Director, Organizational Design & Executive Development

Workiva Inc.

1d•$154,000 - $250,000

About The Position

The Director, Organizational Design & Executive Development is a highly strategic and experienced individual contributor responsible for elevating the talent capabilities and effectiveness of our senior leadership teams and organizational structure. This role reports to the VP of Talent and Organizational Development and serves as a critical internal consultant, leading complex organizational assessments and structural redesigns to drive business efficiency and strategic alignment. The Director will also be accountable for designing, curating, and facilitating high-impact executive development programs for the VP+ population, managing the executive coaching function, and supporting the delivery of core manager training programs, requiring 30-40% travel for in-person delivery. In this role you will… 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.

Requirements

12+ years’ experience in the talent development, learning & development, or organizational development fields
7+ years of management experience
This role will be a senior IC role
30-40% travel to deliver in-person training or facilitate OD work

Nice To Haves

Experience working with vendors
Organizational Design certifications or degree
Experience at other large-scale SaaS tech companies
Coaching certification
Instructional Design experience
AI Skills

Responsibilities

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.