Organizational development specialist job description

Beyond Finance is a next generation financial services company. Our goal is to provide financial peace of mind to our clients by giving them simple and transparent financial products that are customized to their individual circumstances.

We're in constant pursuit of new collaborators that will help us get to the next level. Our workforce includes celebrated, diverse talents working towards the common objective of developing something transformational for the debt relief industry.

Our team spirit and culture are what set us apart as a company. We love what we do, and we have fun doing it.

Beyond Finance is seeking a Junior Organizational Development Specialist who is passionate about culture and excited to support a dynamic, high-growth organization through employee engagement and onboarding initiatives. The Junior OD Specialist, under the guidance of the Talent Strategy Manager, helps to define company culture and make meaningful changes to employee experience based on insights gleaned from feedback and people analytics. This person will play a large role in our New Hire Onboarding program, meaning it is crucial they are a great communicator with a flair for creating a fun, welcoming and engaging environment. This role would support all aspects of the employee life cycle and employee performance development through administration and execution.
Key Responsibilities

Drives a strong remote culture by identifying opportunities to improve team member experience Owns the coordination and ongoing support of cultural, engagement, and developmental employee programs Build relationships across the employee population to understand the pulse, impacts and opportunities for our culture Delivering New Hire Orientation sessions, gathering feedback, and leading continuous process improvement for our onboarding efforts Supports smooth operations for onboarding program including both administrative support and communication with hiring managers, new hires, and internal teams touching onboarding cycle Create materials and facilitate group training to various audiences related to enhanced tools and best-practices Supports offboarding employees to ensure all steps are completed, including communications, exit interviews, and reviewing trends of attrition to look for opportunities for improvement Support performance management initiatives: Annual Talent Reviews and ongoing Performance discussions Evaluate and monitor the effectiveness of programs by analyzing data and providing feedback and/or modifications as needed Serves as a backup to tactical onboarding steps including HRIS and i9 process management

Key Experience

Minimum 2 years of relevant Human Resources experience Bachelor's degree, with a focus on Organizational Development, Human Resources, Education, Instructional Design, Organizational Behavior Management or Industrial / Organizational Psychology, or a performance-related discipline preferred Must be comfortable presenting in front of groups via Video, with strong presentation skills Strong written and verbal communication skills Creative and Solutions-Oriented Experience with HR systems such including HRIS, LMS, and ATS Strong analytical skills with the ability to glean insights from data



Why join us?


We are looking for great people to join a fast-paced, growing, and innovative business. For eligible fulltime employees, we offer:

Considerable employer contributions for health, dental and vision programs Generous personal time-off 401(K) match Merit advancement opportunities Career development & training

More importantly, our team spirit and culture are what really sets us apart as a company. We're a world-class company that loves what we do...and we have fun doing it!

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*Beyond Finance is an equal opportunity Employer*

Beyond Finance does not accept unsolicited resumes from individual recruiters or third-party recruiting agencies in response to job positions. No fee will be paid to their parties who submit unsolicited candidates directly to Beyond Finance employees or the Beyond Finance Finance and HR teams. No placement fee will be paid to any third party unless such a request has been made by the Beyond Finance HR team.

Look no further, Human Resources Managers. Robert Half is partnering with a growing client to immediately hire an Organizational Development Specialist. The OD Specialist is responsible for overseeing personnel, change management, and learning and development initiatives for the human resources department. If you thrive in a dynamic work environment that requires the ability to balance multiple responsibilities, this may be the role for you.
What you get to do every day


- Enhance the organization's human resources department by planning, implementing, and evaluating employee relations and human resources policies, programs, and practices


- Educate employees such that they follow all policies and procedures


- Understand and implement applicable human resource federal and state requirements, conduct investigations, maintain records, and represent the organization at hearings


- Set up management guidelines by preparing, updating, and recommending human resource policies and procedures


- Manage all HR activities, communications, reports, requests and documents created and received by the team


- Organize historical human resource records by designing a filing and retrieval system and keeping past and current records


- Analyze reports provided by the HR team, team leaders and operations managers to determine employee performance and training needs


- Attend interdepartmental meetings with other managers


- Be responsible for exit interviews and procedures


- Analyze compensation standards set by industry and governing bodies in order to create salary structures and administer employee benefits


- Be in charge of human resource staff by recruiting, selecting, orienting, and training employees


- Define recruitment plans, interview schedules and evaluation standards in accordance with HR methodologies and labor laws
- Adept to problem-solving and conflict resolution

- Ability to view issues with impartiality

- PHR/SPHR or other relevant certifications are preferred

- Organized in handling confidential business matters and information with discretion

- Strong organizational skills and attention to detail are a must

- Knowledge of HR software and working knowledge of MS Office

- 5+ years in human resources

- Excellent ethics, integrity, and standards

- Bachelor's degree in human resources or relevant field

- 1+ years of supervisory experience within human resources

- Deep knowledge of HR policies, benefits administration, compensation and wage structure

- Excellent oral and written communications skills

- An understanding of the key principles of employment law and EEOC regulations

+ Develops, writes and edits deliverables for learning initiatives, leverages learning design. Ensures high-quality content deliverables through editing and quality assurance procedures.

+ Develops, analyzes, and designs a variety of learning materials and approach for target audience (e.g., facilitated and non-facilitated interactions).
+ Scopes and designs innovative learning experiences in alignment with customers' needs.

+ Collaborates cross-functionally with subject matter experts on learning solutions & experiences.

+ Plans and tracks more complex learning projects to successful and timely completion, measures and reports results.

+ Identifies issues, diagnoses problems, researches best practices and generates alternatives to drive continuous improvement of learning programs.

+ Manages complex internal and external learning & development content, collects and refines relevant content to be leveraged in learning interventions to ensure that such content meets instructional objectives.

+ Acts as content moderator for learning communities, ensuring participants are engaged and that communities meet defined learning objectives.

+ Designs, develops, and implements leadership development and functional learning solutions. Delivers customized training and team/organizational effectiveness solutions based on business requests.

+ Consults with senior leaders to identify business requirements and solutions to knowledge gaps.

+ Works collaboratively across organization to ensure flexible and relevant learning solutions, and determines the most cost-effective practices, that provide clear value-add to assigned client organization(s).

+ Recommends and designs means to measure the effectiveness of learning initiatives, evaluates and interprets the results.

+ Analyzes the usability of new systems, improves interface, system design and task flow.

Additional Job Details: Must provide portfolio Basic Qualifications Bachelor's Degree and at least 5-7 years HR experience in an area such as Learning Content, Instructional Design, or Organizational Development; OR, High School/GED and at least 4 years HR experience in an area such as Learning Content, Instructional Design, or Organizational Design. At least 5 years experience in curriculum development and designing training and/or organizational effectiveness solutions. Experience with performance and process improvement methodologies . Experience using time management skills such as prioritizing/organizing and tracking details and meeting deadlines of multiple projects with varying completion dates. Experience developing presentations to various audience levels within an organization. Experience establishing & maintaining relationships with individuals at all levels of the organization, internally and externally. Demonstrated ability to creatively solve problems. Intermediate level experience with Microsoft Word, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft PowerPoint. Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor's Degree in a related field such as Human Resources or organizational development. Experience working with web, multimedia tools and learning technologies, such as Captivate, Articulate Storyline, Dreamweaver, HTML, LMS, Mobile Learning, Learning Management Systems and, Adobe Creative Suite products. Experience with project management (for example: planning, organizing, and managing resources to bring about the successful completion of specific project goals and objectives). Experience in retail/healthcare. Facilitating working sessions to gather requirements. Experience conducting research and root cause analysis. Experience with various written means of communication (e.g., storytelling, creating credible, relevant copy, etc.) Typical workday & overview of the project that this contractor will be working on: End to end delivery of any training projects meeting with business quoters figuring out what the outcome is needed learning / training intervention. Will spend time developing, training creating job deadlines, meeting with folks to track reviews updating maintenance and new processes to document. Top Must-Have Skills:(Measurable Skills, Technologies, Etc.) - Articulate is a must have primary authoring tool can be found under 'articulate storyline' 'articulate rise' - In learning development space for a corporate environment, no college professors, corporate larger adulting learning experience - Consulting piece working with stakeholders' different departments Top Nice-To-Have Skills: - Likes to be independent & collaborate in team environment - Bilingual is a plus - Spanish plus - Consulting experience - Consulting company Years Of Experience: 5-7 years if not more. Degree Or Certification: Bachelor's degree in HR preferred As an equal opportunity employer, ICONMA prides itself on creating an employment environment that supports and encourages the abilities of all persons regardless of race, color, gender, age, sexual orientation, citizenship, or disability.