Lead Organizational Development Specialist

The Role:

We are seeking a Lead Organizational Development Specialist to drive initiatives that enhance leadership effectiveness, team performance, and organizational agility through strategic capability-building. You will be instrumental in shaping a high-performance, adaptable workforce by designing and implementing strategies in organizational development, change management, team effectiveness, and cultural transformation. Your background will be rich with work in organizational behavior, leadership development, capability development, skills-based learning, and change facilitation, with a track record of delivering scalable OD solutions in a fast-paced environment.

Key Responsibilities

Leadership & Culture Development

• Partner with the People team and business leaders to embed a strong leadership and coaching culture across the company
• Design and implement leadership development programs, including executive coaching, mentoring initiatives, etc.
• Coordinate closely with the Employee Engagement team to align leadership expectations with company values and performance standards

Team & Talent Development

• Design and implement team development programs that enhance collaboration, psychological safety, and high-performance team dynamics
• Provide coaching and consulting to leaders and teams on conflict resolution, communication, and team effectiveness.
• Develop and facilitate workshops, offsites, and experiential learning programs to strengthen team cohesion and leadership capabilities.

Strategic Capability Development & Workforce Planning

• Develop and execute a capability development strategy aligned with business objectives, ensuring employees have the skills needed to drive innovation and growth
• Conduct skills gap analyses and partner with business leaders to identify critical capabilities for the future
• Design and implement capability academies, skills frameworks, and career pathways to support long-term employee development
• Leverage appropriate learning platforms, digital adoption tools, and in-the-flow-of-work learning solutions to enhance capability-building efforts

Organizational Development & Change Management

• Develop and implement organizational development strategies that enhance employee engagement, collaboration, and business performance.
• Lead change management initiatives, ensuring smooth transitions during organizational transformations, restructures, and cultural shifts.
• Partner with senior leaders to assess organizational effectiveness and design interventions to improve team dynamics, communication, and decision-making.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Organizational Development, Psychology, Business, HR, or related field
• 8+ years of experience in organizational development, change management, and/or leadership development
• Proven expertise in facilitating change, driving cultural transformation, and improving organizational effectiveness
• Strong ability to influence senior stakeholders and drive enterprise-wide OD initiatives.
• Experience with leadership/team assessments, coaching frameworks, and team development methodologies.

Nice to have:

• Certification in change management (e.g., ProSci, Kotter) and/or leadership coaching (e.g., ICF, Hogan, Korn Ferry)

About Convera

Convera is the largest non-bank B2B cross-border payments company in the world. We leverage decades of industry expertise and technology-led payment solutions to deliver smarter money movements to our customers – helping them capture more value with every transaction. Convera serves more than 30,000 customers ranging from small business owners to enterprise treasurers to educational institutions to financial institutions to law firms to NGOs.

Our teams care deeply about the value we bring to our customers, which makes Convera a rewarding place to work. This is an exciting time for our organization as we build our team with growth-minded, results-oriented people who are looking to move fast in an innovative environment.

As a truly global company with employees in over 20 countries, we are passionate about diversity; we seek and celebrate people from different backgrounds, lifestyles, and unique points of view. We want to work with the best people and ensure we foster a culture of inclusion and belonging.

We offer an abundance of competitive perks and benefits including:

• Market competitive monthly gross salary
• Great career growth and development opportunities in a global organization
• A flexible approach to work. This is a Remote role!
• Paid holidays, time-off, and leave policies for life events (maternity, paternity, adoption)
• Paid volunteering opportunities

There are plenty of amazing opportunities at Convera for talented, creative problem solvers who never settle for good enough and are looking to transform Business to Business payments. Apply now if you’re ready to unleash your potential.