Strategic Organization Design & Transformation Manager

CBRE

Los Angeles (CA)

On-site

USD 130,000 - 140,000

Full time

2 days ago

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Job summary

CBRE, the world’s largest commercial real estate services and investment company, seeks a Manager-level consultant to partner with C-suite and senior leaders to design future-ready operating models and governance structures. You will work across Fortune 500 CRE organizations to transform and optimize organizational design and workforce strategies.

The role focuses on leading design initiatives, facilitating workshops, and delivering fact-based recommendations.

Qualifications

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.
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.
In-depth knowledge of Microsoft Office products.

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 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.