Organizational Design & Transformation Lead

CBRE, Inc.; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 110,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) plan

Dental insurance

Health insurance

Life insurance

Vision insurance

Job summary

CBRE is seeking an Organizational Design Consultant/Manager to partner with C-suite and senior leaders in Fortune 500 corporate real estate to design future-ready operating models, governance, and workforce strategies. This role sits in the Client Consulting function delivering advisory services related to real estate operations and investments.

You will lead design projects, facilitate workshops, and develop implementation plans with cross-functional teams, ensuring scalable, sustainable

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree preferred with 5-8 years of relevant experience 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.
• Ability to maintain an in-office presence at least one day per week to foster team collaboration and professional engagement.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• 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 CBRE Rise values. Work to build consensus and convince others to reach an agreement.
• 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.

Skills

Organization design

Change management

Executive workshops

Project management

Stakeholder communication

Data analysis

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's degree preferred

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

CBRE is seeking an Organizational Design Consultant/Manager to partner with C-suite and senior leaders in Fortune 500 corporate real estate to design future-ready operating models, governance, and workforce strategies. This role sits in the Client Consulting function delivering advisory services related to real estate operations and investments.

You will lead design projects, facilitate workshops, and develop implementation plans with cross-functional teams, ensuring scalable, sustainable