Proficiency in statistics and use of statistical packages including SPSS and SAS
Superior business writing skills, as evidenced through project work or writing samples to be provided upon request.
General business acumen, as defined by a keen and quick understanding of a range of business situations/contexts
Written and spoken command of additional languages besides English
