Job Description:

About Dow Jones

Dow Jones is a global provider of news and business information, delivering content to consumers and organizations around the world across multiple formats, including print, digital, mobile and live events. Dow Jones has produced unrivaled quality content for more than 130 years and today has one of the world’s largest news-gathering operations globally. It is home to leading publications and products including the flagship Wall Street Journal, America’s largest newspaper by paid circulation; Barron’s, MarketWatch, Mansion Global, Financial News, Investor’s Business Daily, Factiva, Dow Jones Risk & Compliance, Dow Jones Newswires, OPIS and Chemical Market Analytics. Dow Jones is a division of News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV)

Position Location: New York City (Hybrid)

About the Role:

The Manager Organizational Development (OD) sits within the People team. This role manages the design, delivery and evaluation of OD services provided by the OD team. The manager also serves as a consulting resource to senior leaders and teams throughout Dow Jones to offer guidance and support with major short and long-term initiatives, especially those related to organizational design, leadership behaviors, team transitions and change management. The Manager Organizational Development (OD) works in partnership with People Business Partners and Business Units to orchestrate cultural development and organizational change and transformation initiatives that address corporate goals and strategies.

Primary Responsibilities/Accountabilities:

• Partner closely with the Director Organizational Development (OD) to design, develop and implement an integrated OD strategy – ensuring the focus is on the high impact programs and initiatives that support Dow Jones corporate strategy and goals.
• Conduct needs assessments, design processes and implements OD interventions and change management initiatives to support successful business outcomes.
• Partner with leaders across the organization to provide thought leadership, consultation, and coaching on topics such as organizational structure, change management, leadership behaviors, team dynamics and culture development.
• Manage organizational change efforts such as organizational structure, roles and responsibilities, job design, designing agile teams and networks, and developing governance models to help drive effective decision making.
• Leverage organization design experience to help leaders assess their current state and design their future state operating models, coaching them through a transformation journey.
• Support the development of design principles, methodologies, and playbooks to manage multiple organization design projects.
• Serve as an internal consultant to facilitate workshops/ forums/ other meetings across the organization regarding change management, team effectiveness, return to work, team transitions, changes in group norms, values and culture.
• Build the OD capability of others, including People Business Partners by developing and maintaining a menu of Organizational Development interventions and practical guidance on methodology, tools, and implementation. This includes developing and maintaining toolkits and resources to enhance OD team processes and capabilities.
• Use data and clear metrics to inform recommendations and drive decisions, leveraging organizational research methods/ assessment methodologies e.g. focus groups and stakeholder interviews.

Knowledge/Experience:

• Bachelors and/or Master’s degree in Business Administration with emphasis on human resources and organizational behavior, organizational design and development, Industrial / Organizational Psychology or equivalent education.
• 5-8 years of experience in Organizational Development, Change Management, Organizational Design, Leadership Development or Human Resources Management.
• Expertise in organizational design methodologies and change management best practices.
• Experience in building scalable organizational models to support business growth.
• Experience in M&A organizational design and integration and strategic workforce planning would be a plus.
• Expertise in creating, designing and facilitating Change Management and Organizational Development interventions.
• Previous experience managing projects/ programs in internal or external consulting role would be a plus.
• Strong communication, presentation/facilitation and interpersonal skills including the ability to interact at all levels in the organization
• Strong consultative and diagnostic skills
• Ability to collect and assimilate and analyze data, to turn data into action

Our Benefits

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, protected veteran status, or disability status. EEO/AA/M/F/Disabled/Vets .

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Business Area: PEOPLE

Job Category: Human Resources Group

Union Status:

Non-Union role

NYC Pay Range: $65,000 - $200,000

We recognize that attracting the best talent is key to our strategy and success as a company. As a result, we aim for flexibility in structuring competitive compensation offers to ensure we are able to attract the best candidates. The quoted salary range represents our good faith estimate as to what our ideal candidates are likely to expect, and we tailor our offers within the range based on the selected candidate's experience, industry knowledge, location, technical and communication skills, and other factors that may prove relevant during the interview process.

Pay-for-performance is a key element in our strategy to attract, engage, and motivate talented people to do their best work. Similarly to salary, for bonus eligible roles, targets are set based on a variety of factors including competitive market practice.

For benefits eligible roles, in addition to cash compensation, the company provides a comprehensive and highly competitive benefits package, with a variety of physical health, retirement and savings, caregiving, emotional wellbeing, transportation, and other benefits, including "elective" benefits employees may select to best fit the needs and personal situations of our diverse workforce.

Since 1882, Dow Jones has been finding new ways to bring information to the world’s top business entities. Beginning as a niche news agency in an obscure Wall Street basement, Dow Jones has grown to be a worldwide news and information powerhouse, with prestigious brands including The Wall Street Journal, Dow Jones Newswires, Factiva, Barron’s, MarketWatch and Financial News.

This longevity and success is due to a relentless pursuit of accuracy, depth and innovation, enhanced by the wisdom of past experience and a solid grasp on the future ahead. More than its individual brands, Dow Jones is a modern gateway to intelligence, with innovative technology, advanced data feeds, integrated solutions, expert research, award-winning journalism and customizable apps and delivery systems to bring the information that matters most to customers, when and where they need it, every day.

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Req ID: 35153