Jodie Goulden

Designing Organizations with Impact

20+ years of international HR experience in matrix organizations ​
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An expert in organization design 

Wants to contribute to designing the organization of the future 

​Based in USA and Germany

Jodie is an organization design consultant who guides senior leaders to develop organizations with impact. With 20+ years of corporate experience, she’s held increasingly senior HR leadership roles in multinational corporations. Her experience in almost every HR role imaginable, from corporate headquarters to regional and local roles, has given her a deep knowledge of complex matrix organizations and an understanding of the challenges faced by leaders today.

Jodie’s ability to adapt her style across cultures is second nature. She has lived and worked in USA, Germany, China, UK, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and Australia, in industry sectors including manufacturing, chemicals, agriculture, technology, and automotive. She worked at BASF, Lucent Technologies (later Alcatel, Nokia), and Deloitte.

Jodie has a passion for organization design and regularly contributes to the practitioner community. She holds the following positions and certifications in her field:

• Board Member, Organization Design Forum
• Board Trustee, Organisation Design Institute
• Faculty, European Organisation Design Forum
• Certified Organization Design Practitioner (CODP)

​Jodie’s clients describe her as a great listener who builds trust, quickly understands complex business situations, and offers valuable insights. She’s known for helping organizations find their own solutions and achieve tangible results.

Jodie’s adventurous career is matched by her personal life; she has completed countless wilderness expeditions … to Mt Everest base camp, sea kayaking in Alaska and horse trekking in Mongolia. 

Jodie is the founder of Orgdesign Works and you can connect with her on LinkedIn.   

"Not only does Jodie have a deep knowledge of organization design, but she also has a talent for being able to communicate it to the team and provide the tools they need to execute it themselves."
~ Camila De Toledo Corlatti - Global HRBP Vegetables Seeds Operations and Americas Commercial Vegetables, Syngenta

ALL Testimonials

Stacy Woodruff - Global Head of Vegetable Seeds Operations, Syngenta Seeds
“When we partnered with Jodie on an organization design project, she was instrumental in helping me think strategically. She would walk me through the steps and process so that I would be able to accurately tell the story, which was very important in the change management part of the project. She has an impressive multinational background and is good with ambiguity and cultural implications. She quickly comprehended what we do as a business, and I consider that to be extremely complex."

Yvonne Eisele - Senior Vice President, Airbus Defence and Space
“Jodie provided inspiration, perspective and insight, then guided us through a process of designing our own solutions, resulting in concrete outcomes that we implemented successfully. I highly recommend Jodie as a consultant if you want to make real changes in your organization. My leadership team and I will be inviting her to work with us again."

Thomas Sturm - Senior Vice President Corporate Development, Aurubis 
“Our company is implementing a determined growth strategy and driving a very ambitious transformation at the same time. Jodie engaged in an intensive exchange with us to deeply understand the status quo and design a clear program to clarify our future role, contribution and focus. She was by our side the whole time, listening to us, listening to our stakeholders, distilling valuable insights, and guiding us towards great results. We would not be at this point without her. With Jodie as our partner, the project delivered tangible results and achieved all of our (very high) expectations."
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Camila De Toledo Corlatti - Global HRBP Vegetables Seeds Operations and Americas Commercial Vegetables, Syngenta
“Jodie supported me on an organization design project where we needed in parallel to develop internal capabilities of the design team. She was amazing at helping us build an organization design approach to deliver strategic enablers, capabilities, and design principles. Not only does Jodie have a deep knowledge of organization design, but she also has a talent for being able to communicate it to the team and provide the tools they need to execute it themselves."

Mike Kosub - Vice President Global Marketing and R&D Vileda Professional, Freudenberg Home and Cleaning Solutions
“It was not just her deep knowledge of organizations and her international leadership experience that impressed us, but also she was able to inspire us with her passion for the topic. I’d strongly recommend having a conversation with Jodie if you are thinking about how to move your organization to the next level."