Director of Organizational Development

Seeking a Strategic Organizational Development Leader! Drive Our Culture and Leadership Vision Forward as Our Next Director of Organizational Development

Inter-State Studio is a family-owned school photography and yearbook company that has been successfully serving schools for over 90 years. By listening to the needs of our customers and utilizing the latest technologies we pride ourselves on providing high-quality school portraits and yearbooks with affordable pricing and excellent service.

As the organization continues to evolve we are investing in the leadership capability culture systems and talent practices needed to support our next chapter of growth.

The Director of Organizational Development will serve as a strategic leader responsible for strengthening organizational effectiveness leadership development talent strategy employee engagement and culture. This role will partner closely with executive leadership and ownership to help build a high-performing values-driven organization where leaders are aligned employees are engaged and people practices support business priorities.

This is a highly visible role for someone who is both strategic and practical a leader who can think enterprise-wide build trusted relationships and translate ideas into simple actionable tools and practices that help leaders and teams perform at their best.

What Youll Be Doing:

Organizational Culture & Strategy

• Develop and lead a holistic people and organizational development strategy aligned with the companys vision values and business priorities.
• Champion initiatives that strengthen culture employee engagement accountability and leadership alignment.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on people leadership culture organizational effectiveness and change-related matters.
• Lead enterprise change management efforts that support growth transformation continuous improvement and stronger execution across the organization.
• Own the strategic implementation of the Predictive Index as a core component of the companys talent and culture strategy using behavioral insights to improve leadership effectiveness team dynamics hiring alignment and organizational clarity.

Leadership Development and Organizational Capability

• Create and implement leadership development programs that strengthen manager capability executive alignment coaching effectiveness and accountability.
• Build practical frameworks for peer learning mentoring communities of practice knowledge transfer and leadership consistency across the organization.
• Coach and support leaders and managers to improve communication decision-making feedback performance conversations and team effectiveness.
• Lead the vision and delivery of the companys annual Leadership Summit designing programming that strengthens leadership effectiveness reinforces company culture and aligns senior leaders around strategic priorities.
• Measure learning outcomes and organizational impact using qualitative and quantitative data to continuously improve development initiatives.

Talent Strategy Succession & Organizational Design

• Partner with talent acquisition and senior leaders to align hiring development and workforce planning with long-term organizational needs.
• Identify high-potential talent and build development pathways that support succession readiness and future leadership needs.
• Lead organizational design initiatives including team structures role clarity decision rights and workforce planning to support long-term business strategy.
• Support leaders in building stronger teams through clearer expectations better alignment and more intentional development of talent.

Employee Experience & Engagement

• Design and lead programs that enhance the employee experience across the full employee lifecycle from onboarding through development retention and offboarding.
• Oversee employee engagement surveys and translate insights into practical action plans that improve culture communication leadership effectiveness and the employee experience.
• Promote a positive inclusive accountable and high-performance work environment.

Performance Management & KPI Alignment

• Partner with leadership to design implement and refine company-wide KPI and performance management frameworks tied to business objectives.
• Ensure performance expectations and evaluation processes reinforce measurable results leadership behaviors accountability and cultural standards.
• Help leaders connect individual and team performance to broader company goals and priorities.

Evaluation & Impact

• Develop and monitor organizational effectiveness metrics using employee engagement leadership effectiveness retention succession readiness performance and business impact.
• Use employee engagement performance quality and business data to inform continuous learning and leadership investments and organizational priorities.
• Report regularly on outcomes trends risks and opportunities to executive leadership.

What Youll Need:

• Bachelors degree in Human Resources Organizational Development Business or related field required; masters degree preferred
• 8 years of progressive experience in human resources organizational development talent development people strategy or related leadership roles.
• Demonstrated expertise in organizational development leadership development culture employee engagement change management and organizational effectiveness.
• Experience supporting organizations of 500 employees.
• Experience in multi-site distributed or operationally complex environments preferred.
• Experience implementing Predictive Index or similar behavioral talent or leadership assessment tools preferred.
• Demonstrated success leading enterprise-wide organizational change or development initiatives.
• Strong ability to influence senior leaders and build credibility across all levels of the organization.
• Strong project management program design facilitation coaching communication and analytical skills.
• Experience using HR engagement performance or business data to inform decision-making and measure impact.

What We Offer:

Strategic Leadership: Partner with executive leadership to shape our culture talent strategy and organizational effectiveness driving our next chapter of growth.

Collaborative Environment: Work with a dedicated leadership team that values innovation practical execution and strategic thinking.

Meaningful Work: Build a high-performing values-driven organization where leaders are aligned and employees thrive helping us Share the Power of a Smile.

Comprehensive Benefits:

• Competitive pay commensurate with experience
• Relocation Package
• Medical dental and vision benefits
• 401K retirement plan with company matching
• Paid time off vacation and sick leave
• Bonus opportunities

Ready to Lead Our Next Chapter of Growth If you are a strategic leader with a passion for building high-performing cultures and turning data into actionable impact we want to hear from you. Join us in shaping the future of Inter-State Studio and apply today!

Inter-State Studio & Publishing Co. is an equal opportunity employer. Accommodations are available upon request during the recruitment process.