Job Architecture & Organisation Design

Contract: Interim Assignment (Approx. 3 Months)

Location: Flexible / Hybrid

Start Date: ASAP

Exclusive Interim Opportunity

I am currently partnering with a complex, international technology-led business to appoint an experienced Job Architecture an Org Design for a critical organisation design project.

This is a specialist assignment focused on job architecture, role levelling, career frameworks and organisation design.

The successful individual will lead the design and implementation of a scalable job architecture framework that will underpin future career development, reward, workforce planning and organisational effectiveness initiatives across the organisation.

The Assignment

As the lead on this project, you will assess the current landscape and create a practical, scalable framework suitable for a complex, fast-growing global business operating across multiple disciplines, functions and geographies.

You will be responsible for establishing clear role architecture, job family structures, levelling methodologies and governance processes that can be owned and maintained by the People team beyond the duration of the engagement.

Key Responsibilities

Review and assess existing job architecture, role design and levelling practices.
Design a consistent and scalable job architecture framework.
Build job family structures across multiple functions and disciplines.
Develop role levelling principles and assessment criteria.
Create initial career framework concepts and progression pathways.
Establish a practical benchmarking methodology aligned to the architecture framework.
Define governance, ownership and maintenance processes.
Partner with senior business leaders and People stakeholders to gain alignment and buy-in.
Deliver pragmatic solutions suitable for a rapidly evolving business environment.

Deliverables

By the end of the engagement, you will have delivered:

Job Architecture

A clearly defined and agreed job architecture framework.
A structured job family model across the organisation.

Levelling Framework

Consistent levelling principles.
Clear role assessment criteria and level definitions.

Career Frameworks

Initial career pathway concepts and progression structures.

Benchmarking Methodology

A practical and scalable approach to role benchmarking aligned to the architecture framework.

Governance

Recommendations covering ownership, maintenance, approval processes and ongoing governance.

Candidate Profile

Essential Experience

You will have personally led and delivered organisation-wide job architecture and levelling programmes, including:

Job architecture design
Job family development
Career framework creation
Levelling and grading methodologies
Role architecture design
Governance model development
Organisation-wide implementation and stakeholder adoption

You must be able to demonstrate direct ownership of this work rather than experience operating within frameworks designed by others.

Strongly Preferred Experience

Technology, engineering or product-led environments
Rapid-growth organisations
Global and multi-country businesses
Complex matrix structures
Transformation and scale-up environments
Reward, workforce planning or organisation effectiveness programmes

Key Competencies

Strong organisation design capability
Structured and analytical thinking
Pragmatism over theory
Commercial awareness and judgement
Ability to operate effectively in ambiguity
Exceptional stakeholder management skills
Influencing and relationship-building capability
Delivery focus and pace
Ability to balance standardisation with business flexibility

What We're Looking For

The ideal candidate will have personally designed and built frameworks from the ground up, rather than simply operating within established structures.

We are particularly interested in individuals who can demonstrate experience creating:

Job architecture frameworks
Job family structures
Career pathways
Levelling methodologies
Governance and ownership models

To Apply

Please apply with your CV highlighting your experience across job architecture, organisation design, role levelling, career frameworks, workforce planning, organisational effectiveness and governance models.

Particular interest will be given to candidates who have delivered similar programmes within complex, fast-paced and internationally operating organisations.

ML Talent Partners LTD

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