Senior Change Manager, Temporary

Overview

Aviso:

At Aviso, we are dedicated to improving the financial well-being of Canadians. As a leading wealth management organization, we are committed to leadership, innovation, partnership, responsibility, and community. Working with talented and energetic professionals who exemplify our values every day, you will quickly notice that our people and energetic ‘oneaviso’ culture sets us apart. If you are looking for interesting and challenging work, at a company committed to its people, find out more about what Aviso has to offer at

The Opportunity:

We’re looking to fill an opening for a Senior Change Manager to join our Enterprise Change Management team for 12 months. Reporting to the Director, Change Management, the Senior Change Manager will lead and deliver a portfolio of multiple change initiatives across our organization. This role is critical in driving enterprise adoption, building readiness, and ensuring business outcomes are realized. The ideal candidate brings both consulting expertise and industry experience, with a proven track record of managing complex change in financial services.

• Develop and lead change management strategies and plans to support organizational goals and drive enterprise adoption
• Ensure consistency and scalability of change management practices across the enterprise
• Manage complex stakeholder environments across functional areas and geographies
• Coach senior leaders to sponsor and role model change behaviours by giving expertise
• Lead change management activities, including communication, training, and stakeholder engagement
• Develop and maintain change management deliverables including impact assessments, change plans, and status reports
• Monitor and evaluate the effectiveness of change initiatives and make necessary adjustments
• Act as a trusted advisor to project teams and leaders on change management best practices and strategic direction
• Identify and mitigate risks associated with change initiatives
• Develop, evolve and embed change governance models, such as an enterprise change committee
• Mentor change managers and build internal change capability
• Foster a culture of continuous improvement and innovation
• Tailor change approaches to both waterfall and agile project methodologies, ensuring flexibility and alignment to business needs

• Bachelor’s degree in business administration, management, or a related field. An MBA or related masters is preferred
• 10+ years’ experience with proven success in enterprise transformation
• Proven background in consulting (Big 4 experience preferred) and industry experience within financial services
• Strong understanding and demonstrable use of change management principles, methodologies, and tools (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR)
• Experience scaling change functions or a center of excellence
• Demonstrated and successful delivery of change initiatives in both traditional (waterfall) and agile environments
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Pversn ability to manage a program/portfolio of change initiatives or projects
• Demonstrated experience in influencing senior leaders across the organization
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Fluent communication skills in English required (bilingual skills in French an asset)

• Competitive compensation package that rewards and recognizes individual contributions
• Excellent health, dental and insurance benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees
• Generous vacation time, fitness benefit, parental leave top-up options
• Matching contributions to our retirement program
• Commitment to the continuous improvement of our staff through learning & development and an education assistance program
• Regular social events to foster teamwork

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