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Workiva · 1 day ago

Director, Organizational Design & Executive Development

United States

Full-time

Hybrid

Director/Executive

$154K/yr - $250K/yr

12+ years exp

Workiva is a company focused on enhancing organizational capabilities and effectiveness. The Director, Organizational Design & Executive Development will lead complex organizational assessments, design high-impact executive development programs, and serve as a critical consultant to senior leadership teams.

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Responsibilities

Lead organizational assessments: Design and execute diagnostics (e.g., surveys, interviews, structural analysis) to identify root cause issues impacting efficiency, culture, and business strategy execution

Develop and implement OD frameworks: Establish a consistent, scalable methodology for approaching organizational structure, role clarity, and operating model changes across the business

Partner on workforce planning integration: Partner closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) and Finance to translate strategic business plans into concrete, future-state organizational and talent requirements (e.g., capability gaps, required headcount shifts)

Establish change management protocols: Design and oversee the change management strategies necessary to ensure successful adoption of new organizational structures and talent initiatives

Evaluate impact of structural changes: Develop metrics and tracking mechanisms to assess the effectiveness and return on investment (ROI) of organizational redesign efforts on key business outcomes (e.g., time-to-market, efficiency, employee engagement)

Design and manage high-impact programs: Oversee to the strategic design and ongoing management of executive leadership development programs

Curate and manage the executive development portfolio: Continuously evaluate, refresh, and secure internal or external resources (content, vendors, technology) to ensure the executive learning experience remains cutting-edge and relevant to the Workiva’s future strategy

Facilitate executive development sessions: Design and facilitate offsites and development sessions for the senior leadership team (VP+) focused on team effectiveness, strategic alignment, and complex problem-solving

Embed coaching culture and best practices: Implement a scalable, high-impact coaching framework and manage the internal/external executive coaching pool to ensure leaders are receiving targeted, impactful support

Measure executive development impact: Define key metrics for executive programs (e.g., 360-degree feedback improvement, retention of high-potentials, business outcome correlation) and report results to senior leadership

Integrate talent processes: Ensure alignment between organizational design principles and other critical talent processes, such as performance management, talent reviews, succession planning, and more

Act as an expert consultant to HRBPs: Serve as the in-house subject matter expert for HRBPs and VPs on complex issues related to organizational capability, team dynamics, and senior leadership effectiveness

Leading Strategic Organizational Design: Support the VP of Talent in high-priority organizational changes, including full org redesigns, operating model evaluations, defining role scope/span of control, and establishing effective governance models

Consult and Influence: Serve as a strategic consultant to business executives and HR leaders on organizational effectiveness, team performance, and critical talent needs

Design Executive Development Strategy: Design, curate, and facilitate a comprehensive portfolio of high-impact, custom development content and experiences specifically for the VP+ executive population

Develop Core Leadership Capabilities: Facilitate and enhance the wide range of existing Manager and Director-level training (e.g., Managing at Workiva, Leading at Workiva) to ensure foundational leadership skills are consistently applied

Manage OD Frameworks and Tools: Establish a consistent, scalable methodology for approaching organizational assessments, structure change, and measuring the ROI of OD interventions

Provide High-Impact Coaching: Provide executive-level 1:1 coaching and manage the external coaching program to enhance the performance and development of senior leaders and key talent

Drive Change Management: Develop and deploy structured change management plans to ensure successful adoption and realization of benefits from major organizational and structural changes

Qualification

Organizational DesignExecutive DevelopmentChange ManagementCoaching CertificationTalent DevelopmentInstructional DesignVendor ManagementAI SkillsManagement Experience