Senior Organization Design & Skills Lead

2 Months ago • 8-11 Years • Human Resource • $127,000 PA - $191,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As a Sr. Organization Design & Skills Lead, you'll shape the company's growth by aligning people, structures, and strategies. Responsibilities include partnering with senior leaders to design adaptable operating models, developing structures supporting business goals across various sectors (gaming, media, licensing, digital), optimizing team collaboration, assessing current talent capabilities, designing skills frameworks, utilizing AI platforms to anticipate future skill needs, guiding learning strategies, leading change management, using talent analytics, and staying ahead of industry trends. You'll translate data insights into actionable strategies to improve talent agility and performance.
Must have:
  • Organizational design & skills mapping experience
  • Aligning org design with business goals & future trends
  • Skills mapping, job architecture, and talent planning
  • Data interpretation and actionable strategy creation
  • Partnering with senior executives
  • Change management expertise
Perks:
  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums
  • Generous paid family leave
  • Employer-paid life insurance
  • Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance
  • 401k Employer Matching (US)
  • Pension Employer Contributions (UK/IRE/MX)
  • Fitness reimbursement
  • Commuter benefit
  • LinkedIn learning
  • Comprehensive relocation package (certain roles)
  • Hybrid work environment

Job Details

Get to know The Pokémon Company International

The Pokémon Company International, a subsidiary of The Pokémon Company in Japan, manages the property outside of Asia and is responsible for brand management, licensing, marketing, the Pokémon Trading Card Game, the animated TV series, home entertainment, and the official Pokémon website. Pokémon was launched in Japan in 1996 and today is one of the most popular children's entertainment properties in the world.

Learn more online at corporate.pokemon.com and pokemon.com.

Job Tile: Organization Design & Skills Lead

Job Summary: At The Pokémon Company International, we believe in fostering an innovative and future-ready workforce. As an Organization Design & Skills Lead, you will play a key role in shaping how we grow and evolve, ensuring that our people, structures, and strategies align with our vision. This role blends organizational design, skills insights with AI-intuitive platform planning to help us remain agile and competitive in an ever-changing industry. You will partner closely with senior leaders to create scalable, forward-thinking strategies that empower teams, cultivate innovation, and support long-term success.

 

What You’ll Do:

Shaping Organizational Strategy & Design

  • Partner with leadership to design adaptable operating models on organization design, talent strategy and skills transformation.
  • Develop structures that support our business goals across gaming, media, licensing, and digital experiences.
  • Optimize team collaboration, decision-making, and efficiency to foster an environment where creativity thrives.

Evolving Skills & Talent for the Future

  • Assess current talent capabilities and design skills frameworks that promote mobility, career growth, and clarity.
  • Utilize an AI-intuitive platform to anticipate future skill needs and workforce trends.
  • Guide learning strategies that enable continuous upskilling and reskilling that support both business agility and employee development.

Leading Change with Purpose

  • Guide teams through transformation with clear, thoughtful change management strategies.
  • Support smooth transitions during periods of growth or business shifts
  • Foster a culture of adaptability, helping teams navigate industry changes with confidence.

Data-Driven Insights & Technology Integration

  • Use talent analytics and organization modeling technologies to inform decisions on talent strategy and organization design.
  • Interpret data to provide evidence-based recommendations on improving talent agility and performance.
  • Stay ahead of industry trends in gaming, entertainment, and technology to future-proof our talent strategy.

 

What You’ll Bring:

Organizational Design and Skills Mapping:

  • Experience in designing and optimizing organization structures, operating models, and skills planning.
  • Ability to align organization design with business goals, talent needs, and future talent trends.
  • Strong background in skills mapping, job architecture, and talent planning using data-driven insights.
  • Ability to interpret complex data and translate insights into actionable strategies.

Leadership & Advisory Skills:

  • Experience partnering with senior executives to drive organizational and skills transformation strategies.
  • Strong influencing and advisory skills to guide leadership on structure, efficiency, and skills optimization.
  • Expertise in change management methodologies and strategies for operational evolution.

Education & Experience:

  • Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Organizational Development, Business, HR Strategy, or a related field or a demonstrated equivalent level of expertise.
  • Eight (8) to eleven (11) years of experience in organizational design, skills mapping, or HR strategy

 

Why This Role is Special

At The Pokémon Company International, we don’t just adapt to change—we shape it. This role is more than organization design; it’s about building a future-ready workforce that fuels creativity and innovation. You will have the unique opportunity to blend strategic thinking with skills planning, ensuring our teams have the right skills and structures to thrive in an evolving industry. By integrating data insights, and future-focused talent strategies, you’ll help create an environment where people and ideas flourish—keeping us at the forefront of gaming, media, and digital experiences.

We encourage you to apply if you are passionate about designing organizations that empower people, thrive in a fast-evolving industry, and are excited to shape the future of work. Whether you come from gaming, entertainment, technology, or a related field, your expertise in organization design, workforce strategy, and change leadership will make a lasting impact on our teams and our mission.

 

Base Salary Range: For this role, new hires generally start between $127,000.00 - $151,000.00 per year. The full range is $127,000.00 - $191,000.00 per year. This range is applicable for the labor market where the role is intended to be hired. The final base salary is directly related to the candidate’s qualifications and professional experience uniquely.

How you’ll be successful

  • Passion for Pokémon: Develops an understanding of the Pokémon brand, the impact it has on our people, culture, business, fans, and communities, and applying that knowledge and passion to everything you do.
  • Challenging the Expected: Approaches challenges with curiosity and creativity, embracing the possibility of failure as an opportunity to learn something new, develop innovative ideas, solve complex problems and identify unique opportunities.  
  • Integrity and Respect: Demonstrates integrity and respect by leading with empathy, listening to others, seeking out different perspectives, and taking personal responsibility for decisions, actions, and results.
  • Dedicated to Quality: Takes ownership to maintain and promote high standards, looks for new ways to learn and improve, and embraces a growth mindset to seek and apply feedback from others in an effort to continuously improve. 
  • Building Relationships: Develops and strengthens relationships, adopting a “team first” mentality and working collaboratively to solve problems and meet shared goals.  
  • Delighting Customers: Listens and understands the interests and needs of our customers and stakeholders, making them feel heard and important, and embracing these learnings to continue delivering a unique Pokémon experience.

 

What to expect

  • An innovative culture driven by impact, delivering meaningful outcomes.
  • Company events that celebrate the spirit of Pokémon.
  • Competitive cash-based compensation programs.
  • 100% employer-paid healthcare premiums for you.
  • Generous paid family leave.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.
  • Employer-paid long and short-term income protection insurance.
  • US Employees: 401k Employer Matching.
  • UK/IRE/MX Employees: Pension Employer Contributions.
  • Fitness reimbursement.
  • Commuter benefit.
  • LinkedIn learning.
  • Comprehensive relocation package for certain roles.
  • Hybrid work environment.

 

The above statements are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by people assigned to this role. They are not to be construed as an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, duties, and skills required. Employees may be required to perform duties outside of their normal responsibilities from time to time, as needed. For roles in the United Kingdom, candidates will need the right to work. In some cases, and for some roles, the Company may be able to arrange a visa. For roles in Ireland, this role requires candidates to have the right to live and work in the Republic of Ireland. However, we welcome applications from all nationalities and may consider supporting an employment permit application, in appropriate and suitable cases.

The Pokémon Company International is committed to the inclusion of all qualified applicants for consideration in our job application process. If you require reasonable accommodation to complete a job application, pre-employment testing, or a job interview, or to otherwise participate in the hiring process, please contact the Talent Acquisition team at accommodationrequest_ta@pokemon.com.

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