Lead Organizational Change Analyst

This is a fully remote position, open to applicants in New York.

📋 Description

• Facilitate the successful realization of projects and initiatives by equipping stakeholders to adapt to organizational change.

• Create, implement, and manage change management strategies and plans.

• Lead workshops focused on business processes to analyze current and future-state operations.

• Evaluate impacts on the organization and specific roles, providing targeted communication support.

• Collaborate with training specialists to design end-user training programs.

• Establish measurement methods for adoption, usage, and proficiency metrics.

• Provide regular updates to project leadership and highlight risks along with mitigation strategies.

• Formulate change management plans addressing people, processes, workflows, and systems.

• Employ structured change management methodologies, including stakeholder analysis, coaching, communication, training, and resistance management.

• Conduct readiness assessments, interpret findings, and deliver results to sponsors and stakeholders.

• Integrate change management initiatives into overall project plans in collaboration with the Project Manager.

• Offer guidance and mentorship to stakeholders, leaders, managers, and project teams.

• Identify risks associated with people, points of resistance, and create mitigation strategies.

• Build and lead sponsorship coalitions while partnering with executive sponsors.

• Provide consultations and training on organizational change.

• Suggest communication and training strategies and initiatives.

• Advocate for enhancements in change management and project processes.

• Develop and evaluate communications, training, change management, and project lifecycle procedures.

• Stay updated on industry standards, best practices, regulations, and relevant technologies.

• Perform additional duties as assigned.

⛳️ Requirements

• A Bachelor's degree in Communications, Organizational Development, Behavioral Psychology, Business, or a related field, along with 5 years of pertinent experience in establishing and executing organizational change management and support is required.

• An equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered.

• Experience collaborating with consulting resources is preferred.

• Background in higher education, a large medical center, or a significant, complex, distributed enterprise is preferred.

• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including active listening and the ability to convey clear messages to diverse audiences.

• Proficient group facilitation skills with the capability to transform session notes into high-quality outputs.

• Ability to inspire others towards a shared vision or goal.

• Strong interpersonal skills, fostering positive relationships with a variety of stakeholders, colleagues, and staff.

• Capacity to work effectively both collaboratively and independently.

• Strong business insight and comprehension of organizational challenges and issues.

• Excellent organizational problem-solving and root-cause analysis skills.

• Prosci Organizational Change Management certification is preferred.

🏝️ Benefits

• An inclusive and welcoming workplace culture.

• Regular day shift hours.

• 40 hours scheduled per week.

• Opportunities to participate in webinars, review case studies and white papers, and further enhance skills.

• Non-discrimination and equal employment opportunity protections.