Performance Management Analyst

UCSF Health; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 140,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

UCSF Health is seeking an Organizational Development Consultant – Performance Management to set and drive enterprise strategy, governance, and effectiveness for performance management across the organization. The role partners with HRBPs and Leadership to embed data-driven practices in how leaders manage and develop teams.

The role requires 5–7 years in organizational development and performance management, with expertise in governance, calibration, analytics, and executive-level communication.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area or equivalent experience/training.
• 5–7 years of directly related experience in organizational development and performance management.
• Advanced expertise in performance management strategy, governance, and execution.
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise-wide programs, including driving adoption and accountability.
• Strong experience with calibration processes, performance data, reporting, and analytics.
• Proven ability to increase compliance and completion of enterprise processes through influence and structure.
• Experience partnering effectively with HRBPs and senior leaders in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Strong consulting, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Executive-level communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive enterprise performance management strategy, governance, and effectiveness, including clear standards for goal setting, evaluation, and development.
• Design and lead enterprise calibration processes to ensure rigor, fairness, and consistency in performance ratings.
• Drive enterprise accountability for performance review completion, set targets, monitor progress, and elevate risks.
• Own performance data strategy, dashboards, and reporting, providing actionable insights to HRBPs and senior leaders.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to reinforce expectations and provide tools, insights, and guidance for adoption and alignment.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development and Organizational Effectiveness to strengthen leader capability in goal setting, feedback, coaching, and evaluation.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of performance management systems and processes.

Skills

Organizational development

Performance management

Stakeholder management

Executive communication

Influencing

Analytical thinking

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Advanced degree

Job description

Job Description

The Organizational Development Consultant – Performance Management is a senior, enterprise-level role responsible for setting and driving the strategy, governance, and effectiveness of performance management across UCSF. The role reports to the Director of Organizational Effectiveness and ensures that performance practices are consistent, data-driven, and fully embedded into how leaders manage, evaluate, and develop their teams.

Key responsibilities include strengthening the quality, integrity, and completion of performance reviews across the organization, ensuring that leaders follow through on expectations and that performance outcomes are calibrated, equitable, and aligned to enterprise standards. The role partners closely with HR Business Partners (HRBPs) to drive adoption and accountability within the business and collaborates with Organizational Effectiveness and Learning & Development teams to integrate performance management into broader leadership and talent strategies.

Operating Model

This role operates within an HRBP-led model: HR Business Partners serve as the primary conduit to the business, while the Consultant sets enterprise direction, standards, and expectations for performance management. The Consultant brings structure, data, and discipline to performance practices, ensuring a consistent and aligned experience across the organization.

Responsibilities

• Set and drive enterprise performance management strategy, governance, and effectiveness, including clear standards for goal setting, evaluation, and development.
• Design and lead enterprise calibration processes to ensure rigor, fairness, and consistency in performance ratings.
• Drive enterprise accountability for performance review completion, set targets, monitor progress, and elevate risks.
• Own performance data strategy, dashboards, and reporting, providing actionable insights to HRBPs and senior leaders.
• Partner with HR Business Partners to reinforce expectations and provide tools, insights, and guidance for adoption and alignment.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development and Organizational Effectiveness to strengthen leader capability in goal setting, feedback, coaching, and evaluation.
• Lead implementation and continuous improvement of performance management systems and processes.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in a related area and/or equivalent experience/training.
• 5–7 years of directly related experience in organizational development and performance management.
• Advanced expertise in performance management strategy, governance, and execution.
• Demonstrated ownership of enterprise-wide programs, including driving adoption and accountability.
• Strong experience with calibration processes, performance data, reporting, and analytics.
• Proven ability to increase compliance and completion of enterprise processes through influence and structure.
• Experience partnering effectively with HRBPs and senior leaders in a complex, matrixed environment.
• Strong consulting, influencing, and stakeholder-management skills.
• Excellent analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities.
• Executive-level communication and facilitation skills.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with operational execution.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree in organizational development, business administration, or a related field.
• Experience in academic health systems or large, complex organizations.
• Experience with enterprise HCM performance management systems.

Equal Employment Opportunity

The University of California is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, age, protected veteran status, or other protected status under state or federal law.

Salary Information

The final salary and offer components are subject to additional approvals based on UC policy. Your placement within the salary range is dependent on a number of factors including your work experience and internal equity within this position classification at UCSF. For positions represented by a labor union, placement within the salary range will be guided by the rules in the collective bargaining agreement.

To learn more about the benefits of working at UCSF, including total compensation, visit https://ucnet.universityofcalifornia.edu/compensation-and-benefits/index.html.