Head of Organizational Effectiveness

The role of Organizational Effectiveness Leader is a newly created position that will be empowered to establish, align and refine the systems and structures of the organization to create a healthy, high-performing engaged digital culture.

Reporting to the Chief Human Resources Officer and working in close collaboration with the executive leadership team, the successful candidate will be the strategist and implementor of enabling methodologies that optimize employee engagement and performance.

The Organizational Effectiveness Leader will have broad authority to align and activate effective organization design, performance management, people-development practices, inclusive of enabling resources and technologies.

CORE JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

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• Deliver on long-term plans through alignment of strategy, structure, processes, people, and culture
• Educate, advise, and influence leaders on business transformation topics including organizational design & development, organizational effectiveness, and change management
• Implement organizational capability, communications, and tools to drive adoption and enablement of performance and development processes
• Build and scale enterprise approach, methodology and framework for organization effectiveness
• Balance theory with practicality as solutions are designed
• Develop data-based insights to influence organizational outcomes
• Recommend and introduce talent and performance practices & tools to support a high performing culture
• Create a culture of continuous performance dialogue
• Build change management muscle within the business to sustain change
• Develop solutions to assist with organization behavior change within current and future operating models
• Create business cases to support the development needs of the organization

Key Selection Criteria

• A proven transformation’s leader with the ability to execute strategic priorities and achieve objectives through both formal and informal channels while maintaining the trust and respect of peers and all employees within the company.
• Demonstrated expertise in large scale organization change management and aligning organization, division and department initiatives in concert with team building and delivery, leadership development, and creating a high-performance culture.
• Proven ability to partner with the management team to diagnose organizational effectiveness issues, collect and analyze quantitative and qualitative data, make human capital recommendations to address performance gaps and build capacity, and develop and implement high-impact plans and programs.
• Successfully led implementation of change initiatives on a global basis, including the integration of acquired companies in global M&A transactions.
• Hands-on, results-oriented management style with the ability to manage and deliver multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills. Excellent interpersonal skills.

Education & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Human Resources, Organizational Development or related field required. Advanced degree preferred.
• 10 years progressive management experience in talent management and/or organizational effectiveness, with a minimum of three to five years working in a senior leadership role
• This position requires experience with organizational effectiveness, including organizational diagnosis and transformation, organization design, and change management

PARALLEL IS UNITED BY OUR VISION, Mission, & Values

Our Vision – why we exist – is to pioneer well-being and improve the quality of life for humanity through the benefits of cannabinoids.

Our Mission – how we will do this – is to build a leading, global well-being company through the best talent, our values, trusted and recognized brands, science and technology-based innovation, and a relentless focus on execution and continuous improvement.

6 CORE VALUES OF A PARALLEL ASSOCIATE

Integrity – We operate in a regulated and unchartered industry. Act and make decisions that stand up to scrutiny and reflect our position as a sophisticated, credible and respected leader. Be honest, trustworthy, dependable, and honorable. Demonstrate sound moral and ethical ways of interacting.

Collaboration – We are a collection of the best talent at all levels. Learn and grow from this diversity: welcome healthy debate and proactively seek other perspectives and points of view to find the best solution while not resting on consensus. Proactively ensure the right people have the right information at the right time. Work as a team vs. an individual performer.

Agility – We are growing incredibly fast in a new industry. Be open to change, be ready to pivot on the moment’s notice, and act with a sense of urgency to take advantage of opportunities. Then be ready to do it again. Quickly –and calmly -respond and adapt to the unexpected. Modify and streamline processes, find more efficient ways of doing your job. Work efficiently across markets, time zones, and functions.

Intentionality – Intentionality requires action –it makes your intentions happen. Good thoughts are meaningless without action. It is initiative directed by the purpose to move our business forward. Intentionality is doing things important to you, even when not easy. Transformational change happens with intentionally.

Alignment – Together, we must understand and believe in our vision, mission, business and team goals and priorities. When we make a decision, even when we don’t have consensus we all align behind that decision and execute. We don’t revisit decisions unless we have material new data or circumstances.

Accountability – Make the best proactive and reactive decisions given the available information and the wisest counsel. • Own your decisions, actions and outcomes, and promptly correct mistakes. • Be reliable, honor commitments and do not finger point, off-load responsibilities, or criticize co-workers. Look after co-workers and team’s success.