Associate Director, Organizational Effectiveness

Grade Level (for internal use)

12

About the Role

We are seeking an experienced and pragmatic Organizational Effectiveness (OE) Consultant to join S&P Global’s People team. In this role, you will serve as an internal consultant to business leaders, People Partners (HRBPs), and Centers of Excellence to design and implement organizational solutions that enable our strategy and accelerate performance. The OE team leads our change management, organizational design, and job/work redesign capabilities and partners closely with Organizational Planning & Intelligence, People Analytics, and Culture & Engagement to understand organizational health and sentiment.

Responsibilities

and Impact Organizational Assessment & Design

• Diagnose how work actually gets done across teams, functions, and regions, using qualitative and quantitative insights.
• Translate business strategy into operating model and organizational design choices (e.g., structures, roles, spans & layers, decision rights, governance forums).
• Design clear roles, accountabilities, and ways of working that improve effectiveness, speed, and collaboration.
• Develop options and recommendations that balance efficiency, scalability, risk, and employee experience.

Job & Work Re‑design / Future of Work

• Support job and work redesign efforts that align with S&P Global’s skills-based talent and future‑of‑work vision.
• Analyze critical work, roles, and tasks to identify opportunities for simplification, automation, and AI augmentation.
• Contribute to scalable frameworks, tools, and guidelines for job architecture and work redesign that can be leveraged by People Partners and business leaders.
• Help connect organizational design and work redesign outputs to our talent, skills, and rewards programs.

Change Management & Implementation

• Design and execute change management strategies and plans that minimize disruption and increase adoption of new structures, processes, and ways of working.
• Develop stakeholder analyses, change impact assessments, and practical change plans (communications, training, engagement tactics).
• Integrate change leadership with delivery by building feedback loops (e.g., listening mechanisms, pulse checks) and adjusting plans based on field insights.
• Coach leaders and managers to be effective change sponsors and communicators.

Internal Consulting & Stakeholder Partnership

• Act as a trusted adviser to People Partners and business stakeholders, helping them frame problems, clarify desired outcomes, and prioritize OE support.
• Facilitate executive and cross functional working sessions that drive decisions (not just presentations), alignment, and clear next steps.
• Bring pragmatic challenges, highlight tradeoffs, and keep stakeholders focused on scope, outcomes, and measures of success.
• Collaborate with external consulting partners where appropriate, ensuring alignment with S&P Global’s OE frameworks and standards.

Data, Insights & Measurement

• Partner with Organizational Planning & Intelligence and People Analytics to use workforce and organizational data (e.g., spans & layers, org health indicators, engagement sentiment) to identify risks and opportunities.
• Translate data and diagnostics into clear, actionable narratives and recommendations for business and People leaders.
• Define success measures, KPIs, and benefits tracking for OE and change initiatives; monitor progress and support course corrections.

Frameworks, Tools & Capability Building

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of OE frameworks, methodologies, playbooks, and toolkits used across S&P Global.
• Build capability in People Partners and business leaders through coaching, training, and practical guides so improvements are sustainable.
• Share lessons learned, case studies, and reusable assets to advance OE practice maturity across the People team.

Compensation/Benefits Information

S&P Global states that the anticipated base salary range for this position is $102,387 to $. Final base salary for this role will be based on the individual’s geographic location, as well as experience level, skill set, training, licenses and certifications.

In addition to base compensation, this role is eligible for an…