Overview
Position Title : Organizational Change Manager (OCM)
Location : U.S.
Employment Type : Full Time
Background : Avasant is a Los Angeles, California based top management consulting and research firm providing Strategic Sourcing, IT and Business Transformation, and Global Strategy services to the global Fortune 1000. Since 2006, Avasant has negotiated over 250B in deals and operates in over 50 countries. The firm has been recognized as "World's Best Outsourcing Advisor" by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) for ten consecutive years.
The Associate Director, Organizational Change Management will play a key role in the consulting team as we continue on our high-growth journey while delivering consulting projects to Fortune 1000 clients. With increased complexity of our projects, we are experiencing a need to work closely with customers to work strategically on organizational change management during the implementation journey. You will lead organizational change management programs for multiple customers undergoing complex transformation journeys guided by Avasant. You will work on refining and developing the organizational change management approach, methodology, deliverables and playbooks. You will be engaged with customer leadership to ensure the effective execution of the organizational change management. You will assess conflicts / risks for your projects. You will become a trusted adviser to our customers, building strong relationships with both clients and internal stakeholders, leading a team to deliver the highest level of customer value and satisfaction.
Responsibilities
- Provide leadership and execution on multiple OCM projects and initiatives, as well as manage strategic OCM efforts, as needed
- Advise and influence project timelines based on change management needs
- Work closely with business partners to better understand specific OCM requirements
- Research, recommend, create business cases, and implement tools and technologies to support OCM initiatives
- Identify and manage resistance
- Provide leadership for internal and external OCM resources in executing Change Management strategy
- Create and implement a process for evaluating the change effort of projects and work with the Portfolio team on using this in project forecasting, planning & prioritization
- Serve as an active member of the Organizational Change team providing feedback, gaps, concerns as well as taking part of creating solutions
Qualifications
Bachelor's and / or Master's Degree10+ years of progressive end-to-end organizational change management delivery experience working with external clientsDemonstrated experience as an organizational change management practitionerExperience working on transformation projects, preferably in a fast-paced consulting / professional services set-upOrganizational change management experience in implementation of large, complex ERP systems is highly preferredExperience in leading and mentoring people as part of the project life cycle and creating excellence / key standards within the teamExcellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbalExceptional interpersonal and client skills, with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of senior level executivesDemonstrated leadership, client management, project management and business development skillsAble to work independently in a fast-paced environmentWillingness to travelWhat Avasant Offers
Competitive salaries based on education and experienceInternational exposure and a chance to work with global clients including some of the largest multinationalsTraining and mentoring on latest business and sector practices based on market requirementsOpportunity to work with and learn from an international team of industry specialistsPerformance based Bonuses and IncrementsPromotions and opportunity to move across service linesFull / Partial funding of industry certifications and skill development programsDynamic and multicultural work environmentLeadership opportunitiesPaid time off and holidaysCommunication and connectivity reimbursementsThis role requires candidates to have a current valid work authorization to work in the United States or be Canadian or Mexican nationals eligible for NAFTA TN work authorization as a management consultant. Avasant will not sponsor any other work authorization for any candidates.
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