Principal Consultant (Org Design)

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No one knows more about aligning talent and organizational strategies than us. With our unique expertise, we help clients release the power of their collective genius and drive superior performance.

At Korn Ferry, we’re passionate about creating a diverse, autonomous, and flexible environment. Having a career at Korn Ferry means talent thrives and excellence is always recognized and rewarded.

You’ll be empowered to share your ideas and follow them through. And because we’re all about taking talent further, you can look forward to exceptional training and development opportunities in every role.

The Opportunity

Position

Principal – Organisational Design

Location

London (hybrid working)

Reporting Relationship

Senior Principal / Managing Principal

About Korn Ferry Consulting

Our Consulting Line of Business spans 29 countries across EMEA, working across six major markets within our four main solution areas: Organizational Strategy, Total Reward, Leadership & Development, and Assessment & Succession.

Within Consulting, the Organisational Design (OD) capability supports clients to translate strategy into effective structures, roles, governance, and operating models. Our work helps organisations align people, accountability, and decision-making to deliver strategy and improve performance.

Role Overview

The Principal – Organisational Design is a senior delivery and advisory role, accountable for leading complex organisation design and operating model engagements and acting as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders.

Principals combine deep OD expertise with strong delivery leadership, owning significant client engagements or workstreams, shaping solutions, and ensuring consistently high-quality outcomes. The role also plays a key part in developing OD capability and talent across the Consulting business.

Key Responsibilities

Organisation Design Leadership

• Lead complex organisation design and operating model engagements or major workstreams.
• Shape OD approaches aligned to client strategy, context, and operating environment.

Client Advisory

• Act as a trusted advisor to senior client stakeholders, including Executive and HR leaders.
• Lead senior-level workshops, design forums, and decision-making sessions.
• Support clients in navigating complex organisational trade-offs and change implications.
• Partner with Senior Principals on overall client relationship management.

Delivery Oversight & Quality

• Own delivery quality, rigour, and outcomes across OD engagements.
• Provide oversight, challenge, and guidance to Associate Principals and Consultants.
• Ensure consistent application of Korn Ferry methodologies and intellectual property.
• Identify and proactively manage delivery risks and dependencies.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, coach, and develop OD consultants across multiple engagements.
• Provide clear direction, feedback, and role modelling.
• Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performance culture within project teams.

Capability & Practice Development

• Contribute to the development of OD capability, tools, and propositions.
• Share learning and best practice across the Consulting community.
• Support internal initiatives that strengthen Korn Ferry’s Organisational Design offering.

Skills and Competencies

• Deep organisational design expertise – Extensive experience leading OD and operating model work.
• Senior client advisory capability – Credible and confident with executive-level stakeholders.
• Structured problem-solving – Brings clarity and rigour to complex organisational challenges.
• Facilitation excellence – Highly skilled in leading senior, high-stakes workshops.
• Inclusive leadership style – Builds trust, accountability, and collaboration.
• Resilience and judgement – Comfortable navigating ambiguity and complexity.
• Technology literate – Fluent in Microsoft Office and comfortable using AI-enabled tools (e.g. Copilot, ChatGPT).

Experience & Qualifications

• Significant experience delivering organisation design and operating model engagements.
• Proven track record leading complex consulting programmes or workstreams.
• Experience advising senior client stakeholders on organisational effectiveness.
• Background in consulting or senior in-house OD / transformation roles.
• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent professional experience.

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