Senior Organizational Design and Change Management Strategist Job Anchorage area,Alaska USA,Business

Job Description

We are seeking an experienced Organizational Design and Change Management expert to support a large-scale, high-visibility federal modernization program. This role leads structural and strategic analysis to strengthen change management planning across a complex, multi-stakeholder program environment. This is a strategic diagnostic role: someone who can look beneath surface-level adoption challenges and identify the organizational structures, decision‑making dynamics, and incentive systems that drive real, lasting change.

The ideal candidate can take a complex organizational challenge and methodically unpack it, layer by layer, almost like a political economy analysis: understanding where decision authority truly sits, where incentives may be misaligned with stated goals, and where structural clarity, rather than individual effort alone, is the key to successful adoption. This is strategic work that combines organizational design expertise, strong metrics ability, and skilled facilitation to turn insight into actionable change strategy.

Success in this role also requires emotional intelligence, intellectual curiosity, sound judgment, and the ability to build trust across organizations with competing priorities. The candidate must be comfortable operating in ambiguity, listening for unstated concerns, and constructively challenging assumptions while maintaining productive relationships.

Given the nature of this program, candidates who bring direct, on-the-ground experience within Alaska's aviation environment, whether through FAA, state government, Alaska Native organizations, or rural aviation operations, are especially encouraged to apply. That regional depth, paired with the strategic skill set above, is a particularly strong fit for this role.

Location Requirement:
The ideal candidate is currently based in Alaska and brings established working relationships with Alaskan aviation, government, community, and other relevant stakeholders. This position does not include relocation assistance; therefore, preference will be given to candidates who already reside in Alaska and can immediately leverage local knowledge and stakeholder networks. The role also requires flexibility to work outside standard business hours as needed to coordinate effectively across Alaska and East Coast time zones.

Key Responsibilities

Conduct structural and organizational diagnostics to identify factors affecting adoption of new systems, processes, and ways of working
Design and lead facilitated sessions, including focus groups and structured workshops, to surface root-cause organizational insights that inform change strategy
Develop and maintain metrics frameworks that track organizational health, adoption progress, and change effectiveness over time
Translate diagnostic findings into clear, actionable change management strategies and recommendations for program and organizational leadership
Partner with cross-functional and multi-organizational teams to clarify roles, decision rights, and accountability in support of successful change adoption
Design organizational structures, governance models, or operating models that support a scalable, repeatable approach to change management
Present findings and recommendations to senior stakeholders in a clear, constructive, and solutions-oriented manner
Collaborate closely with human factors, behavioral science, and broader organizational change management colleagues to ensure a coordinated, integrated change strategy
Build tools and frameworks that make organizational diagnosis and change strategy development repeatable and consistent
Monitor early…