First Hawaiian Bank is currently seeking an Organizational Effectiveness Division Manager to join the Human Resources team.
Compensation:
The salary range for this role is $130,000 - $220,000/year; commensurate with experience.
The successful candidate will be hired for the level of the position that aligns with their experience.
Work Schedule:
Monday - Friday 8:00AM - 5:00PM (hours may vary)
ResponsibilitiesIn this role, the Organizational Effectiveness Division Manager leads and directs workforce strategies through consultative guidance to increase employee engagement, strengthen organizational culture, and drive organizational, team and individual performance, enhancing business capabilities and advancing the Bank's strategic objectives. The role will also optimize human capital investments by partnering with business units to provide advisory services aligned with enterprise priorities, cultural values, and to achieve strategic business objectives. The Organizational Effectiveness Division Manager enables high performance and future organizational growth by focusing on attracting, developing and retaining top talent in an increasingly competitive talent market and provide enterprise-wide strategic leadership for the development, integration, and implementation of culture initiatives that foster a positive, inclusive, and high-performing workplace culture. They will also partner with business leaders to identify critical roles, build succession pipelines, and design development pathways, ensuring alignment between workforce capabilities, leadership readiness, culture priorities, and future business needs.
QualificationsThe ideal candidate will have:
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Industrial and Organizational Psychology or related field or equivalent experience required
- Master's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology or related field preferred
- Minimum 5 years of Organizational Effectiveness/Organizational Development experience and 5 years of experience managing a professional staff or equivalent experience required
- 5-10 years of Training and/or Organizational Effectiveness/Development experience and 3-5 years managing either a Training or Organizational Development department preferred
- Advanced teaching, facilitation, consulting, program development and management skills
- Knowledge of principles of talent/organizational development & organizational effectiveness
- Strong coaching and counseling skills to guide and develop individuals, groups and teams
- Excellent analytical and persuasive skills to review a situation, identify opportunities and influence direction and choice
- Effective planning, time management and visioning skills to manage multiple, competing deadlines and projects
- Strong communication skills to include active listening, presentation, writing and speaking
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills to gain clients' confidence, trust and respects
- Ability to remain flexible and adaptable in a rapid and change environment
- Training and/or work experience in transformation strategies, supervisory techniques and intervention/negotiation situations
- Basic to intermediate-level proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Outlook); Oracle Human Capital Management System
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Business, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Master's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Industrial and Organizational Psychology, or a related field
- Minimum 5 years of Organizational Effectiveness or Organizational Development experience
- 5 years of experience managing professional staff, or equivalent experience
- 5–10 years of Training and/or Organizational Effectiveness or Organizational Development experience
- 3–5 years managing a Training or Organizational Development department
- Advanced teaching, facilitation, consulting, program development, and management skills
- Knowledge of talent development, organizational development, and organizational effectiveness principles
- Strong coaching and counseling skills
- Excellent analytical and persuasive skills
- Effective planning, time management, and visioning skills
- Strong communication skills, including active listening, presentation, writing, and speaking
- Demonstrated interpersonal skills to gain client confidence, trust, and respect
- Ability to remain flexible and adaptable in a rapidly changing environment
- Training or work experience in transformation strategies, supervisory techniques, and intervention or negotiation situations
- Basic to intermediate proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Oracle Human Capital Management System
First Hawaiian Bank Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about First Hawaiian Bank and has not been reviewed or approved by First Hawaiian Bank.
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Retirement Support — Employer 401(k) match plus an additional fixed contribution through a separate retirement plan indicates strong long‑term savings support.
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Healthcare Strength — Medical, dental with full preventive coverage, vision, and an EAP underscore comprehensive health support.
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Parental & Family Support — A dependent‑care subsidy with employer matching and family‑eligible counseling sessions provide tangible help for childcare and caregiving needs.
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First Hawaiian Bank is Hawaii's oldest and largest financial institution, offering a diversified range of banking services including deposit products, lending, wealth management, and private banking to consumer and commercial customers.








