Director, Organizational Development - NA

''•Toronto, ON

1d•CA$146,200 - CA$195,000

About The Position

The Director, Organizational Development (OD) – North America is responsible for shaping and leading a high-impact OD strategy that enables a future-ready, inclusive, and high-performing workforce. This role provides strategic direction across the four core pillars of our Winning Culture; Safe & Well, Engaged, Future Ready, and Included; ensuring alignment with business priorities and driving measurable impact across culture, capability, and strategic talent management. Partnering closely with Senior Leaders, HR Business Partners, and global Centres of Excellence, this role develops and scales enterprise solutions that strengthen leadership, engagement, talent pipelines, and inclusion. This role moves beyond program delivery to set vision, integrate priorities and drive impact at scale. This role is a contract opportunity with an anticipated duration of August 2026-September 2027.

Requirements

10+ years progressive experience in Organizational Development, Talent Management, or HR leadership roles
Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, HR, Psychology, or related field
Proven experience leading enterprise-level OD strategies in complex, matrixed organizations
Strong expertise in several/all of the following areas of focus: talent management, leadership development, learning, engagement, culture transformation, wellbeing and inclusion & belonging
Data-driven decision maker with strong business acumen
Exceptional stakeholder management and influencing skills at senior executive level
Demonstrated facilitation, communication, and change leadership capabilities
Strategic, enterprise thinker with ability to connect talent and business outcomes
Collaborative leader who thrives in fast-paced, evolving environments
Strong inspirational leadership, coaching and feedback capabilities
Passionate about building inclusive, high-performing cultures

Responsibilities

Define, plan and execute the North America OD strategy aligned with business, HR and Global Talent Management priorities
Serve as a trusted advisor to Senior Leaders and HR Business Partners on organizational development; translating business strategies into integrated talent, culture, and capability-building initiatives
Lead, develop, and inspire a team of OD professionals across multiple disciplines
Ensure alignment, integration and execution of global Talent Management initiatives within the NA plan
Leverage data (engagement surveys, talent insights, performance metrics) to drive decisions and measure impact
Build internal and external partnerships and benchmark best practices to continuously evolve programs
Play an active role in driving large-scale transformation and culture change initiatives
Manage NA OD and I&B Budgets in accordance with strategy & plans
Steward NA Wellbeing strategy and plans; promoting a culture of care and psychological safety
Partner with HR, Corporate and Plant teams to embed LivingWell strategy, practices and programs into positive leadership behaviors and employee experience
Design and support initiatives that enhance employee wellbeing, resilience, and positive mental health
Embed LivingWell into leadership development, engagement, and leadership frameworks & communications
Own the North America engagement strategy, including engagement survey deployment and action planning; translating insights into business actions
Lead enterprise-wide engagement programs, tools, and communication strategies
Embed McCain Leadership Principles and Ways of Working to strengthen culture and team effectiveness
Partner with leaders and HRBPs to diagnose engagement gaps and implement targeted interventions
Drive continuous improvement of employee listening strategies (e.g., surveys, focus groups)
Lead the end-to-end talent, learning and leadership development strategy and initiatives for North America
Oversee key programs including: Strategic talent management & succession planning (incl. preparation for Regional/ Global/Board cadences), Talent Assessments, including coaching & facilitation (e.g. Insights Discovery, IDI, LEA 360), Leadership development programs (e.g., Great People Leader, Great Business Leader programs), Talent/team development interventions (e.g. Mentoring, Winning Together Talks etc.)Learning strategy and platform adoption, Manufacturing Learning and Production Management Trainee Program capability mandates, Vendor engagement/management
Ensure solutions are scalable and effective across corporate and manufacturing environments
Drive innovation in learning delivery, including digital and experiential approaches
Build strong talent pipelines to support future business growth
Partner closely with Global Talent Management COE to deliver global plans & priorities within NA
Set and lead the Inclusion & Belonging strategy across North America, partnering closely with Global I&B and Communications
Embed and scale inclusion programs, tools, and resources across the organization
Provide support and governance for: Inclusion & Belonging Council, Employee Resource Groups (ERGs), Plant Inclusion Committees and community networks
Lead & manage external strategic partnerships and I&B employee development opportunities
Partner with Talent Acquisition to advance diverse talent pipelines and inclusive hiring practices
Integrate inclusion into leadership expectations, development programs, and organizational processes