Organizational Design Consultant/Manager

CBRE; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE, the world's largest commercial real estate services and investment company, is seeking a Manager-level consultant to help organizations evolve and perform at their best. You will partner with C-suite and leaders to design future-ready operating models, org structures, governance, and workforce strategies.

This role offers exposure to Fortune 500 clients, broad stakeholder engagement, and opportunities to lead workshops, analyze data, and deliver actionable roadmaps.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 4–6 years of relevant experience in Organization Design, Operating Model Design, Organizational Effectiveness, or related consulting.
• Experience leading organization design, operating model, organizational effectiveness, or transformation projects.
• Knowledge of organization design methodologies, governance frameworks, decision rights, and operating model development.
• Experience facilitating executive and stakeholder workshops and presenting recommendations to senior leadership.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize information.
• Demonstrated project management experience leading workstreams or engagement leadership.
• Advanced skills with Microsoft Office products.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead organization design and operating model projects to support transformation, growth, M&A, and restructuring.
• Assess current-state org structures, spans and layers, and governance.
• Develop future-state designs, reporting structures, and role definitions aligned to strategy.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and build alignment.
• Analyze data to identify opportunities and support recommendations with insights.
• Develop implementation plans, change impacts, and transition strategies.
• Partner with HR, Talent, Finance, CRE, and business leaders to ensure scalable solutions.
• Provide project management and engagement leadership for initiatives.
• Create executive-level presentations and business cases.
• Coach team members and model best practices.
• Lead by example and build consensus with stakeholders.
• Contribute to a range of activities across functions.
• Explain complex information to senior leaders.

Skills

Organizational design

Operating model design

Organizational effectiveness

Workforce transformation

Management consulting

Executive workshop facilitation

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

Excel

PowerPoint

Outlook

Teams

Job description

About CBRE and the Role

CBRE is the world's largest commercial real estateservices and investment company. As we expand our Organization Design, Change& Transformation practice, we are seeking a Manager-level consultant who ispassionate about helping organizations evolve, transform, and perform at theirbest. This role partners directly with C-suite executives and senior leaderswithin Fortune 500 Corporate Real Estate organizations to design future-readyoperating models, organizational structures, governance frameworks, andworkforce strategies.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a consultant withapproximately 4 to 6 years of experience in organization design, operatingmodel design, organizational effectiveness, or management consulting who wantsto make a measurable impact while growing within a global market leader outsidethe “Big 4” consultancies.

What You'll Do:

• Lead organization design and operating model projects that support business transformation, growth initiatives, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring efforts, and strategic workforce planning.

• Assess current-state organizational structures, spans and layers, role clarity, decision-making frameworks, workforce composition, and operating model effectiveness.

• Develop future-state organization designs, governance models, reporting structures, and role definitions that align with business strategy and operational objectives.

• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements, evaluate organizational challenges, and build alignment around recommendations.

• Analyze quantitative and qualitative data to identify organizational effectiveness opportunities and support recommendations with fact-based insights.

• Develop implementation plans, change impacts, and transition strategies to support successful adoption of new organizational models.

• Partner with Human Resources, Talent Management, Finance, Corporate Real Estate, and business leaders to ensure organization solutions are scalable and sustainable.

• Provide project management and engagement leadership for organization design initiatives, including work planning, milestone tracking, risk management, stakeholder communications, and deliverable development.

• Create executive-level presentations and reports that communicate findings, recommendations, business cases, and implementation roadmaps.

• Support job architecture, role design, accountability frameworks, and organizational governance initiatives as needed.

• Apply in-depth knowledge of organization design methodologies, operating model frameworks, and organizational effectiveness principles to solve complex business challenges.

• Coach team members and project participants by sharing expertise and leading best practices in organization design and workforce transformation.

• Lead by example and model behaviors that are consistent with company values. Work to build consensus and influence stakeholders to achieve desired outcomes.

• Impact a range of customer, operational, project, or service activities across multiple functions and business units.

• Work within broad guidelines and policies while exercising independent judgment.

• Explain difficult or sensitive information to senior leaders and stakeholders.

What You'll Need:

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 4-6 years of relevant experience primarily in Organization Design, Operating Model Design, Organizational Effectiveness, Workforce Transformation, Management Consulting, Human Capital Consulting, or related disciplines. In lieu of a degree, a combination of experience and education will be considered.

• Experience leading organization design, operating model, organizational effectiveness, or transformation projects.

• Knowledge of organization design methodologies, workforce planning, governance frameworks, decision rights, role design, and operating model development.

• Experience facilitating executive and stakeholder workshops and presenting recommendations to senior leadership teams.

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to synthesize multiple sources of information into actionable recommendations.

• Demonstrated project management experience leading workstreams or serving as an engagement lead on complex initiatives.

• Ability to exercise judgment based on the analysis of multiple sources of information.

• Willingness to take a new perspective on existing solutions and challenge conventional approaches.

• In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products. Examples include Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook, and Teams.

• Organizational skills with an advanced inquisitive mindset.

• Strong communication, influencing, and relationship management skills.

• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment.

CBRE carefully considers multiple factors to determine compensation, including a candidate’s education, training, and experience. The minimum salary for the Organizational Design Consultant/Manager position is $130,000 annually and the maximum salary for the Organizational Design Consultant/Manager position is 140,000 annually. The compensation that is offered to a successful candidate will depend on the candidate’s skills, qualifications, and experience.

Equal Employment Opportunity: CBRE is an equal opportunity employer that values diversity. We have a long-standing commitment to providing equal employment opportunity to all qualified applicants regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, veteran status, political belief, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

Candidate Accommodations: CBRE values the differences of all current and prospective employees and recognizes how every employee contributes to our company’s success. CBRE provides reasonable accommodations in job application procedures for individuals with disabilities. If you require assistance due to a disability in the application or recruitment process, please submit a request via email at [e-mail] or via telephone at [phone] (U.S.) and [phone] (Canada).

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