Senior Manager Organizational Development

Position Overview:

 

As a key member of the Organizational Development function within Nestle USA, this position’s primary focus is driving Nestle’s culture and team effectiveness through leadership, team, and organizational interventions. This position sets the Organizational Development (OD) strategy alongside the Director, Learning and Organizational Development and leads a team of OD Managers to drive small and large scale OD interventions that are rooted in Nestle’s Leadership Strategy. This role is a senior advisor to Senior HR leaders, Business, and Talent leaders acting as a catalyst for Nestle operating companies’ business and team effectiveness strategy.

 

Job Responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following: 

 

Organizational Development Strategy and Interventions

• Lead and design Nestle’s OD strategy, partnering with the Director, Learning and OD and Sr. Manager, Learning & Development to ensure strategic alignment with Nestle’s Leadership Strategy
• Partner with key executive leaders to develop OD strategy, prioritizing interventions and activities based on business needs
• Engage with Global L&D counterparts to ensure familiarity with global OD tools and solutions, embedding them into Nestle where relevant and providing best practices
• Identify, design, and deliver small- and large-scale organizational development solutions or specific activities at the senior leader level that support building highly effective leaders, teams, and larger departments or divisions
• Facilitate workshops and/or focus groups to inform design of OD interventions
• Identify common themes and advise Learning and Leadership stakeholders to better inform organization-wide interventions and programs
• Spearhead organization-wide lens, leading OD managers and partnering with learning counterparts to ensure a fully informed organizational picture of trends
• Upskill HR and L&D counterparts on OD-related programs and approaches 

 

Advisory and Coaching

• Provide thought leadership and expertise in organization and systems development, OD levers to drive business performance, organization design, and change management by supporting these activities whenever possible.
• Provide consulting to strategic business units and / or functions as needed.
• Integrate best-in-class and relevant trends into practices and educate organization and global counterparts

 

Program Management, Delivery & Execution

• Manage OD and learning programs, engaging 3rd party vendors when required
• Develop and maintain project plans to develop, execute and sustain activities
• Deliver interventions in a variety of formats, including: small and large scale, virtual and in-person
• Assess and monitor effectiveness of activities and initiatives against identified metrics

 

Requirements: 

• BS/BA required
• MS/MA/MBA in Organization Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Leadership Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology preferred
• HR Business Partner or consulting experience preferred
• Coaching certification/credentials preferred
• Certification and experience in different psychometric assessments leveraged for leadership and team development
• Position requires up to 30% travel

 

Experience:

• 7 – 10 years of OD experience required
• Prior leadership experience required
• 2-3 years of HR Business Partner or Consulting experience preferred

 

Skills:

• Solid understanding of and ability to apply relevant Organization Development and Learning principles / philosophies in a complex matrixed environment
• Effective communication and influence with Executive level leaders
• Strong interpersonal skills (i.e., listening, counseling and coaching, negotiation skills)
• Quantitative and qualitative analytical skills
• Effective verbal and written communications skills, with an ability to express complex concepts in business terms

 

Job ID: 341983 

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