Senior Manager, Organizational Development – Skills-Based Job Architecture

Job Description: • Partnering with business leaders and HR teams to lead the facilitation, design, and implementation of organizational development solutions that align with the business strategy. • Acts as an internal consultant, assesses gaps between the current and desired state of the organization to optimize strategy and performance. • Advises on short-term and long-term actions to drive desired outcomes. • Serves as a consultant and trusted partner to business leaders and HR Business Partners. • Leads organizational design initiatives including team alignment, discovery, stakeholder feedback, and design of future-state organizations. • Conducts change impact assessments and creates communication plans and materials to support leadership and associate transitions. • Facilitates adoption of new structures and ways of working, via change integration support, leading workshops, and coordinating learning. Requirements: • Must be eighteen years of age or older. • Must be legally permitted to work in the United States. • 5 years' experience in organizational design strongly preferred • Proven success leading organizational design and change initiatives in complex, matrixed environments. • Certification in Organization Design a plus • Prior experience facilitating large scale workshops and executive meetings to gain alignment and make decisions • Strong facilitation, stakeholder engagement, and change management skills (e.g., PROSCI or similar) • Experience with organizational benchmarking and applying data to drive improvements • Ability to influence senior leaders and drive adoption of new ways of working • Proficiency in organizational design methodologies and tools (e.g., Visio, OrgVue, Lucidchart), and developing role frameworks and process maps • Master’s degree in Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, HR, Business, or related field • Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, I/O Psychology, HR, Business, or related field Benefits: • Flexible work arrangements • Professional development

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