Kristen Pavelka

About Kristen Pavelka

I work at the intersection of workforce strategy, skills intelligence, and AI-enabled transformation—helping organizations align talent, operating models, and ways of working with where the business is going. My focus is on building integrated workforce systems, not just implementing isolated initiatives. I help leadership teams connect workforce planning, organizational design, and data into something they can actually use to make ongoing decisions about workforce size, structure, and capability. My background is a mix of internal HR leadership and consulting. I’ve worked across most HR functions inside a complex, regulated enterprise, and now partner with organizations across industries to translate business strategy and technology investments into practical, scalable workforce strategies. I’m often brought in to connect across HR, technology, and financial perspectives—and to help teams move from ideas to execution that actually sticks. SKILLS, COMPETENCIES & EXPERTISEWorkforce & Business Transformation: Strategic Workforce Planning (SWP), Workforce Reinvention, Operating Model Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Enterprise Transformation AI, Skills & Data Integration: Agentic AI, Generative AI, Skills Intelligence, Workforce Analytics, Data-Driven Decision Making, Skills-Based Organizations Execution & Cross-Functional Leadership: Executive Advisory, Stakeholder Alignment, Cross-Functional Leadership, Capability Building, Change Leadership & AdoptionExecutive & Stakeholder Engagement: Cross-Functional Team Leadership, C-Level Communications & Reporting, Consulting & Advisory Engagements, Speaking & PresentationsTechnology & Innovation Leadership: Agentic AI & Generative AI Solutions, Skills Intelligence & Skills Taxonomies, Data Analytics, Data-Driven Decision Making, Skills-Driven Organizational Models, HR Technology Implementations

Experience

1. Strategy Manager - Talent & Organization

   Accenture

   Jan 2021 — Present · Minneapolis, MN, US

   Lead enterprise workforce transformation initiatives at the intersection of strategic workforce planning, skills transformation, and AI-enabled work. Design scalable, data-driven workforce strategies and integrated workforce systems that align talent, technology, and operating models with business priorities. Serve as a global advisor and subject matter expert, creating reusable assets and enabling consistent delivery across teams and engagements. • Manage dedicated project budgets and teams globally, across the Americas, Europe, and India, encompassing 2 to 3 direct reports each, with indirect oversight of teams of up to 8 resources. • Engage with internal stakeholders at every level, from Delivery teams to C-Suite leadership. Manage external executive-level client relationships with top organizations in multiple industries, including agribusiness, insurance, life sciences, banking, utilities, pharmaceuticals, and manufacturing.• Served as a global advisor and resource in the development of Accenture’s Strategic Workforce Planning practice, supporting 30+ client engagements. Created widely adopted standard frameworks, assets, resources, and support processes for SWP and skills-based transformation, leveraged across client delivery teams and innovation forums to accelerate delivery.• Led multiple AI-enabled transformation workstreams focused on skills integration and workforce strategy, delivering talent impact assessments, upskilling strategies, and data-driven business cases. Built scalable delivery models and co-developed GPT-enabled tools and prioritization methodologies now leveraged across engagements. • Led delivery through structured co-creation with stakeholders, aligning business, HR, and technology teams and ensuring solutions are practical, defensible, and adopted in execution.

Education

• Purdue University Daniels School of Business

  Bachelor of Science, Management

• Purdue University

  Master of Science, Education Higher Ed Administration/Student Development

• Purdue University Daniels School of Business

  Master of Business Administration (MBA), Finance