Lead Change Management Consultant

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Number of openings:
One (1)
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Hybrid Position Summary The Lead Change Management Consultant manages all aspects of change on a single complex project, transformational effort or across multiple initiatives within a program. This position is accountable to business leaders for delivering business outcomes that are dependent on people adopting solutions successfully.

Defines and delivers robust change management strategies, approaches and plans for multiple engagements that can cross functional boundaries

Applies Prosci methodology, tools and approaches to internal client team members, providing coaching on usage as needed; uses instruments and tools to describe and plan change impacts on multiple engagements and customizes approach and methodology based on previous change impacts and prior experience

Determines contributing factors to strong sponsorship, coaches and supports sponsors on expected behaviors and becomes primary contact for sponsors

Executes and manages change management scope for large scale programs and projects, including sponsorship, coaching, communications, training and resistance management plans

Articulates, envisions and creates desired patterns in human dynamics (behaviors, mindsets and culture)
Integrates change management with project management and influences successful mitigation strategies

Develops organizational best practices

Integrates success measures, metrics and monitoring across multiple initiatives in a program

Responsibilities Develops change management programs to solve complex business group or company issues

Finds innovative solutions

Coaches and advises sponsors

Anticipates internal and/or external business challenges and needs

Provides advice and technical expertise to other organizations/groups and/or executive management in the area of change management

Required/Basic Qualifications Bachelors degree AND six (6) years related work experience

In lieu of Bachelors degrees AND 6 years related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 10 years related work experience

Desired Qualifications Masters degree AND eight (8) years related work experience

Certified Change Management Professional Additional

Preferred Qualifications Demonstrated strong leadership skills: negotiation, conflict management skills, influencing skills, ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback

Demonstrated ability to communicate a vision and obtain buy-in Ability to adapt and changes as business needs change

Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

Experience with large-scale change initiatives; experience providing oversight to contingent workers

Experience working with agile teams, approaches and tools

Competency in one or more complementary disciplines such as project management, Agile, innovation, design thinking, customer experience, training, communication, digital transformation

Experience in supplier contract management

Comfort with complexity, ambiguity and change

Experience with leadership meeting preparation and support.

Experience with employee engagement responsibility.

Working Conditions Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite…