AVP Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness

AVP, Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness
Location: McLean, VA |

Top 5 requirements include:
1. Strategic Workforce Planning Expertise

• Proven ability to develop and execute multi-year workforce strategies aligned with business transformation, digital innovation, and global growth.
• Experience in skills forecasting, location strategy, and organizational design.

1. Leadership of Talent Business Partners

• Demonstrated success in leading, coaching, and developing HR/Talent Business Partner teams.
• Ability to build strategic capability within the team to support workforce planning, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.

1. Employee Relations & Leave Program Oversight

• Strong background in employee relations, including investigations, conflict resolution, and policy compliance.
• Experience managing leave programs and partnering with Legal, Compliance, and Benefits to mitigate risk and ensure alignment.

1. Analytical & Data-Driven Decision Making

• Advanced skills in workforce analytics, including the use of planning tools and HR analytics platforms.
• Ability to translate data into insights that inform strategy and influence executive decision-making.

1. Change Leadership & Organizational Transformation

• Experience advising on talent implications of enterprise transformation, including restructuring, tech adoption, and global expansion.
• Skilled in change management and supporting cultural evolution across a complex organization.

Position Summary
The AVP, Workforce Planning & Organizational Effectiveness is a strategic HR executive responsible for architecting and executing enterprise-wide talent strategies that enable business transformation. This role blends consultative leadership, data-driven workforce modeling, and organizational design to ensure has the right capabilities, capacity, and culture to meet its evolving goals. A key component of this role is leading and developing a team of Talent Business Partners, while also overseeing Employee Relations and Leave Programs to ensure a consistent, compliant, and employee-centered experience.

Key Responsibilities
Enterprise Workforce Strategy

• Lead the development of multi-year workforce strategies aligned with business priorities, digital transformation, and global expansion.
• Partner with Finance, Strategy, and Business Unit leaders to model future workforce scenarios and identify capability gaps.
• Translate business strategy into actionable talent plans, including skills forecasting, location strategy, and organizational design.

Talent Business Partner Leadership

• Lead, coach, and develop a team of Talent Business Partners to deliver high-impact, consultative support to business leaders.
• Build capability within the team to drive strategic workforce planning, talent development, and organizational effectiveness.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, and continuous learning across the Talent Business Partner function.

Employee Relations & Leave Programs

• Oversee the design and execution of employee relations strategies that promote a positive, inclusive, and compliant workplace.
• Ensure consistent handling of employee relations issues, investigations, and conflict resolution across the organization.
• Lead the administration and continuous improvement of leave programs, ensuring compliance with federal, state, and local regulations.
• Partner with Legal, Compliance, and Benefits teams to manage risk and ensure policy alignment.

Talent Architecture & Capability Building

• Design frameworks for skills-based planning, internal mobility, and career pathing to support evolving business needs.
• Lead enterprise-wide talent reviews and succession planning for critical roles and future leadership pipelines.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to build scalable programs that accelerate readiness and growth.

Performance & Organizational Effectiveness

• Oversee performance enablement strategies that support agile goal-setting, feedback culture, and pay-for-performance alignment.
• Advise senior leaders on organizational effectiveness, team design, and leadership capability building.

Change Leadership & Transformation Support

• Serve as a strategic advisor on talent implications of transformation initiatives, including technology adoption, restructuring, and global expansion.
• Lead change management efforts that support workforce transitions and cultural evolution.

Talent Analytics & Insights

• Use workforce analytics to inform strategy, measure impact, and identify trends in engagement, retention, and capability development.
• Present insights to executive leadership and influence data-driven decisions.
• Ensure access to growth opportunities across all levels and geographies.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Business, or related field (Master's preferred).
• 10+ years of progressive HR experience, with at least 5 years in strategic workforce planning or talent management roles.
• Experience in consulting, strategy, or enterprise transformation environments preferred.
• Proven success in leading and developing HR business partner or talent partner teams.
• Demonstrated experience in employee relations and leave program management.
• Strong business acumen and ability to translate strategy into talent architecture.
• Advanced analytical skills and experience with workforce planning tools and HR analytics platforms.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills.
• HR certifications (e.g., SPHR, SHRM-SCP) preferred.

Dexian is a leading provider of staffing, IT, and workforce solutions with over 12,000 employees and 70 locations worldwide. As one of the largest IT staffing companies and the 2nd largest minority-owned staffing company in the U.S., Dexian was formed in 2023 through the merger of DISYS and Signature Consultants. Combining the best elements of its core companies, Dexian's platform connects talent, technology, and organizations to produce game-changing results that help everyone achieve their ambitions and goals.

Dexian's brands include Dexian DISYS, Dexian Signature Consultants, Dexian Government Solutions, Dexian Talent Development and Dexian IT Solutions. Visit https://dexian.com/ to learn more.

Dexian is an Equal Opportunity Employer that recruits and hires qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, disability, or veteran status.