Talent & Organizational Development Consultant
- Ottawa, ON, Canada
$60 to $70 CAD / hour · Contract
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- $60 to $70 CAD / hour
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- English
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Original job description
Our client is looking for an intermediate-level Talent & Organizational Development consultant to partner with business leaders, HR, and teamsto diagnose talentgaps, design capability-building interventions, and lead evidence-based organizational redesigns. The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in talent management, organizational effectiveness, and change leadership - and can translate strategy into scalable solutions that accelerate high-pot talent, strengthen succession pipelines, and shape the future operating model.
Key Responsibilities
- Diagnose &Recommend: Partner with leaders to conduct structured talent and capability assessments, synthesize quantitative and qualitative data,and deliver clearproblem statements and metrics of success.
- Design & Implement: Developand execute integrated interventions - learning, experiential assignments, career pathways, coaching, or design changes - that address root causes and are scalable across businesses.
- Lead Change: Own workstreams from discovery to deployment, managingstakeholder engagement, implementation plans, and effectiveness measurement.
- Influence Organization: Facilitate leadership discussions on structure, role clarity, decisionrights, and operating-model changes; integrate capability considerations into all redesigns.
Essential Skills
- Extensive background (5+ yrs) in Talent Management, Organizational Development, Leadership Development, or related HR discipline.
- Proven consulting experience with senior leaderson complex talent/organization challenges.
- Demonstrated expertise in diagnostics, analysis, and actionable recommendations.
- Design of structured development or career pathways for critical roles.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and analytical skills;comfortable navigating ambiguity.
- Experiential learning formats(stretch assignments, rotations, action learning).
- Background in talentanalytics, succession planning, workforce planning.
- Ability to independently lead multi-stakeholder projectsand translate findingsinto executive-level insights.
Desired Skills
- Technical, matrixed, or engineering-focused environment.
- Large-scale transformation or restructuring initiatives.
- Relevant degree or professional certification (e.g., OD, I/O Psychology, HR).
More about this job
Responsibilities
Partner with business leaders and HR to assess talent and capability needs, analyze evidence, and design scalable development interventions and career pathways. Lead change and organizational redesign workstreams, facilitate discussions on structure and decision rights, and measure implementation effectiveness.
Requirements
Requires at least five years of experience in talent management, organizational development, leadership development, or a related HR discipline, along with consulting experience on complex talent and organizational challenges. Candidates should demonstrate strong diagnostic, analytical, facilitation, communication, and project leadership skills; experience in talent analytics, succession planning, workforce planning, and experiential learning is valued.
Skills
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Leadership Development
- Change Leadership
- Talent Assessment
- Capability Assessment
- Data Analysis
- Career Pathway Design
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Planning
- Talent Analytics
- Experiential Learning
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Facilitation
- Organizational Design
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Categories
- Human Resources
- Management & Leadership
- Consulting
Keywords
- Talent Management
- Organizational Development
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Leadership Development
- Change Leadership
- Talent And Capability Assessments
- Quantitative And Qualitative Analysis
- Capability Building
- Learning Interventions
- Experiential Learning
- Stretch Assignments
- Rotations
- Action Learning
- Career Pathways
- Coaching
- Talent Analytics
- Succession Planning
- Workforce Planning
- Organizational Redesign
- Operating Model
- Role Clarity
- Decision Rights
- Stakeholder Engagement
- Implementation Planning
- Effectiveness Measurement
- Executive-Level Insights
- Matrixed Environments
- Transformation
- Restructuring
- Organizational Development Certification