Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness

About the role

The Director, Talent & Organizational Effectiveness leads enterprise talent management and organizational effectiveness initiatives that strengthen leadership capability, organizational health, workforce readiness, and employee performance across Day & Zimmermann. Our 37,000+ employees help bring big ideas to life every day. We’re pushing the boundaries of innovation in construction & engineering, operations & maintenance, staffing, and security & defense. And that’s not all. Come join our in on purpose – We put people to work, we protect American freedoms, and we help our customers power and improve the world. We do what we say.®

Responsibilities

• Lead succession planning and talent review practices across the organization, partnering with HR Business Partners and business leaders to strengthen leadership pipelines, improve talent visibility, and identify readiness and continuity risks.
• Guide leaders in evaluating talent, assessing future potential, identifying critical capability and skill gaps, and developing actions that strengthen leadership readiness, organizational capability, and long-term organizational sustainability.
• Lead the Organizational Effectiveness function by guiding organizational effectiveness engagements, consulting with leaders on organizational challenges, and helping identify opportunities to improve organizational health, team effectiveness, leadership effectiveness, and business performance.
• Oversee organizational diagnostics and effectiveness engagements, translating findings into practical recommendations and action plans that support business objectives.
• Steward the effectiveness and continuous improvement of performance management, career development, talent assessment, and related talent practices that support employee growth, leadership effectiveness, organizational capability, and skills-based talent decisions.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, business leaders, and People & Culture colleagues to identify emerging capability and skill needs and ensure talent practices reinforce the organization's skills-based talent ecosystem.
• Provide organizational effectiveness consultation for significant organizational, workforce, and leadership changes by helping leaders understand organizational impacts, assess readiness, identify risks, and strengthen adoption.
• Partner with HR Business Partners, Learning & Development, and business leaders to support successful implementation of organizational initiatives and reinforce sustainable behavior change.
• Leverage talent reviews, employee listening data, organizational diagnostics, workforce information, and business input to identify emerging talent, leadership, capabilities, employee experience, and organizational trends. Translate findings into actionable recommendations that strengthen organizational effectiveness, engagement, leadership capability, workforce readiness, and business performance.
• Lead and develop the team, ensuring clarity of priorities, alignment of work, and effective delivery of services across the function.
• Serve as a member of the People & Culture leadership team, partnering closely with Workforce Development, Learning & Development, Inclusion & Diversity, and HR Business Partners to support integrated People & Culture priorities and organizational goals.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Sciences (BA/BS) in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, or related discipline; equivalent combination of education and related experience may be considered.
• Master’s degree in Arts/Sciences (MA/MS) in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Human Resources, Organizational Leadership, Business Administration, or related discipline.
• 10+ years of progressive experience in talent management, organizational development, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, human resources, or related disciplines.
• Demonstrated experience consulting with leaders on succession planning, organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, talent management, organizational design, and change-related initiatives.

Skills

• Deep expertise in talent management, succession planning, capability and skills assessment, employee listening, organizational effectiveness, leadership development, performance management, organizational diagnostics, and change management practices.
• Strong organizational consulting and systems-thinking capability, with the ability to assess complex organizational challenges, identify patterns and root causes, and translate findings into practical business recommendations.
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders and facilitate strategic discussions regarding leadership capability, succession risk, organizational effectiveness, workforce readiness, and business performance.
• Exceptional stakeholder management, facilitation, and consulting skills, including the ability to build credibility, navigate ambiguity, align diverse perspectives, and influence without direct authority.

Pay

The salary range for this role is $146,480 - $219,720. This is not a guarantee of compensation or salary, as final offer amount may vary based on factors including but not limited to experience and geographic location.