Organizational Development Consultant

AAA • Costa Mesa, CA

2d • $92,600 - $123,600 • Remote

About The Position

We are looking for a passionate, highly organized, and experienced Organizational Development Consultant to provide a range of expert consultation services and custom solutions in the areas of strategic workforce planning and talent management, talent development, change management, culture building and employee engagement. This position will be responsible for the design, support, and management of ACE’s enterprise talent management processes including Succession Planning, Talent Assessment, Performance Management, and will assist with organizational problem solving through change management initiatives, organizational design and employee engagement. This position may also be assigned to lead emerging leaders’ programs and other cohort style talent development initiatives.

Requirements

• B.A. in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Training or equivalent combination of work experience and education is required.
• Related experience in Talent Management, Organizational Development or strong experience with exposure to organizational talent development.
• Excellent project management skills with a demonstrated ability to lead projects from inception through completion while effectively engaging and aligning stakeholders.
• Strong knowledge of core organizational development functions, including workforce planning, talent management, culture building, and employee engagement.
• Advanced analytical, facilitation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously while working independently as a self-starter and collaborating effectively as part of a broader team.
• Demonstrate initiative, sound judgment, flexibility, discretion, and strong decision-making skills in a fast-paced environment, operating independently and applying a high degree of innovation, creativity, and resourcefulness to develop effective solutions.
• Proactive “doer,” readily step in as a practitioner when needed, driving outcomes through solution development, influence, readiness-building, and high-level consulting.
• Ability to establish clear goals, lead with accountability, manage through ambiguity, and drive results.
• Ability to work as a trusted advisor within the talent space to support the implementation of key talent and learning programs.
• Ability to work with C- suite executives focused on executive development, succession, talent and learning solutions.
• Experience of effectively leading and collaborating with broad stakeholders at all levels.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Comfortable with public speaking and giving executive presentations.
• Intermediate to advanced knowledge of and experience with Microsoft Office (Excel, Word, Outlook, and PowerPoint).

Nice To Haves

• Frequent travel for up to two weeks at a time.

Responsibilities

• Design, develop, and produce a wide range of program materials, including presentations, orientations, training, volunteer manuals, and outreach resources, while managing ongoing program evaluation processes and recommending continuous improvements.
• Develop and implement a variety of organizational development (OD) solutions—such as programs, playbooks, approaches, interventions, prevention strategies, and role mandates/decision-right frameworks—aligned with HR and business objectives to address critical gaps.
• Establish methods to measure the effectiveness of OD initiatives, collect and analyze data, track progress, identify trends, and provide actionable recommendations to drive program success and organizational impact.
• Support talent development for all areas of the organization in partnership with ET&D and Business leaders in order to build a successful talent pipeline for ACE leadership positions.
• Manage program emerging leaders’ programs and other cohort style talent development initiatives across the organization, as assigned.
• Work closely with ET&D and HR colleagues to build technology solutions that streamline employee and manager tasks in the area of performance management, career development, and other key development activities.
• Use available research, reporting and analytics tools to drive strategic conversations with business leadership as well as identify opportunities to improve existing or develop new programs and solutions; Identify meaningful insights/uncover critical opportunities to experiment, innovate, and implement high-impact OD solutions that can be scaled to the enterprise.
• Apply project management skills to facilitate complex work and maintain stakeholder alignment; Develop project schedules, plans and timeline.
• Other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Benefits

• Health coverage for medical, dental, vision
• 401(K) saving plans with company match AND Pension
• Tuition assistance
• Floating holidays and PTO for community volunteer programs
• Paid parental leave
• Wellness programs
• Employee discounts (membership, insurance, travel, entertainment, services and more!)
• Incentive program based upon the achievement of organization, team and personal performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree