Organizational Design Director - M&A Integration

Introduction

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The Organizational Design (OD) Director will provide strategic leadership for establishing an internal organizational design capability with initial focus on M&A integration. This role is critical to defining, implementing, and driving alignment of organizational design processes and approaches to effectively integrate acquired business divisions, branches, and corporate functions. The Director will ensure structures, governance, and talent strategies enable synergy realization and long‑term value creation.

• Build and lead a high‑performing organization design function to support enterprise integration and transformation initiatives and enable design methodology consistency across business divisions / functions
• Lead organizational design approach and processes for M&A, and partner with HR M&A Center of Excellence, Integration Management Offices (IMOs), and Business HR, to execute OD processes and governance.
• Oversee development and execution of OD deliverables in alignment with business strategies, including design principles, operating models, organizational structures, integration modeling, role profiles, decision‑rights frameworks, talent assessment, and workforce transition
• Drive adoption of data‑driven design tools to enable organization modeling/costing, scenario planning, spans and layers, talent synergy tracking and other analytics
• Serve as a strategic advisor to senior leadership on organizational design implications for M&A and enterprise transformation
• Provide executive‑level and stakeholder reporting on design progress, risks, and talent‑related synergies.

• 10+ years of experience in organizational design, HR transformation, or related field, with significant experience in M&A integration.
• Strong understanding of operating model design, workforce planning, and change management principles.
• Proven ability to lead complex integration projects and manage multiple stakeholders across functions.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, influencing, and communication skills, including experience presenting to executive leadership.
• Demonstrated ability to build and lead teams, develop talent, and foster collaboration in a matrixed environment.
• Master’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Business Administration, or related field preferred.
• Strong analytical skills with expertise in data‑drive organizational design as well as ability to interpret complex data as well as identify and effectively communicate actionable insights.

• Proficiency with organizational modeling, workforce analytics, and data visualization platforms (e.g., Power
  
  BI, Org Vue or similar).
• Experience in insurance, financial services, or professional services industries.
• Familiarity with governance frameworks and synergy tracking methodologies.

We offer a competitive and comprehensive compensation package. The base salary range represents the anticipated low end and high end of the range for this position. The actual compensation will be influenced by a wide range of factors including, but not limited to previous experience, education, pay market/geography, complexity or scope, specialized skill set, lines of business/practice area, supply/demand, and scheduled hours.

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