# Manager - Organizational Development & Transformation **Company:** [Messe Muenchen India](http://jobs.workable.com/companies/fx5buMbx6h5yUH8WwpnAkZ.md) **Location:** Mumbai, India **Workplace:** on site **Employment type:** Full-time [Apply for this job](http://jobs.workable.com/view/e45e8fdb-8887-4423-8843-9af6f0360115) ## Description ### About the Role Messe Muenchen India is looking for a **Manager – Organizational Development & Transformation** to strengthen the connection between strategy, organizational priorities and performance. Reporting to the Chief People Officer, this role will work across functions as an **internal OD consultant, facilitator and coach**, helping leaders and teams address organizational challenges through practical, measurable interventions. A key mandate will be to lead the continued evolution and adoption of MMI’s **Objectives & Key Results (OKR) framework**, while also supporting broader priorities such as organizational effectiveness, role clarity, ways of working, cross-functional collaboration and change adoption. ### Key Responsibilities ### OKR Excellence & Strategy Execution - Own and strengthen MMI’s organization-wide OKR framework, governance and operating rhythm. - Translate business priorities into clear, outcome-oriented Objectives and measurable Key Results. - Coach leaders and teams on OKR quality, alignment, prioritization and execution. - Facilitate quarterly planning, reviews and **Reflect & Reset** conversations. - Identify adoption and execution gaps and design targeted interventions. - Provide leadership with visibility into progress, risks, dependencies and areas requiring attention. - Build manager capability and ownership of OKRs across the organization. ### Organizational Development & Effectiveness - Diagnose organizational challenges related to role clarity, accountability, collaboration, capability and ways of working. - Design and facilitate focused OD interventions for teams and functions. - Support initiatives that improve team effectiveness and cross-functional collaboration. - Use business, people and organizational insights to identify improvement opportunities. - Define measures to assess the impact of OD interventions. ### Transformation & Change - Support transformation initiatives sponsored by the CPO and Leadership Team. - Assess the organizational and people implications of new structures, processes, technologies and ways of working. - Translate transformation priorities into actionable workstreams and measurable outcomes. - Design adoption interventions, track progress and address implementation barriers. - Help ensure that changes are practical, sustainable and connected to business outcomes. ### Facilitation, Coaching & Insights - Facilitate leadership and team workshops on priorities, OKRs, organizational effectiveness and transformation. - Coach managers and teams on outcome orientation, prioritization, accountability and goal-setting. - Develop dashboards, diagnostic tools and insights using OKR, business, people and organizational data. - Identify trends and root causes and recommend evidence-based interventions. - Build practical tools and frameworks that enable leaders and teams to apply effective practices independently. ### What Success Looks Like - Stronger alignment between business priorities and team goals. - Higher-quality OKRs with greater ownership and accountability. - More consistent execution and review rhythms. - Improved role clarity, collaboration and cross-functional effectiveness. - Stronger manager capability in goal-setting and execution. - Successful adoption of organizational changes. - OD and transformation interventions that demonstrate measurable impact. - Greater organizational maturity without unnecessary complexity. ### Experience & Qualifications - **7–12 years of relevant experience** in Organizational Development, Organizational Effectiveness, Business Transformation, Performance Excellence, Strategy Execution, Management Consulting or related fields. - Hands-on experience with **OKRs or comparable goal and strategy execution frameworks**. - Experience diagnosing organizational or performance challenges and designing practical interventions. - Strong experience facilitating workshops and working with leaders and cross-functional teams. - Exposure to organizational change or transformation initiatives. - Strong analytical capability and the ability to convert insights into action. - Experience with platforms such as **Profit.co, WorkBoard, Quantive or similar tools** is an advantage. - Experience in a growing, evolving or multi-business organization is desirable. ### Skills & Capabilities - Strong business and organizational acumen. - Structured problem-solving and analytical thinking. - Strong facilitation, coaching and communication skills. - Ability to influence stakeholders without formal authority. - Ability to connect business priorities with people and organizational interventions. - Comfort working with both quantitative and qualitative insights. - Ability to navigate ambiguity and create structure. - Strong execution orientation and attention to detail. - Curiosity, learning agility and a continuous-improvement mindset. - Ability to balance strategic thinking with hands-on delivery. ### The Person We Are Looking For - You are curious about how organizations work and what enables them to perform effectively. - You look beyond missed targets to understand the underlying causes—whether they relate to unclear priorities, overlapping roles, weak accountability, capability gaps or ineffective ways of working. - You are comfortable moving between data and dialogue, frameworks and implementation, and strategy and execution. You facilitate constructive conversations, challenge thinking and help teams turn ambiguity into clarity and action. - You see OKRs, organizational development and change management as practical tools for improving organizational performance. ## Requirements **Required Experience** - 6–12 years of experience in, Strategy & Transformation, PMO / Enterprise PMO, Business Excellence, Organizational Development, Strategic Operations, Consulting, Chief of Staff or similar strategic execution roles - Hands-on experience implementing and managing OKR frameworks - Experience facilitating leadership workshops and strategic reviews - Exposure to cross-functional business environments - Experience with performance management or execution platforms such as Profit.co, WorkBoard, Ally.io, Jira Align, Asana Goals, or similar tools ## Benefits - Exposure to growth environment of a leading B2B trade fair organization across India, Middle East, and Africa. - Exposure to global exhibition networks and international best practices. - A culture that values foresight, innovation, and performance excellence. - Work-Life Integration with people focused policies, for e.g. Flexi working hours, Paid time-offs, WFH x 4 days/ month