Assistant Vice President - Organization Development

Description:

Position: Associate Vice President Organization Development

Location: Chennai, India

Experience Required: Minimum 10 years in Organization Development and related domains

Role Overview:

The Associate Vice President Organization Development (AVP OD) will be responsible for driving strategic and transformational initiatives that strengthen organizational effectiveness, culture, and capability. This role requires expertise in organization design, restructuring, job evaluation, job analysis, OD interventions, succession planning, and leadership development. The incumbent will partner with senior leadership to align people strategies with business objectives, ensuring sustainable growth and organizational excellence.

Key Responsibilities:

- Lead organization design and restructuring projects to optimize structures, roles, and reporting lines.

- Conduct job evaluation and job analysis to ensure role clarity, fairness, and alignment with organizational goals.

- Design and implement OD interventions that enhance employee engagement, performance, and culture.

- Drive succession planning frameworks to identify and develop future leaders.

- Partner with leadership on strategic and transformational projects, ensuring smooth change management and adoption.

- Provide thought leadership on organization development practices, benchmarking against industry standards.

- Collaborate with HR and business leaders to embed OD principles into talent management, performance, and capability-building initiatives.

Facilitate workshops, leadership programs, and interventions to strengthen organizational capability.

- Ensure compliance with OD frameworks, certifications, and best practices.

Qualifications & Skills:

- Postgraduate degree in HR, Organizational Psychology, or related field.

- 10+ years of proven experience in organization development, design, restructuring, and strategic HR projects.

- Strong expertise in job evaluation methodologies and OD tools.

- Certified in OD practices (preferred certifications: Korn Ferry, Hay Group, SHRM, or equivalent).

- Demonstrated success in succession planning and leadership development.

- Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.

- Ability to lead transformational projects with high impact and cross-functional collaboration.

- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and change management capabilities.

Leadership Competencies:

- Strategic thinking and business acumen.

- Influencing and stakeholder engagement at senior levels.

- High adaptability and resilience in dynamic environments.

- Collaborative leadership style with a focus on results and impact.