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Work Design Group

A peer network for leaders reimagining how work gets done

AI is reshaping work faster than traditional job architectures can keep up. In response, many member companies are creating dedicated Work Design roles — sometimes called Future of Work or Work Transformation. At members' request, we're forming a Work Design Group to bring these leaders together and help define this emerging role, including its responsibility for sensing adoption, tracking shifting context, measuring impact, and navigating technology change.

What Is Work Design?

Work Design is the process of organizing tasks, relationships, and responsibilities in a job to meet company goals. It examines how, where, and when work is done so roles are both productive and fulfilling for the people who do them.

At large firms, Work Design leaders typically:

Deconstruct jobs into tasks and skills to determine what should be automated, augmented, redeployed, or redesigned
Rethink how work flows across teams, functions, and — increasingly — human–AI agent partnerships
Build skills-based approaches to talent and workforce planning, in partnership with Strategy, HR, and the business
Evolve the HR operating model to create greater value for the business

Why It Matters

Companies that address this shift deliberately — with a clear owner, mandate, and method — are better positioned to innovate, redeploy talent, drive performance, and prepare their people for what's next.

Those that don't often find the change happening to them rather than through them.

What You'll Get as a Member

Practical Insight

On deconstructing work, building skills-based approaches, and evolving the HR operating model.

Agendas Shaped by You

Each meeting is built around members' top priorities.

A Trusted Network

Peers who own this same mandate at other leading companies.

Monthly Discussion Topics

Building on last year's Work Design meetings, this year we'll dive deeper into:

Work and workforce transformation — and the future of how work gets done
Preparing the workforce for an AI-shaped future: skills, capabilities, and new ways of working
Evolving the HR operating model to create greater value for the business and team members

Across every topic, we dig into the practical questions: What's the problem to solve? What are your staff, budget, and mandate? Which COEs are part of the ecosystem, and how do you coordinate?

Next Steps

If you hold this role, send us a note. If someone on your team does, have them contact us. We'll set up an introductory call to hear your top priorities — then help you help each other navigate this territory.