Director, Transformation Integration – Adaptation

Heifer International

. Maintain the integrated transformation architecture and whole-system view across Program Model, Operating Model, Business Model, Culture, governance, experimentation and activation .

Posted 10/17/2026full-timeRemote • United StatesLeadWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in organizational transformation and strategy execution, with a strong focus on systems-thinking, decision-making, and managing interdependencies across diverse environments. Capable of synthesizing evidence to inform governance and activation while facilitating collaboration among stakeholders.

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Organizational TransformationStrategy ExecutionSystems-ThinkingProject ManagementFacilitation Skills

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Hard Skills

Organizational DevelopmentChange ManagementCapability BuildingEvidence SynthesisDecision-MakingIntegration PracticesTransformation Roadmap DevelopmentCapacity AssessmentIndicator DevelopmentAdaptive Learning

Soft Skills

Executive JudgmentInfluence Without AuthorityCross-Cultural CommunicationFacilitationSensing Capability

Industry Keywords

Business ModelOperating ModelGovernanceTransformation PortfolioMulticultural EnvironmentsInternational DevelopmentOrganizational PsychologySocial SciencesEnterprise ChangeAmbiguous Environments

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Maintain the integrated transformation architecture and whole-system view across Program Model, Operating Model, Business Model, Culture, governance, experimentation and activation
Connect initiatives, capability groups, experiments, decisions, resources and interdependencies
Surface contradictions, duplications, gaps, competing signals and unintended consequences across the transformation portfolio
Maintain a practical transformation roadmap covering priorities, decisions, experiments, capability-building work, dependencies, communications and activation milestones
Assess sequencing and organizational capacity, recommending when work should accelerate, pause, combine or be re-timed
Facilitate decision-making for transformation activities and coordinate transformation activation
Establish mechanisms for sensing progress, readiness, tensions, divergence and unintended effects
Synthesize evidence and ensure learning feeds back into design, governance and activation
Identify patterns across countries, networks, ecosystems and functions
Develop indicators showing movement in operating logic, capability, agency, behavior, coherence and activation
Provide integrated progress synthesis to the Transformation Steward and Transformation Stewardship Committee
Track transformation decisions, assumptions, open questions and dependencies
Frame enterprise decisions by making choices, evidence, implications, interdependencies and risks visible
Coordinate decision follow-through and ensure implications are visible across the transformation system
Connect distributed transformation capabilities through common rhythms, information flows and integration practices
Build internal integration capability so Heifer becomes less dependent on one individual or central team
Report to the Transformation Steward (Executive Transformation Officer) and collaborate with internal and external transformation stakeholders

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, Management, Social Sciences, International Development, or a related field; or an equivalent combination of education and relevant professional experience
At least ten (10) years of experience in organizational transformation, strategy execution, organizational advancement, adaptability, operating-model work, or comparable enterprise change
Exceptional systems-thinking, synthesis and ability to make complex interdependencies understandable
Strong executive judgment and influence without relying on positional authority
Experience in project management, integrating portfolios of interdependent initiatives, and managing organizational capacity and sequencing
Strong facilitation, sensing and adaptive-learning capability
Ability to translate evidence into clear implications, choices, and action
Comfort working across cultures, countries, functions and ambiguous or evolving environments
Experience working with senior leaders in global, multicultural and distributed organizational environments
Ability and willingness to travel internationally, up to 30%
Proficiency in other languages is a plus

Benefits

Comp & perks

Full-time global role with flexible base location
Competitive, locally relevant benefits tailored to each country's context
Total Rewards package supporting diverse employee needs and promoting long-term engagement
Inclusive recruitment practices and reasonable adjustments during the application process