Organizational Design Consultant/Manager

CBRE; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 130,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

CBRE is seeking a Manager-level consultant to help design future-ready operating models and governance structures for Fortune 500 corporate real estate clients. You will partner with C-suite executives and senior leaders to deliver impactful organization design initiatives and workforce strategies.

Ideal candidates have 4–6 years of experience in organization design or related consulting, with strong stakeholder management and data-driven problem solving.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 4–6 years of relevant experience.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Lead organization design and operating model projects that support transformation, growth, M&A, restructuring, and workforce planning.
• Assess current-state organizational structures, spans and layers, role clarity, decision-making frameworks, and operating model effectiveness.
• Develop future-state organization designs, governance models, reporting structures, and role definitions aligned with strategy.
• Facilitate workshops and stakeholder discussions to gather requirements and build alignment around recommendations.
• Analyze data to identify organizational effectiveness opportunities and support recommendations with insights.
• Develop implementation plans, change impacts, and transition strategies for adoption of new models.
• Partner with HR, Talent Management, Finance, CRE, and leaders to ensure scalable, sustainable solutions.
• Provide project management and engagement leadership, including milestones, risk management, and communications.
• Create executive-level presentations and business cases with roadmaps.
• Support job architecture, role design, accountability frameworks, and governance initiatives.

Skills

Organization Design

Operating Model Design

Management Consulting

Stakeholder Workshops

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Tools

Word

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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