Organizational Development Manager

Layam; Chennai District; On-site; INR 700,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

Layam is seeking a seasoned Organization Development specialist to drive culture transformation and workforce planning in Chennai. You will coordinate OD initiatives, employee engagement programs, and competency mapping, while partnering with HR leaders to ensure smooth execution of processes.

The role emphasizes succession planning, job architecture, and workforce analytics to optimize org design and performance across functions.

Qualifications

• Experience in Organization Development and culture transformation initiatives.
• Ability to coordinate employee engagement programs, communication campaigns and culture-building activities.
• Track participation, feedback and effectiveness of OD initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate employee recognition and reward programs.
• Organize skip-level meetings and employee connect sessions while tracking action items.
• Execute employee pulse surveys and ensure timely closure of improvement actions.
• Monitor employee participation and satisfaction across engagement initiatives.
• Support organization structure reviews and manpower planning activities.
• Maintain organization charts and workforce-related data.
• Assist in workforce effectiveness and organizational design initiatives.
• Collect, standardize, and maintain Job Descriptions (JDs) across business functions.
• Ensure periodic review and updating of JD repositories.
• Support job evaluation and role clarity initiatives.
• Coordinate with HR and business leaders to identify critical positions.
• Maintain succession plans, IDPs, and talent databases.
• Track development progress for HiPos and leadership development initiatives.

Skills

Organization Development

Competency Mapping

Succession Planning

Job Evaluation

Talent Management

Employee Engagement

Performance Management

Organization Design

HR Analytics & MIS

Communication & Stakeholder Management

Job description

Role & responsibilities

Key Responsibilities

Organization Development & Culture

• Support the implementation of organization development and culture transformation initiatives.
• Coordinate employee engagement programs, communication campaigns, and culture-building activities.
• Track participation, feedback, and effectiveness of OD initiatives.
• Collaborate with HR teams to ensure smooth execution of HR processes.

Employee Experience

• Coordinate employee recognition and reward programs.
• Organize skip-level meetings and employee connect sessions while tracking action items.
• Execute employee pulse surveys and ensure timely closure of improvement actions.
• Monitor employee participation and satisfaction across engagement initiatives.

Organization Design & Workforce Planning

• Support organization structure reviews and manpower planning activities.
• Maintain organization charts and workforce-related data.
• Assist in workforce effectiveness and organizational design initiatives.

Role Clarity & Job Architecture

• Collect, standardize, and maintain Job Descriptions (JDs) across business functions.
• Ensure periodic review and updating of JD repositories.
• Support job evaluation and role clarity initiatives.

Talent Management & Succession Planning

• Coordinate with HR and business leaders to identify critical positions.
• Maintain succession plans, Individual Development Plans (IDPs), and talent databases.
• Track development progress for identified high-potential employees (HiPos).
• Support succession planning and leadership development initiatives.

Required Skills

• Organization Development (OD)
• Competency Mapping
• Succession Planning
• Job Evaluation
• Talent Management
• Employee Engagement
• Performance Management
• Organization Design
• HR Analytics & MIS
• Communication & Stakeholder Management