Organizational Effectiveness Consultant (Mid-Level & Senior-Leve

Organizational Effectiveness Consultant (Mid-Level & Senior-Level)

Location: Falls Church, VA (Hybrid)
Schedule: 9/80 Work Schedule | Core Business Hours: 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Job ID: 226958

Overview

PDS Defense, Inc. is seeking both a Mid-Level Organizational Effectiveness Consultant and a Senior-Level Organizational Effectiveness Consultant to join the Corporate Organizational Effectiveness (OE) team. In this highly visible consulting role, you will partner with leaders across the organization to assess, design, and implement solutions that enhance organizational effectiveness, leadership capability, team performance, and business transformation.

As a trusted advisor, coach, facilitator, and consultant, you will work closely with executives, business leaders, HR partners, and program managers to diagnose organizational challenges and co-create practical, sustainable solutions that align with business objectives.

Key Responsibilities

• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR leaders, business leaders, and program managers on organizational effectiveness, team dynamics, leadership effectiveness, and change management.
• Lead organizational diagnostics through stakeholder interviews, focus groups, leadership sessions, and facilitated assessments to identify root causes and improvement opportunities.
• Design and facilitate strategic workshops, team launches, team reset sessions, collaboration forums, conflict resolution discussions, and role clarification meetings.
• Support organizational design initiatives by helping leaders define objectives, governance structures, decision rights, and operating models.
• Develop and execute change management strategies that drive leader engagement, behavioral adoption, and sustainable organizational transformation.
• Partner with HR and business leaders to prioritize and sequence organizational effectiveness initiatives aligned with broader business strategies.
• Analyze engagement data, stakeholder feedback, and performance indicators to inform recommendations and improve organizational outcomes.
• Create executive-level presentations, reports, and communication materials that clearly convey assessment findings, recommendations, and action plans.
• Stay current on organizational development, team effectiveness, leadership effectiveness, and change management best practices, adapting them for complex engineering and program environments.

Basic Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and 12+ years of relevant experience in Human Resources, Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, or a related field; OR
• Master's degree and 10+ years of relevant experience.
• Demonstrated consulting expertise with the ability to assess organizational challenges, develop practical solutions, gain stakeholder alignment, and achieve measurable results.
• Experience leading organizational effectiveness initiatives from assessment through implementation.
• Strong background in organizational design, leadership development, team effectiveness, and organizational performance improvement.
• Proven experience leading large-scale organizational change initiatives.
• Experience designing and facilitating leadership workshops, team interventions, and organizational development programs.
• Strong business acumen and understanding of how talent strategies support business objectives.
• Exceptional stakeholder management and relationship-building skills across all organizational levels.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously while navigating ambiguity and shifting priorities.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and facilitation skills in both virtual and in-person settings.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and SharePoint.
• U.S. Citizenship required.
• Ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government Secret Security Clearance.

Preferred Qualifications

• Degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline.
• Coaching certification or Certified Executive Coach credential.
• Experience serving as an internal leader or external consultant within a complex, matrixed organization.
• Prior leadership experience in HR, Talent Management, Organizational Development, or Organizational Effectiveness functions.
• Certifications or hands-on experience with organizational development, leadership, team effectiveness, or personality assessment frameworks.
• Experience supporting highly skilled technical, engineering, or program-focused workforces.

Benefits offered to vary by the contract. Depending on your temporary assignment, benefits may include direct deposit, free career counseling services, 401(k), select paid holidays, short-term disability insurance, skills training, employee referral bonus, affordable medical coverage plan, and DailyPay (in some locations). For a full description of benefits available to you, be sure to talk with your recruiter.

Military connected talent encouraged to apply.

VEVRAA Federal Contractor / Request Priority Protected Veteran Referrals / Equal Opportunity Employer / Veterans / Disabled

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance