Senior Manager, Organization Design & Operating Model (18-month contract)TorontoHuman Resources – Human Resources /CON-Long /HybridThe WorkReporting to the Director, Organization Design, the Senior Manager, Organization Design & Operating Model is responsible for independently leading significant organization design and operating model workstreams and developing recommendations for senior leaders with minimal day-to-day oversight. The role partners with business leaders, Human Resources Business Partners and transformation teams to translate strategy into practical organizational solutions that improve organizational effectiveness, decision-making, accountability and business performance.The Senior Manager leads complex work from diagnosis through implementation, including organizational assessments, future-state organization design, operating model design, governance, decision rights, workforce and capability planning, and implementation planning. The role requires deep technical expertise, sound judgment, robust facilitation and the ability to navigate ambiguity while balancing strategic thinking with practical execution.The Core Responsibilities:Lead end-to-end organization design initiatives, including current-state assessment, design principles, future-state structure, role and accountability design, options assessment, recommendations and implementation planning.Lead operating model design and refinement, including capabilities, governance forums, decision rights, accountabilities, interactions,



operating rhythms and ways of working.Partner with business and Human Resources leaders to understand strategic priorities, diagnose organizational challenges and develop practical solutions that enable business outcomes.Conduct organizational diagnostics and workforce analysis related to structure, spans and layers, role clarity, capability requirements, organizational health and workforce effectiveness.Design and facilitate interviews, workshops and working sessions with senior leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to gather input, challenge assumptions, align on trade-offs and enable decisions.Develop clear, evidence-based options, recommendations, business cases and executive-ready materials using qualitative and quantitative insights.Assess the organizational and workforce implications of enterprise transformation, operating model change, integration, restructuring, technology, automation and evolving business priorities.Support strategic workforce and capability planning by identifying future-state capabilities, roles, capacity needs and organizational implications.Develop transition roadmaps, implementation plans, readiness assessments and risk mitigation approaches for approved organization and operating model changes.Independently manage assigned workstreams, deliverables, stakeholders, risks, dependencies and timelines, escalating material issues and decisions when appropriate.Build trusted relationships across the

📌 Interim Senior Manager, Organization Design & Operating Model (Toronto)
🏢 Go Fractional
📍 Toronto