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JustworksJustworksNew York, NY

Lead, Talent & Organizational Development

Lead organizational design, talent reviews, skills-based career frameworks, and performance management for an AI-enabled workforce at Justworks. Requires 7+ years in OD/talent management, expertise in AI-impacted workforce practices, and strong consulting/influence skills with senior leaders.

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Hybrid7+ YOEPeople Ops

About the role

Lead Organizational Design for an AI-Enabled Workforce

  • Design future-state organizations integrating AI-enabled workflows, automation, and human-AI collaboration.
  • Lead organizational design initiatives aligning business strategy, operating models, talent, and workforce capabilities.
  • Shape work flows including operating models, workflow design, decision-rights architecture, team interfaces, operating rhythms, human/AI role orchestration, and cross-functional collaboration.
  • Support strategic workforce planning by translating business strategy into future workforce capability, organizational design, and talent requirements.

Own Organizational & Talent Review Processes

  • Lead enterprise Organizational & Talent Reviews (OTRs) aligning business strategy, organizational design, workforce planning, and talent decisions.
  • Drive talent segmentation, critical role identification, and succession planning.
  • Partner to assess organizational health, talent risks, and future capability needs.
  • Build actionable development and succession plans; strengthen leadership accountability for talent development.

Evolve Career Growth Through Skills-Based Talent Architecture

  • Lead evolution of Justworks Career Journey (JCJ) from role-based to skills- and capability-based architecture.
  • Align JCJ framework with job architecture in partnership with Total Rewards.
  • Identify critical future skills for AI-enabled workplace.
  • Design frameworks for career growth transparency and internal mobility.

Own Performance Management Strategy & Execution

  • Evolve performance management for AI-enabled work, continuous growth, accountability, and high performance.
  • Lead goal-setting, performance reviews, calibration, and talent assessments.
  • Explore AI to improve performance conversations while centering human judgment.
  • Build manager capability in feedback, coaching, and evaluation.
  • Reinforce culture of accountability and continuous feedback.

Drive Data-Informed Talent Decisions

  • Leverage talent analytics and workforce insights for organizational and talent decisions.
  • Monitor metrics including succession readiness, internal mobility, performance distribution, promotion effectiveness, and retention.
  • Partner with People Analytics on trends and recommendations.
  • Measure impact of talent and performance systems; drive continuous improvement.

Serve as a Strategic Organizational Effectiveness Consultant

  • Act as trusted advisor on organizational effectiveness, workforce design, talent strategy, and performance.
  • Diagnose challenges and recommend scalable solutions balancing business outcomes and employee experience.
  • Lead change management for new structures, practices, and systems.
  • Influence stakeholders to drive adoption and behavior change.
  • Support TOD portfolio in Leadership Development, Learning & Development, and Engagement as needed.

Qualifications

  • 7+ years of experience in organizational development, organizational design, talent management, workforce planning, performance management, or related disciplines.
  • Experience in high-growth, technology, or rapidly evolving business environments.
  • Expertise leading talent reviews, succession planning, talent segmentation, and performance management.
  • Experience designing organizational structures, operating models, or workforce planning solutions.
  • Strong understanding of how AI, automation, and emerging technologies reshape workforce design and talent practices.
  • Experience building and implementing scalable talent and performance management systems.
  • Proven ability to influence senior leaders and drive organizational change.
  • Strong analytical skills with workforce and talent data experience.
  • Exceptional facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
  • Ability to manage complex cross-functional initiatives from strategy to execution.
  • Strong intellectual curiosity, growth mindset, and commitment to continuous improvement.
  • Commitment to inclusive talent systems and integrating DEIB principles.

Skills

Organizational Designtalent managementWorkforce Planningsuccession planningPerformance Managementtalent analyticsChange Managementai for workforceoperating modelsskills-based talent architecture

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