Director, Organizational Development, Human Resources

Boston University•Boston, MA

2d•$120,000 - $140,000

About The Position

Boston University's Organizational Development & Learning (OD&L) team is seeking a Director of Organizational Development. Reporting to the Assistant Vice President, the Director will lead a team of OD specialists and bring demonstrated change and transformation capabilities to university-wide initiatives. The Director will advise academic and administrative leaders, facilitate strategic design and collaboration, and guide complex efforts from discovery through sustained adoption. The role will apply human-centered, systems, and design thinking approaches to strengthen organizational effectiveness, build stakeholder ownership, and advance a culture of learning, innovation, and inclusive excellence.

Responsibilities

Lead university-wide transformation using human-centered and design thinking approaches.
Apply systems thinking and participatory practices to engage the community in shaping change.
Integrate talent capability building into transformation.
Use stakeholder insights to guide design, implementation, and measurement.
Address adoption barriers and build ownership for sustained success.
Lead workshops, retreats, and design sessions that engage diverse perspectives.
Apply design thinking, journey mapping, prototyping, and dialogue to address complex challenges.
Evaluate outcomes and refine approaches using feedback and data.
Lead OD initiatives from discovery through sustained implementation.
Manage scope, timelines, and stakeholder engagement.
Embed human-centered approaches into planning and execution.
Build readiness, mobilize champions, accelerate adoption, and sustain results.
Build trusted partnerships across academic and administrative units.
Connect diverse voices to co-create solutions and advance strategic priorities.
Foster relationships, continuous learning, innovation, and inclusive excellence.
Lead a team of OD specialists.
Advise academic and administrative leaders.
Facilitate strategic design and collaboration.