Organization Alignment Specialist Job ID: 250091 Location: MD-Metro Bldg New Carrollton Full/Part Time: Full-Time Posting Open-Close 01/29/2025 - 02/19/2025 Union NRP Regular/Temporary: Regular **Job Description** **Marketing Statement:** Are you a visionary leader with a passion for innovation and organizational excellence? WMATA is seeking an _Organization Alignment Specialist_ to spearhead the development and implementation of our Competency Architecture and Career Pathing frameworks. This dynamic role requires a forward-thinking professional with exceptional critical thinking, a broad perspective, and the ability to innovate in building frameworks and processes that align with organizational goals. Working as a part of a cross-functional team, you will take the lead in designing, developing, launching, and administering cutting-edge competency models and career progression frameworks and products to drive talent development, optimize workforce alignment, and enhance employee satisfaction and retention. As a key driver of this transformation, you will have the opportunity to shape and refine WMATA¿s workforce strategy, ensuring the right skills and career pathways are in place for long-term success. The ideal candidate will also have experience in workforce planning, application of emerging technologies (including AI), and a demonstrated ability to lead the design and execution of strategic human capital initiatives. Join us and help build the future of workforce alignment at WMATA! **MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS** **Education** + Bachelor's degree in Human Resources, Organization Development, Business Administration, Industrial/Occupational Psychology, Organizational Behavior, Business Management, Applied Psychology, Statistics, or a related field. **Experience** + Seven (7) years of experience in the design and/or implementation of talent management/human capital structures or programs, such as competency frameworks, competency management (e.g., identification, measurement, development, etc.), career paths, organizational transformation, organizational design, career pathing, or workforce planning **Preferred** + Master's degree in Human Resources, Organization Development, or Business Administration, or Ph.D. in Human Resources, Industrial/Organization Psychology, Psychometrics, or a related field. **Medical Group** Satisfactorily complete the medical examination for this position, if required. The incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of this position either with or without reasonable accommodations. **SUMMARY** The Specialist, Organization Alignment assists Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority (WMATA) in attracting, engaging, and retaining talent by developing and implementing innovative and practical organizational design, talent management, human capital, and related solutions, ensuring integration with existing programs and processes. The incumbent applies extensive knowledge of the talent management life cycle, specifically in the areas of competency management, workforce planning, career development, and organizational design to provide subject matter expertise, analytical support, and recommendations to client stakeholders. **Job Duties** + Conducts needs analysis to determine organizational needs related to key strategies and business changes and develops and implements organization strategies that support improved future-state organizational design and service delivery. Recommends organization designalternatives, testing them against design criteria, and aligning leadership groups around design selection and implementation. + Designs, validates, and leads the implementation of competency frameworks and models. Aligns required skills and behaviors to business goals and programmatic requirements. Addresses behavioral, technical, and leadership requirements and guides performance improvement initiatives. As necessary, designs jobs and roles, creates competency models and career paths to aid in the selection and transition of employees. + Establishes key metrics to accurately define the competencies and skills required for each role/department within the organization. Also establishes individual performance mapping to set up Key Performance Indicator (KPI) frameworks. + Creates frameworks and tools for performance matrix, development plans, performance plans, and other required documentation needed to support competency models. + Serves as a subject matter expert and leads the integration of competency architecture into related Human Capital systems (Oracle cloud), processes, and programs (e.g., talent acquisition, training/development, performance management, workforce planning, etc.). Closely collaborates with key stakeholders to develop understanding, resolve questions/issues, and gain concurrence. + Leads all aspects of the development and implementation of career paths, leveraging existing processes and developing new, innovative solutions and products. Serves as a subject matter expert on the Authority's career pathing framework working closely with stakeholders at all levels to build effective partnerships and resolve issues. Creates and maintains a variety of informational and guidance materials and resources to guide career development activities for WMATA employees. + Advises on the integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) solutions into human capital processes and programs. Ensures proper utilization of AI technologies in compliance with, and support of, WMATA policies and regulations. + Leads the design, development, and implementation of agile, organization-wide talent plans and leverages effective communication expertise to solicit feedback regarding the effectiveness of existing and proposed talent strategies, informs and engages stakeholders, and builds support for change. + Substantially contributes to projects that are focused on evolving company-wide workforce planning processes and capabilities. Ensures process effectiveness and efficiency. + Contributes to the efforts to develop and build capability for workforce planning within the organization, to address workforce attrition, retention, growth, cost of workforce, and other critical operations events. Provides authoritative input to workforce metrics analyses, workload analyses, assessment of gaps and risks, and solutions development for multiple business areas. + Develops and generates complex/advanced human capital historical, current, and predictive analytics and leverages the data to guide business decisions. + Identifies key metrics; collects, reviews, and aggregates data into spreadsheets. Performs data analysis and develops dashboards and visualizations to support decision making and track progress. **Other Duties** + Maintains and promotes awareness and accountability with safety policies and procedures while performing job functions. Promotes a positive safety culture and encourages reporting of safety concerns consistent with our Agency Safety Plan, other regulatory requirements within the SafetyManagement System and just culture principles. **The** **functions** **listed are not intended to limit specific duties and responsibilities of any particular position. Nor is it intended to limit in any way the right of managers and supervisors to assign, direct and control the work of employees under their supervision.** **Evaluation Criteria** Consideration will be given to applicants whose resumes demonstrate the required education and experience. Applicants should include all relevant education and work experience. Evaluation criteria may include one or more of the following: + Personal Interview + Skills Assessments + Verification of education and experience + Criminal Background Check + Credit history report for positions with fiduciary responsibilities + Successful completion of a medical examination including a drug and alcohol screening + Review of a current Motor Vehicle Report **Closing** WMATA is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other status protected by applicable federal law. This posting is an announcement of a vacant position under recruitment. It is not intended to replace the official job description. Job Descriptions are available upon confirmation of an interview.