Organizational Development (OD) Partner

Role & responsibilities

Organizational Development (OD) Partner

Chennai | 9-12 Years | Up to 25 LPA

About the Organization

One of the reputed OEM

About the Role

As OD Partner, you will drive leadership development anchored in succession planning, benchmark best practices across industry, and lead business-need-based Organizational Development interventions working closely with senior leaders across a large, role-based organization.

Key Responsibilities

• Facilitate leadership development based on succession planning and business-need-based OD interventions
• Proactively identify best-practice tools and methodologies for organization design, change management, organization diagnosis, work-process improvement and culture-change initiatives
• Design leadership development solutions; analyze and recommend enhancements to initiative quality
• Facilitate assessment processes and talent initiatives — psychometric testing, competency mapping and career planning
• Facilitate competency-modeling efforts in alignment with business needs
• Collaborate with leaders and drive stakeholder buy-in
• Use analytics and insight for data-driven decisions; track and measure business impact
• Deploy innovative, scalable initiatives and capability-building programs to drive a performance-driven culture

What We Are Looking For

• Proven experience owning end-to-end OD projects — not just supporting them
• Hands-on succession planning experience for leadership pipelines
• Experience with role-based organization design
• Background in a large, established organization (non-IT sector)
• Street-smart and agile, with the confidence to work closely with senior leadership
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how organizational structure and dynamics drive execution
• Excellent facilitation and coaching skills, able to communicate across varied audiences
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills, comfortable with ambiguity and fast-paced change

Qualification & Experience

• Master's in Business Administration / Master's in Human Resources, preferably from a Tier-1 institute
• 9-12 years of experience in HR, with a proven track record in the OD space

Other Details

• Compensation: Up to 25 LPA
• Diversity: Open to all genders

Preferred candidate profile