Actively leading, directing, coordinating and providing visibility into engagement, communications, and training efforts for enterprise transformation initiatives.
Creates and executes change management strategies, developing change that maximizes stakeholder change readiness and adoption of strategies to support delivering identified project benefits.
Executes strategic interventions to support clarity, understanding, alignment, and sustainment of programmatic changes.
Applies structured change management methodology to facilitate change and promote adoption of the change.
Prepares for change by assessing the magnitude and risk of change with the organization’s change readiness.
Identifies pitfalls and potential points of challenge or change aversion.
Conducts thorough methodological investigations to identify key internal and external stakeholders impacted by the change and determines appropriate timing of that change.
Conducts an environment scan to identify potential challenges for stakeholders.
Modifies change management plans to accommodate the needs of the various impacted stakeholder groups.
Creates engagement and communications strategies/plans to ensure all stakeholders are fully aware of impending changes.
Works with appropriate departments to create coaching plans for enterprise leaders and associates and other key stakeholders.
Conducts an impact assessment for stakeholders affected by the change items.
Regularly reviews and assesses potential change fatigue across all stakeholders and provides recommendations to address.
Performs quantitative and qualitative assessment of change success and change adoption.
Solicits feedback from stakeholders to determine the success of change management activities and ensure that behavioral changes align with strategic objectives.
Works collaboratively with Communications/PR, Associate Experience & Listening, Human Resources, Legal, Public Affairs and Compliance and Enterprise Transformation leaders at all levels to ensure integration and alignment of business plans.
Councils project teams, business partners and others in the organization in change management practices to increase effectiveness in driving sustainable change.
Mentor emerging change management talent across enterprise and team.
Requirements
Requires a BA/BS in Organizational Development or business-related field
minimum of 7 years relevant professional-level change management, organization development or business transformation experience
minimum of 3 years project leadership experience
Significant experience in change management with experience working in project delivery
Strong communication, executive presence and presentation skills
Aptitude for understanding and leveraging technology
Demonstrated experience successfully leading enterprise transformation initiatives and/or change management within transformation offices
Practitioners who apply data-based methods to strategy and execution
Strong digital fluency including application of emerging technology to change practices
Experience leading cross-functional peer teams and/or managing client relationships
Master’s degree in Marketing, Communications, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Business Administration or a related discipline preferred