Associate Director, Organizational Effectiveness

S&P Global • Charlottesville, VA

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About The Position

About the Role: We are seeking an experienced and pragmatic Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Consultant to join S&P Global’s People team. In this role, you will serve as an internal consultant to business leaders, People Partners (HRBPs), and Centers of Excellence to design and implement organizational solutions that enable our strategy and accelerate performance. The OE team leads our change management, organizational design, and job/work redesign capabilities and partners closely with Organizational Planning & Intelligence, People Analytics, and Culture & Engagement to understand organizational health and sentiment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, Psychology, or a related field; advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS in OD/IO Psychology) is an asset.
• 3+ years in management consulting or 5+ years in internal roles delivering end‑to‑end organizational or change initiatives where something new launched and stuck.
• Demonstrated experience moving from analysis to action: you’ve diagnosed current-state, designed future-state structures/governance/processes, and supported implementation to measurable business outcomes.
• Exposure to operating model / organization design (e.g., roles, spans & layers, governance forums, decision rights) is strongly preferred.
• Experience in program, transformation, or portfolio management; familiarity with Agile or iterative delivery approaches is a plus.
• Strong facilitation skills and stakeholder management across levels; credible and comfortable working with senior leaders.
• Structured problem-solver with the ability to synthesize qualitative and quantitative data into clear insights and options.
• Excellent communication, storytelling, and slide development skills; adept at creating executive-ready materials (PowerPoint, Excel, collaborative tools).
• Data‑savvy: able to interpret dashboards, KPIs, and organizational metrics and use them to inform design and measure impact.
• Strong project and time management skills; able to manage multiple initiatives, stakeholders, and priorities in a global, matrixed environment.

Nice To Haves

• Prior experience supporting or working closely with corporate/enterprise functions (e.g., Technology, Finance, Commercial, HR/People, Operations) is an advantage.
• advanced degree (e.g., MBA, MS in OD/IO Psychology) is an asset.
• Experience in program, transformation, or portfolio management; familiarity with Agile or iterative delivery approaches is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Organizational Assessment & Design Diagnose how work actually gets done across teams, functions, and regions, using qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Translate business strategy into operating model and organizational design choices (e.g., structures, roles, spans & layers, decision rights, governance forums).
• Design clear roles, accountabilities, and ways of working that improve effectiveness, speed, and collaboration.
• Develop options and recommendations that balance efficiency, scalability, risk, and employee experience.
• Job & Work Re‑design / Future of Work Support job and work redesign efforts that align with S&P Global’s skills-based talent and future-of-work vision.
• Analyze critical work, roles, and tasks to identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and AI augmentation.
• Contribute to scalable frameworks, tools, and guidelines for job architecture and work redesign that can be leveraged by People Partners and business leaders.
• Help connect organizational design and work redesign outputs to our talent, skills, and rewards programs.
• Change Management & Implementation Design and execute change management strategies and plans that minimize disruption and increase adoption of new structures, processes, and ways of working.
• Develop stakeholder analyses, change impact assessments, and practical change plans (communications, training, engagement tactics).
• Integrate change leadership with delivery by building feedback loops (e.g., listening mechanisms, pulse checks) and adjusting plans based on field insights.
• Coach leaders and managers to be effective change sponsors and communicators.
• Internal Consulting & Stakeholder Partnership Act as a trusted adviser to People Partners and business stakeholders, helping them frame problems, clarify desired outcomes, and prioritize OE support.
• Facilitate executive and cross functional working sessions that drive decisions (not just presentations), alignment, and clear next steps.
• Bring pragmatic challenges, highlight tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders focused on scope, outcomes, and measures of success.
• Collaborate with external consulting partners where appropriate, ensuring alignment with S&P Global’s OE frameworks and standards.
• Data, Insights & Measurement Partner with Organizational Planning & Intelligence and People Analytics to use workforce and organizational data (e.g., spans & layers, org health indicators, engagement sentiment) to identify risks and opportunities.
• Translate data and diagnostics into clear, actionable narratives and recommendations for business and People leaders.
• Define success measures, KPIs, and benefits tracking for OE and change initiatives; monitor progress and support course corrections.
• Frameworks, Tools & Capability Building Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of OE frameworks, methodologies, playbooks, and toolkits used across S&P Global.
• Build capability in People Partners and business leaders through coaching, training, and practical guides so improvements are sustainable.
• Share lessons learned, case studies, and reusable assets to advance OE practice maturity across the People team.

Benefits

• Health & Wellness: Health care coverage designed for the mind and body.
• Flexible Downtime: Generous time off helps keep you energized for your time on.
• Continuous Learning: Access a wealth of resources to grow your career and learn valuable new skills.
• Invest in Your Future: Secure your financial future through competitive pay, retirement planning, a continuing education program with a company-matched student loan contribution, and financial wellness programs.
• Family Friendly Perks: It’s not just about you. S&P Global has perks for your partners and little ones, too, with some best-in class benefits for families.
• Beyond the Basics: From retail discounts to referral incentive awards—small perks can make a big difference.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees