Manager, Global Organizational Effectiveness

At McCormick, we bring our passion for flavor to work each day. We encourage growth, respect everyone's contributions and do what's right for our business, our people, our communities and our planet. Join us on our quest to make every meal and moment better.

Founded in Baltimore, MD in 1889 in a room and a cellar by 25-year-old Willoughby McCormick with three employees, McCormick is a global leader in flavour. With over 14,000 employees around the world and more than $6 Billion in annual sales, the Company manufactures, markets, and distributes spices, seasoning mixes, condiments and other flavourful products to the entire food industry, retail outlets, food manufactures, food service businesses and consumers.

While our global headquarters are in the Baltimore, Maryland, USA area, McCormick operates and serves customers from nearly 60 locations in 25 countries and 170 markets in Asia-Pacific, China, Europe, Middle East and Africa, and the Americas, including North, South and Central America with recognized brands.

At McCormick, we have over a 100-year legacy based on our “Power of People” principle. This principle fosters an unusually dedicated workforce requiring a culture of respect, recognition, inclusion and collaboration based on the highest ethical values.

Position Overview

The Manager, Global Organizational Effectiveness will play a pivotal role in shaping and delivering operating models and organisational effectiveness initiatives that bring McCormick’s strategic ambitions to life. Approaching the organisation as an interconnected system, this role considers the full picture—structures, processes, governance, decision-making, culture, and ways of working—ensuring each element works in harmony to deliver sustainable performance and agility.

With this holistic systems mindset, the Manager will design fit-for-purpose organisational structures, governance frameworks, and decision-making processes that not only improve efficiency but also strengthen our ability to adapt quickly in a dynamic business environment. 

Working in close partnership with Global Organizational Effectiveness Team, HR, and senior business leaders, this position will transform ideas into practical, high-impact solutions that build organisational capability, enhance cross-functional collaboration, and ensure McCormick is structured to achieve its priorities—today and in the future.  They will combine organisational design expertise with thoughtful change management practices to ensure improvements are implemented successfully and sustained over time.

Key Responsibilities

Operating Model Design

• Design and refine operating models that align with strategic priorities, drive efficiency, and enable more agile, adaptive delivery.

Ensure operating models support clear accountability, effective resource allocation, and faster decision-making.

Organizational Effectiveness Initiatives

• Contribute to enterprise-level initiatives aimed at improving organizational capability, collaboration, and performance.
• Apply organizational design principles to create initiatives that support innovation, scalability, and sustainable growth.
• Partner with leaders to adapt governance and decision-making processes to support iterative, cross-functional work.
• Recommend and implement frameworks, tools, and processes that strengthen organizational health.

Identify and address cultural and structural enablers/barriers to initiative adoption.

Change Management

• Partner with project teams, leaders and stakeholders to ensure new operating models and org effectiveness initiatives are embraced and embedded across the organisation through targeted communications, capability building, and stakeholder engagement.
• Lead elements of the change management lifecycle for assigned transformation projects, assessing business readiness for organisational changes and mitigating potential risks.

Ensure that leaders and teams are equipped to operate effectively within new structures and ways of working.

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Use data, KPIs, and organizational diagnostics to assess effectiveness of operating model changes and organizational initiatives.

Recommend adjustments based on performance insights and evolving business needs, so that we keep getting better at what we do.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• Degree in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organisational Development, HR, Business, or a related field preferred.
• Certified Change Management Practitioner (Prosci) or Certified Change Management Professional (ACMP) preferred.
• Strong business acumen/savvy and understanding of cross-functional stakeholder needs. Ability to influence decision making. Strong communication skills and ability to negotiate/present to various stakeholder groups.
• Strong analytical skills with the ability to translate organizational data into actionable design recommendations.
• Excellent communication and facilitation skills—able to engage leaders and teams in co-creating solutions.
• Collaborative and adaptable, working across functions and cultures.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, with the ability to navigate ambiguity and build consensus.
• Flexible, adaptable, and comfortable balancing strategic thinking with practical delivery.

Dimension

The breadth of impact to MKC is global in nature with some high-touch, high impact areas with local relationships, activities, and events.

Medium level of complexity and decision-making rights; seeks appropriate approvals.

Shares accountability for delivery with COE and HR teams.

McCormick & Company is an equal opportunity/affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, colour, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.