Organizational Development & Effectiveness Partner

Apple, Inc.; Cupertino (CA); Presencial; USD 179.000 - 268.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Discretionary stock programs

Employee Stock Purchase Plan

Medical and dental coverage

Retirement benefits

Discounted products and services

Educational expense reimbursement

Relocation

Descripción de la vacante

Apple Inc. is seeking an Organizational Development & Effectiveness Partner in Cupertino to diagnose organizational challenges, design future-ready operating models, and guide teams through complex transitions.

You will collaborate with senior leaders, PBPs, and analytics partners to build practical frameworks and scalable tools that empower teams to lead foundational design work. You will synthesize qualitative insights with quantitative data, aligning with Apple’s business goals and talent

Formación

• 10+ years of experience across HR, organizational development, or management consulting, with 5+ years in organization design and operating model transformation.
• Deep knowledge of organization design methodologies, operating models, governance structures, and change management principles.
• Proven experience building scalable toolkits, frameworks, or resources for People Business Partners to lead organizational initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative discovery with quantitative organizational data for clear, evidence-based recommendations.
• Strong executive presence and facilitation skills to align senior leaders on complex organizational choices.

Responsabilidades

• Understand business strategy to anticipate future organizational needs and operating model opportunities.
• Design and implement operating models grounded in actual workflows and required capabilities.
• Translate shifts in strategy, technology, and automation into work design and workforce definitions.
• Build scalable OD&E frameworks, playbooks, and self-serve toolkits for PBPs to lead changes.
• Advise senior leaders and PBPs on organizational diagnosis, design, and decision-making.
• Conduct organizational discovery through stakeholder interviews and workload analysis to diagnose root causes.
• Partner with People Analytics to evaluate spans, layers, workload drivers, and capacity metrics.
• Develop transition approaches with PBPs and COEs to ensure adoption and sustainment of new models.
• Collaborate with Compensation, Talent Management, Recruiting to align designs with job leveling and skills frameworks.
• Define metrics and feedback loops.

Conocimientos

Organization design

Operating model transformation

Change management

Executive presence

Facilitation

Data synthesis

Educación

Bachelor’s degree or equivalent

Master’s degree or MBA (preferred)

Descripción del empleo

Organizational Development & Effectiveness Partner

Cupertino, California, United States Corporate Functions

The people here at Apple don’t just craft products—they build the kind of wonder that’s revolutionized entire industries. It’s the diversity of those people and their ideas that inspires the innovation that runs through everything we do, from amazing technology to industry-leading environmental efforts. Through planned, systematic organizational development practices, the Org Development & Effectiveness (OD&E) team creates an effective, agile organization that drives high performance and enables people to do the best work of their lives.We are looking for an experienced OD&E practitioner who can continue to elevate our OD&E methodologies, provide strong strategic consulting to business leaders and People Business Partners (PBPs), and help scale organizational design capabilities across the People function.

Description

In this role, you will partner directly with senior business leaders and People Business Partners to diagnose organizational challenges, design future-ready operating models, and guide teams through complex transitions. OD&E work at Apple navigates deep functional expertise, cross-functional alignment, and collaborative decision-making. You will look across business systems to understand how work gets done, identifying opportunities to improve structure, workflow, decision rights, and team interaction models.You will create practical frameworks, toolkits, and diagnostic resources that empower People Business Partners to lead foundational design work within their own organizations. You will combine qualitative discovery with quantitative organizational data, collaborating closely with People Analytics, Compensation, and Talent Management to build cohesive solutions that align with Apple’s business goals.

Responsibilities

• Understand business strategy and priorities to anticipate future organizational needs and operating model opportunities.
• Design and implement comprehensive operating models, grounding organizational structures, roles, decision rights, and governance in actual business workflows and required capabilities.
• Translate shifts in business strategy, technology, and automation into implications for work design, role definitions, and workforce capabilities.
• Build scalable OD&E frameworks, playbooks, and self-serve toolkits that enable People Business Partners to lead foundational design and change efforts.
• Advise senior business leaders and People Business Partners directly, elevating their capability in organizational diagnosis, design, and decision-making.
• Conduct organizational discovery through stakeholder interviews, activity and workload analysis, and organizational mapping to diagnose root causes.
• Partner with People Analytics to evaluate spans and layers, workload drivers, and capacity metrics to inform design recommendations.
• Develop organizational transition approaches and partner with PBPs and Centers of Excellence (COEs) to ensure smooth adoption and long‑term sustainment of new models.
• Collaborate with Compensation, Talent Management, Recruiting, and People Operations to align organizational designs with job leveling and skills frameworks.
• Define metrics and feedback loops

Minimum Qualifications

• 10+ years of relevant experience across HR, organizational development, or management consulting, with 5+ years focused on organization design and operating model transformation.
• Deep knowledge of organization design methodologies, operating models, governance structures, and change management principles.
• Proven experience building scalable toolkits, frameworks, or resources that enable People Business Partners to lead organizational initiatives.
• Demonstrated ability to synthesize qualitative discovery with quantitative organizational data to build clear, evidence‑based recommendations.
• Strong executive presence and facilitation skills, with experience aligning senior leaders on complex organizational choices and trade‑offs.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent practical experience.

Preferred Qualifications

• Master’s degree or advanced degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, MBA, or a related field.
• Experience leading complex operating model and organizational transformations within large‑scale functional or deeply cross‑functional technology or creative environments.
• Experience assessing how AI, automation, or emerging technologies reshape work, roles, and organizational design.
• Experience partnering closely with Compensation, Talent Management, and Workforce Planning to align organizational designs with job architectures and leveling.

Salary and Benefits

At Apple, base pay is one part of our total compensation package and is determined within a range. This provides the opportunity to progress as you grow and develop within a role. The base pay range for this role is between $178,800 and $268,400, and your base pay will depend on your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

• Apple employees also have the opportunity to become an Apple shareholder through participation in Apple’s discretionary employee stock programs.
• Apple employees are eligible for discretionary restricted stock unit awards, and can purchase Apple stock at a discount if voluntarily participating in Apple’s Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
• Comprehensive medical and dental coverage
• retirement benefits
• a range of discounted products and free services
• for formal education related to advancing your career at Apple, reimbursement for certain educational expenses — including tuition
• discretionary bonuses or commission payments
• relocation

Note: Apple benefit, compensation and employee stock programs are subject to eligibility requirements and other terms of the applicable plan or program.

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