Director of Organizational Culture

Job Summary

Negotiating Salary Range: $111,626.45 - $140,000.00 annually.

We are seeking a dynamic and visionary Director of Organizational culture to join our team. This pivotal role will lead initiatives to enhance organizational effectiveness, drive cultural transformation, and foster a learning environment that empowers our employees to thrive. The ideal candidate will possess a strong background in strategic planning, talent development, and change management, bringing innovative solutions that align with our mission and values. If you are passionate about cultivating a high-performing workforce and creating a culture of continuous improvement, we invite you to apply and help us shape the future of our organization.

The Director of Organizational Culture is a strategic role that reports directly to the Chief Human Resource Officer. This role will assist Travis County in realizing its goal of being a trusted and well-run County, and an employer of choice that fosters a culture of support and understanding, growth and development opportunities, innovative solutions, and a flexible work environment. The Director of Organizational Culture will execute the functions of the Organizational Development Division and lead the implementation of organizational strategies to improve organizational processes, develop succession and career progression and performance management framework and resources, drive change management and innovation, promote inclusion and equity, and facilitate an engaged and supported TC workforce.

Distinguishing Characteristics

This is a job classification in the Management job family. Incumbents in this classification demonstrate a highly advanced degree of initiative and independent judgment, excellent communication skills and problem-solving abilities. This classification may require a flexible work schedule to meet operational needs of the office.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee rollout of the Adaptive Workplace Initiative
• Support implementation of Travis County’s Strategic Plan and HRMD related objectives
• Cultivate organizational resilience to drive transformative improvements in effectiveness
• Study organizational effectiveness, productivity, and efficiency, including the nature of workplace supervision and leadership
• Develop, improve, or reinforce strategies, structures, and organizational processes
• Promote an engaged & Supported Workforce
• Implemented robust succession planning and talent management program to include regular people review meetings with executives
• Collaborate with Recruiting to develop strategies to recruit and retain top talent
• Develop and implement leadership programs for emerging and executive leadership
• Collaborate with county executives to develop a change ambassadors program based on lean principles for all county employees
• Oversee performance management, organizational culture, belonging and employee experience
• Integrate change management into the TC Culture
• Use Human-Centered Design (HCD) to Reimagine jobs, reconstruct work, enhance machine-human collaboration (collaboration with AI), understand how emerging trends might shape the organization
• Conduct organizational culture and employee engagement assessments
• Advise leadership concerning personnel, managerial, policies and practices, and their potential effects on organizational effectiveness and efficiency
• Coach senior executives and organizational leaders on leadership and performance
• Formulate and implement training programs, applying principles of learning and individual differences
• Conduct research studies of organizational structures, communication systems, group interactions, morale, or motivation to assess organizational functioning
• Write reports on research findings and implications to contribute to general knowledge or to suggest potential changes in organizational functioning
• Guide employees about job and career-related issues
• Participate in mediation and dispute resolution
• Increased employee engagement by introducing competencies and development plans for senior leaders and provided one-on-one coaching for improvement.
• Remain informed about current research and trends in employee engagement, leadership development and corporate culture development.
• Overseeing and leading strategic initiatives over County-wide talent development programs and processes
  
  

Minimum Requirements

Education and Experience:

Master’s or doctorate degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Psychology, Neuroscience Business Administration, or a related field. Proven experience working in organizational development, talent management, or related fields

OR,

Any combination of education and experience that has been achieved and is equivalent to the stated education and experience and required knowledge, skills, and abilities sufficient to successfully perform the duties and responsibilities of this job.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

Criminal, Education, and Employment Background Checks Required.

Preferred:

• Certified PROSCI Change Management, Learning and Performance (CPLP), SHRM Certified Professional (SHRM-CP), certified DiSC, Hogan or True colors Assessment Facilitator, organizational culture assessments, other relevant certifications are a plus;
  
  

Knowledge of:

• Strong understanding of organizational behavior, organizational development, organizational design, change management principles, and adult learning theories.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and experience with HRIS and learning management systems.
• Knowledge of organizational development theory, assessment tools, OD Trends, and coaching
• Organizational regulations, policies, and procedures.
• Proficient in the use of desktop publishing suite: Canva, Adobe Creative Suite, Adobe Sparks, Prezi, etc.
• Proficient use of Office 365 (Outlook, Word, Excel, PowerPoint)
• Proficient use of Office 365 Teams
• Project Management – Asana, Monday.com, MS Project
• Presentation - Canva, Presentation Media, Prezi, PowerPoint
• Graphics Design – Canva, Adobe Creative Suite
  
  

Skill in:

• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills, with the ability to build rapport and influence others at all levels of the organization.
• Excellent presentations skills with the ability to curate and present training and development programs.
• Strong project management skills with the ability to manage multiple initiatives simultaneously and meet deadlines.
• Navigate ambiguity
• Interpersonal savvy
• Leadership Development
• Change Management
• Collaboration and teamwork
• Strategic thinking and planning
• Planning and prioritization
• Speaking and presenting
• Written Communication
• Building
• Conflict management
• Data driven decision-making.
• Project management
  
  

Ability to:

• Navigate ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to design, deliver, and evaluate training programs and interventions.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality and handle sensitive information with discretion. Conduct research, analyze and develop programs.
• Coordinate and organize training activities.
• Plan and budget for various training programs.
• Control numerous projects simultaneously and works well under pressure.
• Exercise discretion and diplomacy in difficult and sensitive situations.
• Plan, assign, train supervise and review the work of subordinates.
• Establish and maintain effective working relationships with County employees and officials, departmental clientele, other County employees and officials, and the public, including the training community.
  
  

Work Environment & Other Information

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be made by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to sit, stand and walk for moderate periods of time. Occasionally may be required to do medium level and/or heavy level physical work that would include reaching, walking, pushing, pulling, and lifting. Travis County employees play an important role in business continuity. As such, employees can be assigned to business continuity efforts outside of normal job functions.

Department: Human Resource Management Department

Location: 700 Lavaca St, Austin, TX 78701

Work Hours: Monday - Friday 8 am - 5 pm

This job description is intended to be generic in nature. It is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities. The essential duties, functions and responsibilities and overtime eligibility may vary based on the specific tasks assigned to the position.