Senior Organisational Development Manager

Maurice Blackburn; City of Melbourne; Hybrid; AUD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading law firm in Melbourne is seeking a visionary Senior Organisational Development Manager to lead strategic initiatives for workforce planning and organisational design. The role requires senior-level experience in organisational development, and a strategic thinker to drive transformation and build high-performing teams. This position offers various benefits, including a hybrid working model and comprehensive mental health support.

Benefits

Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities

Comprehensive mental health framework

22 Weeks Parental leave

Hybrid flex working model

Qualifications

• Proven senior-level experience in organisational development, ideally within consulting or services businesses.
• Expertise in operating model design, role definition, and capability frameworks.
• Certification in OD methodologies (e.g., Prosci, Six Sigma) is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Define and design job roles for aligning with strategic goals.
• Develop targeted capability frameworks for a resilient workforce.
• Lead OD interventions towards achieving transformation.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Project management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Job description

Company Description

We welcome fearless thinkers.

For over 100 years, Maurice Blackburn has stood up for those who need us most. With courage and compassion, we extend access to justice to countless Australians. We look beyond the immediate challenge to support people in moments that matter across their lives, and continually push for better solutions for our clients. We invest in and empower our people to stand up for what we believe in and go fearlessly forward together.

We work on real cases, achieving important and positive results in real people’s lives, which is why we are one of Australia’s most respected law firms.Maurice Blackburn, experience you can count on.

The Opportunity

We are seeking a visionary Senior Organisational Development Manager to lead strategic initiatives that shape the future of how we work. This role is pivotal in workforce planning and organisational design, ensuring our structure and capabilities deliver exceptional service to our clients while driving transformation and innovation.

Are you ready to contribute to shaping the future of a transforming organisation?

This is a 12-month fixed term role.

What You’ll Do

• Design the Future : Define and design job roles for today, tomorrow and beyond, ensuring clarity and alignment with our strategic goals.
• Build Capability : Develop and embed targeted capability frameworks that contribute towards building a resilient, empowered and adaptable workforce.
• Drive Transformation : Lead OD interventions that move us from our current state to our bold future vision.
• Collaborate & Influence : Partner with leaders across the business to identify capability gaps, inform targeted L&D programs, and create career pathways.
• Champion Talent : Develop leadership and succession programs, optimise talent mapping, and promote internal mobility.
• Elevate Experience : Ensure we have the right people, with the right skills, in the right jobs; enhance engagement, and champion equity, diversity, and inclusion.
• Strategic Influence : Work side‑by‑side with senior leaders across the business, ensuring your frameworks and ideas shape our culture and success for years to come.
• High Impact : Your work will directly contribute towards achieving our business strategy, driving transformation, and empowering our people to thrive in a rapidly evolving environment.

Who We’re Looking For

• A strategic thinker who not only sees the big picture but brings it to life—designing strategies and making them happen.
• Proven senior‑level experience in organisational development, ideally within consulting or services businesses.
• Expertise in operating model design, role definition, and capability frameworks.
• Exceptional project management, analytical, and stakeholder engagement skills.
• Experience leading transformation initiatives and building high‑performing teams.
• Certification in OD methodologies (e.g., Prosci, Six Sigma) is a plus.

Team MB Benefits :

• Ongoing coaching and career development opportunities
• End of Year leave, 1 day first year, 4 days after 2 years
• Comprehensive mental health framework, including wellbeing leave (up to 4 extra days per year)and $299 reimbursement
• 22 Weeks Parental leave with your superannuation guaranteed and back‑to‑work transition policy
• Rewards and recognition platform with fitness, retail, and entertainment discounts
• A hybrid flex working model
• Salary Continuance & Life Insurance
• 17.5% Annual Leave Loading

… just to name a few.

T's & C's apply

Our shared values represent what we stand for and guide how we act, with Courage; Compassion; Collaboration; Fairness and Tenacity.

We love that you have a life outside of work and we’re happy to support yours. We provide you a safe, supportive and collaborative environment, backed by inclusive leaders and progressive people policies, where you can be your authentic self and thrive. Here we are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive culture, enriched by differences in ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, religion, age and family arrangements. Applications from First Nations People are encouraged.

Are you ready to join us on a journey to extend access to justice to more Australians, in an organisation and role in which every action you take makes a difference? Apply now.

Additional Information

Our Circle Back Initiative partnership means we’re committed to responding to every applicant.

Please note that all successful candidates will be required to undergo background checks as part of our commitment to maintaining a safe and compliant workplace