W2 contract || Organizational Change Manager

Job Title: Organizational Change Manager

Job Location: Fremont, CA (Hybrid 2-3 days onsite/ week)

Job Duration: 12+ months

Minimum years of experience required: 5+ years

Type of Hire: w2 contract

JOB DETAILS:

Customer looking for an experienced organizational change manager with a strong instructional design background to be part of a dynamic team supporting Global Information Systems (GIS). This position's primary responsibility is leading the people side of change and building the learning content that makes new technology stick. The GIS Organizational Change Manager will be responsible for working across multiple groups, towers, and geographies to drive awareness, adoption, and proficiency of new systems, processes, and capabilities. This individual will need excellent communication, creativity, and consultation skills to be successful.

The GIS Organizational Change Manager will develop and execute change strategies and plans for a portfolio of projects while also serving as the team's hands-on instructional designer, converting complex technical material into clear, role-based learning experiences. The GIS Organizational Change Manager will work closely with project teams, business leaders, executive sponsors, subject matter experts, and corporate communications to ensure change and training activities are integrated into project plans and delivered on schedule.

This is a contract engagement supporting Lam's Global Information Systems (GIS) group, with an expected balance of 50-75% time spent on change management strategy and execution and the remainder on instructional design and training development.

Other Job Responsibilities

Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities in IT projects that impact employees

Act as advocate and coach for sponsors and executives to assist in managing change

Develop and implement communication plans, coaching plans, sponsor roadmaps, resistance management plans and training plans to affect positive adoption of IT systems, processes and capabilities

Support the design, development, delivery and management of communications by partnering with IT project teams and corporate communications

Assess change impact and adoption of IT systems in partnership with each project's Accountable Executive

Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and support reinforcement of changes after go-live

Act as instructional design expert to design and develop instructional content, job aids, and quick reference guides that support adoption of GIS systems, processes, and capabilities.

Partner with project teams, subject matter experts, and business stakeholders to assess learning needs, define instructional objectives, and translate technical content into clear, practical learning experiences for end users.

Maintain currency of information and training documentation and modules including content managed on Lam's intranet site hosted in Microsoft SharePoint.

Identifying potential employee-side risks, anticipating the resistance, and developing specific plans to address or mitigate the concerns.

Create and manage measurement systems to track utilization, adoption, and proficiency of employee changes.

Support the implementation of plans by business leaders and employee-facing managers.

Work with project teams to integrate change actions into the overall project plan.

Minimum Qualification

A minimum of 5 years of change management experience

Bachelor's Degree in Change Management, Human Resources, Business, Instructional Design or a related field

Experience with large organizational change efforts

Experience designing and developing instructional materials

Experience with managing global / cross-cultural change

Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

Familiarity with project management methodologies and phases of project lifecycles

Expert in the use of Microsoft Office products including SharePoint and Copilot

Experience using Articulate Storyline 360, Rise, and Camtasia or equivalent software

Familiarity with web-based learning platforms and modern educational techniques

Extremely detail oriented and organized

Excellent active listening skills

Change management certification or designation desired

Familiarity of Learning Management Systems is a plus (Cornerstone OnDemand)

Additional certification in instructional design is a plus

Strong instructional design portfolio a plus