Cornerstone Consultant

Deloitte Deloitte · Consulting

This role involves supporting the implementation and optimization of Cornerstone, a Human Capital Management (HCM) platform, focusing on HR/Learning and Development practices. Responsibilities include gathering requirements, configuring the application, facilitating design sessions, documenting operations, and developing implementation plans using an agile methodology. The role requires experience with Cornerstone or similar LMS/LXP platforms and strong project management and communication skills.

What you'd actually do

  1. Supporting Cornerstone implementation workstreams across discovery, design, build, test, and deployment using an agile delivery methodology
  2. Gathering business and functional requirements, mapping user journeys, and writing user stories to support solution design and configuration of Organization Units, Learning Objects, Channels, Pathways, and Skills features
  3. Supporting iterative configuration of the Cornerstone application across LMS/LXP, Transform, or Technical/Data Conversion space
  4. Facilitating design sessions with client stakeholders to review requirements, validate configuration decisions, and refine the solution throughout design sprints
  5. Documenting baseline and current-state learning and talent service delivery operations to identify transformation opportunities and define points of value

Skills

Required

  • Bachelor's degree
  • 2+ years of experience supporting Cornerstone (Learn, LXP, Skills, UIUX) implementations and optimizations
  • 2+ years of experience in the delivery and implementation of at least one Cornerstone module and/or other similar LMS/LXP platforms, with willingness to learn Cornerstone quickly
  • Ability to travel 0-50%, on average, based on the work you do and the clients and industries/sectors you serve
  • Must be legally authorized to work in the United States without the need for employer sponsorship, now or at any time in the future.

Nice to have

  • Ability to work independently and collaborate as part of a team
  • Effective written and verbal communication skills
  • Meticulous attention to detail and quality of work product
  • Ability to build and sustain professional relationships
  • Ability to lead projects or workstreams
  • Ability to manage and prioritize multiple tasks in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
  • Strong interpersonal skills and professional demeanor
  • Ability to meet deadlines
  • Ability to provide clear guidance to others
  • 2+ years leading projects, including 2+ end-to-end deliveries; managed schedule/budget/risks with weekly status reporting and stakeholder governance
  • 2+ years Big 4 consulting experience
  • Led 1+ Cornerstone implementations
  • Built 2+ integrated implementation plans (workstreams, milestones, dependencies, RAID); managed 3+ workstreams and tracked progress to milestone adherence
  • Completed 1+ Galaxy/Legacy Cornerstone product implementation from design through go-live (and 30–90 day stabilization); included integrations, data migration, testing cycles (SIT/UAT), cutover plan, and training/change delivery for 200+ users

What the JD emphasized

  • Cornerstone (Learn, LXP, Skills, UIUX) implementations and optimizations
  • Cornerstone module and/or other similar LMS/LXP platforms
  • end-to-end deliveries