Xcel Energy

Sr Business Functional Consultant, Transformation - Organization Design

Xcel Energy$84K — $120K *
Business Services
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in business or related field; or equivalent combination of training and relevant experience.
  • Strong understanding of utility processes and performance drivers.
  • Excellent communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • 5+ years in operations, business process improvement or service delivery, transformation, operating model enablement, change enablement.

Responsibilities

  • Serve as a trusted advisor providing subject matter expertise across business processes.
  • Lead business process design, requirements mapping, operational planning and impact assessments.
  • Assess workforce and operating model impacts resulting from transformation initiatives.
  • Translate program requirements into implications for roles, skills and ways of working.
  • Facilitate cross-functional sessions to align on workforce impacts and readiness actions.
  • Support the integration of workforce impacts into HR practices in collaboration with HRBPs.
  • Identify risks related to workforce capacity and escalate unresolved issues to senior leadership.
  • Enable program culture shifts by identifying changes needed in decision norms and collaboration models.

Benefits

  • Annual Incentive Program
  • Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision
  • Life Insurance
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • Pension and 401(k) plan
  • Flexible work schedule (Hybrid)
  • Paid time off (PTO) and Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO)
Full Job Description
Sr Business Functional Consultant, Transformation - Organization Design

Position Summary:

The Sr Business Consultant, Transformation - Organizational Design leads moderately complex design and integration efforts across transformation or major project initiatives. Operating with independence, the role engages cross-functional partners, assesses upstream/downstream impacts, and translates business needs into actionable future state recommendations. This role is a program facing role within the Transformation Readiness domain, responsible for enabling workforce design/operating model in partnership with HR and different BAs, supporting the leader. The role supports enterprise transformation initiatives by assessing organizational impacts, analyzing workforce, role, and operating model implications, and helping leaders navigate change.

The role facilitates stakeholder discussions, develops analyses and recommendations, and supports business readiness and implementation planning activities. The role contributes to organization design, operating model development, workforce impact assessment, and future-state organizational planning to help ensure transformation objectives are achieved while minimizing disruption to business operations and employee experience.

Essential Responsibilities:
  • Assess and analyze workforce, role and operating model impacts resulting from Transformation program design and deployment decisions across impacted Business Areas. Create appropriate models for interim(implementation), stabilization and optimization.
  • Enable strategic workforce and operating model decisions by translating program requirements into clear implications for roles, skills, deployment models and ways of working.
  • Help facilitate cross functional working sessions with BAs, HRBPs, TPMO, other internal stakeholders and external strategic vendor partners (e.g., Business Integrator) to align workforce impacts, sequencing and readiness actions.
  • Support integration of workforce impacts into existing HR practices (e.g., job architecture, staffing approaches) through HR-owned processes in close partnership with HRBPs.
  • Identify workforce related risks (e.g., capacity, readiness, labor considerations) and escalate material tradeoffs or unresolved issues to the senior leadership.
  • Support program culture enablement identifying changes required to decision norms, collaboration models and leader behaviors tied to future state operating model.


Minimum Requirements:
  • Bachelor's degree in business or related field; or equivalent combination of training and relevant experience.
  • Strong understanding of utility processes and performance drivers.
  • Excellent communication, critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
  • 5+ years in operations, business process improvement or service delivery or transformation, operating model enablement, change enablement.


Preferred Qualifications:
  • Some Travel required to CO, MN
  • Hybrid work schedule (Tues -Thurs)
  • Experience facilitating workshops, stakeholder discussions, and cross-functional working sessions.
  • Experience conducting workforce, role, organization design, and operating model impact analyses resulting from transformation program, process, and technology deployment decisions across impacted Business Areas.


Non-Bargaining

The anticipated starting base pay for this position is: $84,900.00 to $120,567.00 per year

This position is eligible for the following benefits: Annual Incentive Program, Medical/Pharmacy Plan, Dental, Vision, Life Insurance, Dependent Care Reimbursement Account, Health Care Reimbursement Account, Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA), Transportation Reimbursement Account, Short-term disability (STD), Long-term disability (LTD), Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan), Tuition reimbursement, Transit programs, Employee recognition program, Pension, 401(k) plan, Paid time off (PTO), Holidays, Volunteer Paid Time Off (VPTO), Parental Leave

Benefit plans are subject to change and Xcel Energy has the right to end, suspend, or amend any of its plans, at any time, in whole or in part.

In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information including but not limited to dates of school attendance and graduation. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.

Deadline to Apply: 07/07/26

About Xcel Energy

Xcel Energy Careers

Join the dynamic team at Xcel Energy, where innovation meets expertise in the pursuit of sustainable energy solutions. As a leading energy company, Xcel Energy offers unparalleled job opportunities that empower professionals to advance their careers while contributing to environmental stewardship.

Work You’ll Do

At Xcel Energy, you’ll collaborate with skilled professionals dedicated to pioneering advancements in the energy sector. Our team is at the forefront of developing sustainable energy technologies that revolutionize how people consume energy. By joining us, you will be part of a culture that values diversity, leadership, and professional growth.

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Step into a role where your skills will directly enhance our capabilities in delivering reliable and sustainable energy. Xcel Energy is a hub for innovation, where your ideas can lead to groundbreaking solutions that shape the future of energy. Our leadership is committed to fostering an environment where creativity and strategic thinking are at the core of our operations.

Career Development

Xcel Energy is deeply invested in the professional development of its team members. With a variety of career paths available, from engineering to customer service, your journey with us is filled with endless possibilities. We support your growth with robust training programs, leadership development opportunities, and diversity training that prepare you for success.

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Learn more about Xcel Energy
Size
11,321 employees
Market Cap
$38.6 billion
Industry
Net Income
$1.4 billion
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+3.9%
Revenue
$11.5 billion
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