Director, Organization Design & Effectiveness

UCSF Health, AG; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health in San Francisco is seeking a Director of Organization Design & Effectiveness to lead a senior OD consulting practice serving UCSF Health and Campus executives. The role reports to the VP of Organizational Effectiveness/Chief Learning Officer and requires guiding large-scale transformations with expert design and governance insight.

Based in San Francisco, this on-site role emphasizes shaping enterprise capability, workforce planning, and integration with leadership development and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience in organizational development, IO psychology, HR, or business administration.
• 10+ years of progressively responsible experience in organizational development, organization design, executive consulting, and enterprise transformation in large, complex organizations.
• Experience leading organizational development consulting teams.
• Expert knowledge of organization design, organizational effectiveness, operating models, governance, spans and layers, team effectiveness, organizational systems, and transformation.
• Experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• Proven ability to diagnose systemic issues and design scalable, customized organizational solutions.
• Exceptional executive presence, facilitation, consulting, and influencing skills.
• Strong systems thinking and analytical capability.

Responsibilities

• Lead UCSF's Organizational Development consulting practice and manage a team of OD Consultants serving UCSF Health and UCSF Campus.
• Collaborate with HR leaders to deliver integrated talent solutions advancing UCSF's priorities.
• Advise executives on organization design, governance, operating models, and large-scale transformation.
• Develop scalable OD frameworks, methodologies, and tools for enterprise capability and workforce planning.

Skills

Executive presence

Facilitation

Consulting

Influencing

Systems thinking

Analytical capability

Leadership

Communication skills

Strategic thinking

Organization design

Education

Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, IO Psychology, HR, Business Administration, or related discipline

Master's degree or higher

Tools

OD/OC Certification (ODCP)

Prosci Change Management Certification

SHRM-SCP or SPHR

ICF Executive Coaching Certification

Job description

Description & Requirements

The Director, Organization Design & Effectiveness is a senior leader within Human Resources' organization, reporting to the Vice President of Organizational Effectiveness/Chief Learning Officer. The Director leads UCSF's Organizational Development consulting practice and manages a team of experienced Organizational Development Consultants serving executive and senior leaders across UCSF Health and UCSF Campus.

As a member of the Organizational Effectiveness leadership team, the Director collaborates with peer leaders responsible for Leadership Development, Talent Management, and Agentic Leadership, along with HR Business Partners and other Human Resources Centers of Excellence, to deliver integrated talent solutions that advance UCSF's strategic priorities.

The Director, Organization Design & Effectiveness advises executive leaders on organization design, governance, operating models, workforce capability, organizational effectiveness, and large-scale transformation. Success requires the ability to quickly assess organizational systems, identify root causes, and design practical, evidence-based interventions that improve organizational performance.

Beyond individual consulting engagements, the Director is responsible for recognizing enterprise-wide patterns and developing scalable organizational development frameworks, methodologies, and tools that strengthen UCSF's long-term organizational capability while integrating organizational design with leadership development, talent systems, and workforce planning. The role exercises significant independent judgment while leading the Organizational Development consulting practice and shaping the future of enterprise organizational effectiveness.

This role must be based in San Francisco and is fully on-site with your peers and team.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications

• - Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Business Administration, or a related discipline, and/or equivalent experience.
• - Ten (10) or more years of progressively responsible experience in organizational development, organization design, executive consulting, and enterprise transformation within large, complex organizations.
• - Experience leading organizational development consulting teams.
• - Expert knowledge of organization design, organizational effectiveness, operating models, governance, spans and layers, team effectiveness, organizational systems, and transformation.
• - Experience working in a complex, matrixed organization.
• - Experienced team leader with:- Demonstrated success consulting with executive leaders on complex organizational challenges.
• - Ability to diagnose systemic issues and design customized, scalable organizational solutions.
• - Exceptional executive presence, facilitation, consulting, and influencing skills.
• - Strong systems thinking and analytical capability.
• - Experience leading enterprise transformation initiatives in highly matrixed organizations.
• - Proven success leading and developing experienced organizational development professionals.
• - Excellent written, verbal, and presentation skills.

Preferred Qualifications

• - Master's degree or higher in a related field.
• - Organization Development Certified Professional (ODCP) - Prosci or other Change Management Certification
• - SHRM-SCP or SPHR
• - ICF Executive Coaching Certification
• - Related certifications in organization design, facilitation, or systems thinking.
• - Experience in an academic health system, healthcare delivery organization, or comparably complex frontline-intensive and highly regulated operating environment.
• - Experience supporting enterprise growth, integration, or large-scale transformation.