Sr. Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Change Management

Daikin Applied Americas Inc; Iowa (LA); Hybrid; USD 143,000 - 251,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental and vision insurance

401K with company matching

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Paid time off + holidays

Parental leave and tuition assistance

Job summary

Daikin Applied seeks a Senior Director of Organizational Effectiveness & Change Management to drive enterprise transformation and organizational design across the business. You will partner with executives to shape structures, operating models, and workforce transformation programs that enable growth and profitability.

You will lead cross-functional programs from strategy through adoption, coach leaders, and build scalable change capabilities while delivering measurable business results.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, HR, Business, or related field.
• 10+ years in organizational effectiveness, change management, or HR with leadership experience.
• Proven success leading broad cross-functional transformations in complex orgs.

Responsibilities

• Lead enterprise change management and organizational effectiveness strategies.
• Partner with executives to design org structures and operating models.
• Drive large-scale transformation programs from strategy to adoption.
• Develop change strategies including engagement, communications, training, and readiness.
• Assess effectiveness and propose solutions to improve performance and productivity.
• Establish enterprise frameworks, tools, and best practices for change and design.
• Coach leaders and HR partners to build enterprise capability and delivery.

Skills

Organizational design

Change management

Enterprise transformation

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership coaching

Strategic advisory

Education

Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development

Job description

Join the world's largest HVAC company, named by Forbes as one of America's Best-In-State Employers 2025! Daikin Applied is seeking a Senior Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Change Management who is responsible for advancing Daikin Applied's enterprise transformation and organizational effectiveness agenda in support of profitable growth. Reporting directly to SVP, Human Resources and serving as a member of the HR Leadership Team, this role partners with executive leaders to design and implement organizational structures, operating models, and enterprise change strategies that improve business performance, increase organizational effectiveness, and enable sustainable growth. This leader serves as a trusted enterprise advisor on major business transformation initiatives, organizational redesign efforts, operating model evolution, shared services, and post-acquisition integration. While the role is primarily focused on enterprise change management, it also serves as the organization's primary point of expertise for organizational design and effectiveness. The role requires a balance of strategic thought leadership and hands-on execution, including facilitating executive discussions, leading complex projects, building practical solutions, coaching leaders, and driving implementation through measurable adoption and business results. This role will partner with executive leadership to develop change strategies that accelerate business results while leading the execution of critical change initiatives. This role requires a unique balance of strategic thinking and hands-on execution—the ability to influence executives, build enterprise capability, and also roll up their sleeves to solve problems, develop practical solutions, create deliverables, coach leaders, and drive implementation. Success in this role requires an enterprise-minded leader who can connect organization and change strategies to growth, profitability, productivity, and business performance. The ideal candidate has led multiple complex, cross-functional transformations and organizational design efforts, earns credibility with senior executives, and can move seamlessly between strategic advisory work and hands-on delivery. Success will be measured by the organization's ability to execute transformation, accelerate adoption of strategic initiatives, improve operating model effectiveness, strengthen organizational capability, and build scalable change and organizational design practices across the enterprise. Come be a part of an exciting journey at Daikin Applied, where innovation and excellence drive our every endeavor!

Location

Plymouth, MN, Hybrid

What You Will Do:

• Lead enterprise change management and organizational effectiveness strategies that drive business transformation, growth, and productivity
• Partner with executive leaders to design and implement organizational structures, operating models, and workforce transformation initiatives
• Lead large-scale, cross-functional transformation programs from strategy through execution, adoption, and sustained results
• Develop and execute change management strategies, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, coaching, and readiness planning
• Assess organizational effectiveness and recommend solutions that improve performance, scalability, governance, and workforce productivity
• Establish enterprise frameworks, tools, and best practices for change management, organizational design, and effectiveness
• Build organizational capability by coaching leaders, managers, and HR partners while leading high-impact enterprise initiatives
• Define and monitor success metrics to measure adoption, organizational performance, and business outcomes

What’s in it for you:

• The ability to make an impact and shape your career with a company that is passionate about growth
• The support of an organization that believes it is vital to include and engage diverse people, perspectives, and ideas to achieve our best

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business, or a related field
• 10+ years of progressive experience in organizational effectiveness, change management, organizational design, enterprise transformation, consulting, or HR, including 6+ years of people leadership experience
• Proven success leading large-scale, cross-functional transformation and change initiatives in complex organizations
• Deep expertise in organizational design, operating model transformation, workforce transformation, and organizational effectiveness
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to connect organizational strategy to growth, profitability, and operational performance
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives, facilitate high-stakes discussions, and drive results without direct authority
• Experience building enterprise capabilities, frameworks, governance, and best practices for change management and organizational design
• Working knowledge of established change management methodologies such as Prosci and a track record of delivering measurable business outcomes
• Ability to travel as needed
• Work visa sponsorship is not available for this position

Preferred Qualifications:

• 12-15 years of experience establishing or maturing an enterprise change management, organizational effectiveness, or internal consulting capability
• Experience within complex manufacturing, industrial, engineering, global operations, or high-growth environments
• Experience supporting mergers, acquisitions, organizational integration, shared services, restructuring, or operating model transformations
• Experience working in both profitability-improvement and high-growth business contexts
• Knowledge of project management methodologies such as PMI, Agile, SAFe, or Lean and the integration of change management with enterprise program management

Benefits:

Daikin Applied offers the following benefits for this position, subject to applicable eligibility requirements:

• Multiple medical insurance plan options + dental and vision insurance
• 401K retirement plan with employer contributions matching 100% of the first 3% of employee contributions and 50% on the next 2% of employee contributions
• Company provided life insurance + optional employee paid voluntary life insurance, dependent life coverage and voluntary accident coverage
• Short term and long-term disability
• 3 weeks of paid time off for new employees + 11 company paid holidays
• Vacation accrues on a monthly basis, unless applicable federal, state and local law requires a faster accrual
• Paid sick time in accordance of the federal, state and local law
• Paid parental leave and tuition reimbursement after 6 months of continuous service

The typical annual base salary for this position ranges from $142,600k - $250,900k and a bonus potential up to 30% in MN. The range displayed represents the pay range for all positions in the job grade which this position falls. Individual base pay will depend on a wide range of factors including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location.

Employment is contingent upon successful completion of pre-employment requirements, including verification of employment history, education, background screening, and drug testing where permitted by law. Safety-sensitive positions may require cannabis (marijuana) testing. All testing and employment decisions will comply with applicable federal, state, and local laws.

If you're looking for an engaging career with growth opportunities in a supportive environment, you'll love a career at Daikin Applied! Building a more sustainable planet. Creating comfortable, healthy spaces for people to connect, live and work. Perfecting the air we share. Daikin Applied is not just an HVAC company. We're part of a global technology powerhouse that uses Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC) to transform the world. We're innovators and leaders. Not only as a business, but as individuals. And we are honored to say we were named to Forbes' America's Best-In-State Employers list for 2025, ranking #1 in Minnesota for Manufacturing and Engineering. You see, we're not just innovating on the outside. We're innovating on the inside to unlock people's unlimited potential and bring out the diverse and groundbreaking ideas that will help us solve today's most pressing challenges. That's why Daikin offers more than a job. Here's where you'll be heard, be valued, belong -- and be able to make your mark. Over the past several years, we’ve proudly welcomed several organizations into our family, each bringing unique strengths, deep expertise, and talented teams. As we continue to grow, these partners play a vital role in expanding our capabilities and shaping the future of our organization. Whichever Daikin Applied company you join, you’ll be part of a unified, supportive environment where you can make an impact and grow your career.