Change Management Program Leader

Kforce has a client that is seeking a Change Management Program Leader in Farmington, CT. Summary: A Senior Change Management Consultant (Senior CMC) partners with the Company Change Management Team Center of Experts (CoE), project teams and business stakeholders to build and execute change strategies and tactics for large, global, organizational changes. The Senior CMC will be embedded within the project team and effectively apply Change Management methodology and tools to executing change work. The Senior CMC will be expected to:

• Partner with the Change Management CoE and key business stakeholders in a highly functionalized, global organization
• Create integrated change strategy and plans with project interdependencies and deliver outcomes supporting end-user adoption
• Provide executive-level coaching and support that will help enable effective sponsorship
• Communicate progress and people-related risks to various audiences (i.e., steering committees, executive leaders, key stakeholders, etc.)
• Master usage of common change management tools (i.e. impact assessment, stakeholder analysis, communication plan, training plans, etc.)
• Build and manage a change network - with support from internal company colleagues
• Adapt as programs evolve, monitor change effectiveness, and create mitigation plans as appropriate
• Develop engaging change communication solutions that can enhance the efforts from the Company's internal teams when articulating the business need to engage and support leadership alignment activities that can be utilized to help foster awareness-building across various stakeholder areas
• Role Specific: There may be several initiatives rolling under the 1 GBS program, this role would also include gathering updates from the key initiatives and sharing them with a broader team during governance calls
• Bachelor's degree in a related field required; Master's preferred in related field
• Certification Preferred in Change Management (Prosci, Association of Change Management Professionals, Kotter, etc.)
• 6+ years in building the strategy, driving and/or executing large-scale organizational change efforts
• Excellent communication skills (written, verbal, facilitation and presentation)
• Savvy with technology (Microsoft suite)
• Effectively masters Change Management principles and methodologies
• Demonstrates proficiency in influencing others at all levels toward a common goal
• Collaborates with others to get work done through others, excellent interpersonal skills
• Able to effectively communicate and influence at all levels of the organization