Director – Leadership Effectiveness

St. Jude Children's Research Hospital

. Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on complex leadership, team, and organizational-effectiveness challenges .

Posted 11/10/2026full-timeRemote • Tennessee • United StatesSenior💰 $138,320 - $262,080 per yearWebsite

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Core Competencies

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Demonstrates expertise in organizational effectiveness and leadership consulting, with a strong ability to manage and develop teams while navigating complex organizational challenges. Proficient in conducting qualitative and quantitative research to inform leadership interventions and drive measurable outcomes.

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Organizational EffectivenessLeadership ConsultingQualitative And Quantitative ResearchAdvanced Facilitation SkillsProject Leadership

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Hard Skills

Organizational DevelopmentLeadership Effectiveness InitiativesHuman-Centered DesignSystems ThinkingBehavioral ScienceStrategic DesignPerformance ManagementStakeholder ResearchImplementation PlanningEvaluation Of Leadership Practices

Soft Skills

Executive CommunicationProblem-SolvingCoachingDecision-MakingNavigating Ambiguity

Industry Keywords

Organizational ChangeCross-Functional TeamsMatrixed TeamsStakeholder EngagementConsulting

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders on complex leadership, team, and organizational-effectiveness challenges
Lead a portfolio of leadership-effectiveness initiatives, defining objectives, scope, implementation plans, resource needs, and measures of success
Manage and develop Academy staff through goal setting, performance management, coaching, and ongoing feedback
Diagnose challenges across individual capability, team dynamics, organizational conditions, and systemic factors
Conduct stakeholder research, interviews, observation, and qualitative and quantitative analysis
Design, prototype, test, refine, implement, and evaluate leadership-effectiveness interventions
Translate leadership expectations, Culture Principles, and leadership capabilities into practical behaviors, tools, experiences, and ways of working
Facilitate senior leadership teams through complex conversations, problem-solving, reflection, and decision-making
Advise leaders navigating organizational change
Lead cross-functional and matrixed teams and secure executive sponsorship
Partner with HR Leadership Development and Culture Strategy on aligned interventions
Direct external coaches, facilitators, consultants, and other practitioners
Partner with Academy Operations on budgets, resource allocation, contracting, and delivery planning
Advise the SVP on emerging leadership needs, systemic barriers, intervention priorities, and institutional impact
Communicate insights, recommendations, progress, and outcomes to senior leaders and institutional partners
Remain directly involved in consulting, design, facilitation, and implementation

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in organizational development, behavioral science, business, design, or a related field required
7-10 years of progressively responsible experience in organizational effectiveness, organizational development, leadership consulting, strategic design, or related work within a consulting firm or complex organization
Demonstrated experience managing and developing direct reports and leading complex work through direct, matrixed, and cross-functional teams
Demonstrated success advising senior executives on complex organizational challenges and translating insights into practical, implemented solutions
Experience leading leadership, team-effectiveness, or organizational-change initiatives from diagnosis through implementation and evaluation
Strong understanding of how organizational functions, leadership practices, and institutional conditions interact to influence performance
Demonstrated ability to conduct and synthesize qualitative and quantitative research, test assumptions, and develop evidence-informed recommendations
Advanced facilitation and consulting skills, including experience guiding senior teams through sensitive issues, competing perspectives, and consequential decisions
Experience applying human-centered design, systems thinking, behavioral science, and organizational-change methods
Strong project leadership skills, including experience coordinating resources and aligning cross-functional and matrixed teams
Ability to define meaningful outcomes and evaluate changes in leadership practice, team effectiveness, and organizational performance
Strong executive communication and presentation skills, with the ability to engage credibly with senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to navigate ambiguity, exercise sound judgment, prioritize competing needs, and remain directly involved in execution
Experience in navigating complex organizational environments
Experience directing external consultants, coaches, or facilitators