Design Manager Jobs in Wisconsin

INTRODUCTION

We are Generac, a leading energy technology company committed to powering a smarter world.

Over the 60 plus years of Generac’s history, we’ve been dedicated to energy innovation. From creating the home standby generator market category, to our current evolution into an energy technology solutions company, we continue to push new boundaries.

The Organizational Design Manager leads, manages, and/or contributes to enterprise-wide organizational design and workforce planning initiatives that support Generac’s strategic priorities, operating model evolution, and organizational effectiveness goals. This role partners closely with senior leaders, HR Business Partners, and cross-functional Human Resources teams to diagnose organizational challenges and design scalable, data-informed solutions that enable performance, growth, and sustained change.

This position is responsible for the end-to-end design, development, and implementation of organizational models, tools, and insights that:

• Enable clear accountability, effective decision-making, and efficient operating structures
• Align workforce capacity, capabilities, and structure to current and future business needs
• Support large-scale transformations and strategic change initiatives
• Provide leaders with actionable insights to drive organization and talent outcomes

This role delivers organizational design and workforce planning solutions at the enterprise and business-unit level, with impact across global functions. The Organizational Design Manager owns key design methodologies, analytical frameworks, and tools used to assess and evolve organizational structures. This role contributes to enterprise workforce and organizational planning decisions and may support initiatives within established departmental budgets.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES

Strategic Design & Execution

• Lead and execute end-to-end org design projects, from diagnosis to implementation.
• Model future-state org structures. Conduct spans and layers analysis, org health diagnostics, and workforce sizing.
• Conduct assessments of current organizational models to identify gaps or inefficiencies.
• Translate strategic goals into operational organizational models.
• Collaborate with senior leaders to realign departments, roles, and workflows as needed.

Data & Tools

• Build and maintain org design tools, templates, and dashboards.
• Conduct data analysis on structures, reporting lines, and workforce planning metrics.
• Work directly in HRIS and design systems (e.g., Workday).

Workforce Planning

• Analyze current and future workforce needs and structure accordingly.
• Support talent management and succession planning with design insights.

MINIMUM JOB REQUIREMENTS

Education

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources or related field or relevant experience

Work Experience

• 5 years of experience in organization design, HR analytics, or transformation

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Technical proficiency in organizational diagnostic tools and data analysis.
• Strong analytical and strategic thinking abilities.
• Expertise in change management and process improvement.
• Strong communication, leadership, and stakeholder management skills.
• Comfortable working in both strategic and operational roles

PREFERRED JOB REQUIREMENTS

Work Experience

• 1 year manufacturing experience
• Exposure to global industry

Knowledge / Skills / Abilities

• Workday knowledge

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear; and use hands to manipulate objects or controls. The employee is regularly required to stand and walk. On occasion the incumbent may be required to stoop, bend or reach above the shoulders. The employee must occasionally lift up to 25 - 50 pounds. Specific conditions of this job are typical of frequent and continuous computer-based work requiring periods of sitting, close vision and ability to adjust focus. Occasional travel.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.