Senior OD Partner

Job Title: Senior OD Partner

Locations: London or Berlin (Hybrid Working Model)

Application Deadline: Monday 2nd March 2026

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About the Role

The Senior Organisational Development (OD) Partner is a strategic consultant and change leader responsible for shaping organisational effectiveness capability and culture across the business. This role leads complex OD programmes partners with HR and/or senior leaders on transformation initiatives andprovidesexpert guidance on organisational design change management leadership effectiveness and workforce capability.

As weestablisha new OD function the Senior OD Partner will play a pivotal role in defining the organisations OD approach. This includes designing and embedding OD frameworks tools and methodologies and building OD capability across both HR and the wider business through targeted upskilling coaching and knowledgesharing.

The Senior OD Partner is instrumental in diagnosing organisational challenges designing evidencebased interventions and ensuring the organisation is equipped to deliver its strategic role can be in ourLondon or Berlinoffices on a hybrid working model.

Role Responsibilities:

Strategic OD leadership

• Lead enterpriselevel OD initiatives that supportorganisationaltransformation culture evolution and strategic capability building.

• Partner with senior leaders and/or HRcolleaguesto diagnoseorganisationalneeds and design targeted evidencebased interventions.

• Provide expert consultancy onorganisationaldesign workforce planning and operating modeloptimisation.

Establishing OD frameworkstoolsand standards.

• Design develop and embed core OD frameworks methodologies and tools to support consistent highquality OD practice across theorganisation.

• Establish clear standards for OD diagnosis intervention design evaluation and change delivery.

• Ensure OD approaches are scalable practical and aligned withorganisationalstrategy and values.

Upskilling and capability building

• Build OD capability across HR teams and business leaders through structured upskilling coaching and knowledgesharing.

• Develop and deliver training toolkits and resources that strengthen OD literacy and confidence across theorganisation.

• Act as a mentor and thought partner to HR colleagues supporting their growth in OD practice

Change & Transformation

• Lead complex change programmes ensuring alignment between people processes and strategy.

• Develop change strategies communication plans and stakeholder engagement approaches.

• Coach leaders to build change leadership capability and resilience.

Leadership and Team Effectiveness

• Facilitate seniorlevel workshops team effectiveness sessions and leadership interventions.

• Support leadership development priorities in partnership with the HRBP team and the wider People and OD teams.

• Contribute to succession planning and capability assessments.

Culture and Engagement

• Drive cultureshaping initiatives that strengthen collaboration inclusion and high performance.

• Use employee listening insights to inform organisational priorities and action planning.

Data Driveninsights

• Use organisational diagnostics data and analytics toidentifytrends and inform decisionmaking.

• Evaluate the impact of OD interventions and continuously refine approaches.

Leadership and Collaboration

• Act a key member of the People and OD leadership team driving delivery on our strategic priorities

• Fostering innovationcollaborationand continuous improvement

• Partner with thewider People & ODteam HRBPs and business leaders to co create solutions for high impact

• Use data and insights to measure impact informdecisionsand continuouslyevolve pragmatic talent strategies.

• Provideexpert advice to HR InternationalHRBPs and Agile Pool roles as needed

Experience Skills & Qualifications:

• Significant experiencein OD or a closely related field

• Expert OD capability including organisation design change management culturedevelopmentand leadership effectiveness.

• Strong consultancy and advisory skills with the ability to influence and challenge senior stakeholders constructively

• Demonstrated success in upskilling HR teams or business leaders in OD concepts and practices.

• Experience leading or supporting organisational change programmes

• Advanced facilitation skills capable of leading complex workshops teaminterventionsand strategic planning sessions

• Experience ofdesigningand embeddingscalable OD toolsframeworksandmethodologies

• Strong analytical and diagnostic skillstointerpret qualitative and quantitative data easily

• Demonstrable data savvy analytical and evidence based in approach

• Excellent communications skills

• Strong ability to navigate ambiguity and provide pragmatic solutions.

• Strong project management experience

• Experience working in a complex global matrix environment

• Degree in Organisational Development Organisational Psychology HR Business or a related field (or equivalent experience) would be beneficial.

Springer Nature Skills associated with this Job Profile include:

SN-Strategic Mindset SN-Manages Complexity SN-Communicates Effectively SN-Collaboration SN-Consulting Skills SN-Facilitation SN-Persuasion SN-Builds Effective Teams SN-Manages Ambiguity SN-Cultivates Innovation.

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