Director, Organizational Development - NA;

Position Title: Director, Organizational Development - NA (12-month Contract)

Position Type: Regular
- Full-Time

Requisition : 43218

The Director, Organizational Development (OD) – North America is responsible for shaping and leading a high‑impact OD strategy that enables a future‑ready, inclusive, and high‑performing workforce. This role provides strategic direction across the four core pillars of our Winning Culture:
Safe & Well, Engaged, Future Ready, and Included; ensuring alignment with business priorities and driving measurable impact across culture, capability, and strategic talent management.

This role is a contract opportunity with an anticipated duration of August 2026‑September 2027.

• Define, plan and execute the North America OD strategy aligned with business, HR and Global Talent Management priorities
• Serve as a trusted advisor to Senior Leaders and HR Business Partners on organizational development; translating business strategies into integrated talent, culture, and capability‑building initiatives
• Lead, develop, and inspire a team of OD professionals across multiple disciplines
• Ensure alignment, integration and execution of global Talent Management initiatives within the NA plan
• Leverage data (engagement surveys, talent insights, performance metrics) to drive decisions and measure impact
• Build internal and external partnerships and benchmark best practices to continuously evolve programs
• Play an active role in driving large‑scale transformation and culture change initiatives
• Manage NA OD and I&B Budgets in accordance with strategy & plans

• Steward NA Wellbeing strategy and plans; promoting a culture of care and psychological safety
• Partner with HR, Corporate and Plant teams to embed Living Well strategy, practices and programs into positive leadership behaviors and employee experience
• Design and support initiatives that enhance employee wellbeing, resilience, and positive mental health
• Embed Living Well into leadership development, engagement, and leadership frameworks & communications

• Own the North America engagement strategy, including engagement survey deployment and action planning; translating insights into business actions
• Lead enterprise‑wide engagement programs, tools, and communication strategies
• Embed McCain Leadership Principles and Ways of Working to strengthen culture and team effectiveness
• Partner with leaders and HRBPs to diagnose engagement gaps and implement targeted interventions
• Drive continuous improvement of employee listening strategies (e.g., surveys, focus groups)

• Lead the end‑to‑end talent, learning and leadership development strategy and initiatives for North America
• Oversee key programs including:
  • Strategic talent management & succession planning (incl. preparation for Regional/ Global/Board cadences)
  • Talent Assessments, including coaching & facilitation (e.g. Insights Discovery, IDI, LEA 360)
  • Leadership development programs (e.g., Great People Leader, Great Business Leader programs)
  • Talent/team development interventions (e.g. Mentoring, Winning Together Talks etc.) Learning strategy and platform adoption
  • Manufacturing Learning and Production Management Trainee Program capability mandates
  • Vendor engagement/management
  • Ensure solutions are scalable and effective across corporate and manufacturing environments
• Drive innovation in learning delivery, including digital and experiential approaches
• Build strong talent pipelines to support future business growth
• Partner closely with Global Talent Management COE to deliver global plans & priorities within NA

• Set and lead the Inclusion & Belonging strategy across North America, partnering closely with Global I&B and Communications
• Embed and scale inclusion programs, tools, and resources across the organization
• Provide support and governance for:
  • Inclusion & Belonging Council
  • Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
  • Plant Inclusion Committees and community networks
• Lead & manage external strategic partnerships and I&B employee development…