Principal Organization Development Partner

Genentech • Daly City, CA

13d • $161,400 - $299,700

About The Position

As a Principal Organizational Development & Change Management Consultant, this role acts as a strategic catalyst for transformation across the global organization. The position partners directly with senior leaders and HR partners to assess culture, strategy, leadership, and systems, and to design and execute systemic change initiatives that improve performance. The work includes facilitating executive events, coaching senior leaders, and driving enterprise-wide change roadmaps to advance organizational culture, capabilities, and effectiveness.

The position collaborates with executive leaders, HR Business Partners, and Centers of Excellence on complex change roadmaps across business units and functions. It conducts organizational assessments, diagnostics, and root-cause analyses; develops business-driven action plans and measures the impact and ROI of interventions; and leads strategic interventions, change programs, specialized training, and large-scale change communications and implementation. It also partners with Learning and OD teams on enterprise-wide initiatives that support business goals, internal capabilities, business acumen, and organizational health.

The role requires a bachelor’s degree and 10 or more years of consulting and organizational change experience. An advanced degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Psychology, or Business Management is strongly preferred. The position is not eligible for relocation. The expected annual salary range for the primary California location is $161,400–$299,700 USD. Actual pay depends on experience, qualifications, geographic location, and other job-related factors permitted by law. A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance. The position qualifies for benefits detailed at a link in the posting.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 10+ years of proven consulting and organizational change experience across Change Strategy, Organization Design, Culture Transformation, and Leadership Development.
• Track record of building, leading, and executing complex, cross-functional, and global project roadmaps from conceptualization through final delivery.
• Exceptional interpersonal and influence-without-authority skills, including the ability to coach senior executives, resolve conflicts, and facilitate high-stakes leadership events.
• Strong quantitative and problem-solving orientation, together with creative conceptual abilities to diagnose complex systemic issues and design practical, high-impact business solutions.

Nice To Haves

• Master’s or doctoral degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Psychology, or Business Management.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with executive leaders, HR Business Partners, and Centers of Excellence to co-create and implement complex change roadmaps across business units and functions.
• Conduct organizational assessments, diagnostics, and root-cause analyses of strategy, culture, structures, and processes, and deliver actionable performance solutions.
• Provide tailored consultation and coaching to leaders at all levels, and shadow consulting for HR partners, to guide them through transition and change management methodologies.
• Design business-driven action plans targeting growth opportunities and establish frameworks to measure the impact and ROI of change interventions.
• Lead strategic interventions, change programs, and specialized training, including sourcing and managing external vendors when needed.
• Oversee planning, communications, and execution of high-impact change management strategies at local, divisional, and global scales.
• Partner with Learning and OD teams to align business goals, expand internal capabilities, and contribute to enterprise-wide initiatives that strengthen business acumen and organizational health.
• Facilitate executive events and coach senior leadership.

Benefits

• Benefits are available as detailed at a link in the posting; specific benefits are not listed.
• A discretionary annual bonus may be available based on individual and Company performance.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Principal