Role Design
Design roles based on skills and outcomes, not rigid job descriptions. Create flexible, future-ready roles that adapt to changing business needs.
Think of roles as bundles of skills that can be reconfigured as work evolves. Build agility into your organization design.
Design work, not just jobs
Skills-Based Definition
Define roles by the skills required, not just tasks performed. Enable flexibility in how work gets done.
Outcome Mapping
Connect roles to business outcomes. Understand the impact of each role on organizational goals.
Role Analytics
Analyze role complexity, skill overlap, and evolution over time. Data-driven role optimization.
AI Role Suggestions
AI suggests new role configurations based on emerging skills and changing work patterns.
Version Control
Track how roles evolve over time. Compare versions and understand what changed.
Framework Integration
Connect to Job Architecture, competency frameworks, and skills taxonomy for consistency.
From jobs to work
Traditional Job Design
- • Fixed job descriptions
- • Task-based definitions
- • Annual updates (if any)
- • One person = one job
- • Rigid boundaries
Skills-Based Role Design
- • Flexible role definitions
- • Skills and outcomes based
- • Continuous evolution
- • Multiple roles possible
- • Permeable boundaries
What makes up a role?
In WeSoar, roles are defined by multiple interconnected components.
Modular Design
Roles can share skill bundles, making it easy to reconfigure work as needs change.
Skills Required
Technical and behavioral skills with proficiency levels
Competencies
Core, leadership, and functional competencies
Outcomes
What success looks like in this role
Relationships
Reporting lines, collaborations, dependencies
Context
Level, family, location, work arrangement
When to use Role Design
Organization Restructuring
Redesign roles during reorgs to optimize for new strategies and structures.
New Team Formation
Design roles for new teams, projects, or business units from scratch.
Role Optimization
Analyze and optimize existing roles for efficiency and employee experience.
Future of Work Planning
Design roles that incorporate automation and prepare for emerging skills.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is skills-based role design?
Skills-based role design starts with required outcomes and identifies the skills needed to achieve them, rather than starting with traditional job titles. This creates more flexible, future-proof role definitions.
How does role design support organization transformation?
When restructuring, WeSoar's role design tools help define new roles based on strategic needs, then match existing employees to new roles based on skill fit—minimizing disruption and maximizing talent retention.
Can we model roles before implementing?
Yes. WeSoar allows you to design and analyze roles before publishing. You can assess how many current employees would fit, what skill gaps would exist, and what development would be needed.
How do designed roles connect to other capabilities?
Designed roles become the foundation for job architecture, skills gap analysis, succession planning, and internal mobility. Changes to role definitions flow through the entire talent ecosystem.
Ready to redesign work?
See how skills-based role design creates organizational agility.