Posted: 07/01/20242024-07-012024-08-02Employment Type:ContractJob Category:MarketingJob Number: 617378Is job remote?: YesCountry: United States
Job Description
Change Management Consultant
The Consultant, Change Management role is a key position to interface with senior BU Leaders (and direct reports) primarily within Investments but will also include leaders of other BUs, to provide dedicated consulting support for a Fixed Income strategic transformation. In this role, you will be accountable to building deep understanding of business units, their strategies, and functions, as well as establishing and implementing change management plans to support this complex Fixed Income business transformation. You will bring strong skills associated with senior executive-level communications and messaging, scoping and defining work, and building and implementing communications plans to attain business results in high-risk settings.
This is a 40hour/week, 6 month contract role. You will sit 100% remote.
Pay Rate:
Change Management Responsibilities:
Consulting & Change Execution Support
Serve as a primary consultant to senior business partners, primarily within Investments but will also include Bus across the firm with a heavy emphasis on change communications
Partner with colleagues within the Transformation Office and across the firm to develop and implement change management and communications strategies
Build and implement change management strategies to support business objectives to include communications plans and tactics, training plans and materials, etc.
Own and drive communications planning and messaging for change initiatives to include long term communications plans based on audiences, talking points, FAQs, internal web sites, Townhalls, e-mail newsletters, etc.
Build communications to help employees understand what the change is, how it impacts them, what to expect and what they need to do differently
Partner with internal colleagues to develop and implement training programs, resources, and artifacts
Subject Matter Expertise in Change Management
Become the subject matter expert in organizational change management, and leads change management strategies, planning, and implementation in partnership with engaged change sponsors, program managers, leadership teams, and other key stakeholder groups.
Utilize proven organizational change management techniques and methodologies
Understand business strategies, define change sponsor’s vision for change, identify gaps between current and future organizational states, anticipate and address sources of potential resistance, design reinforcement strategies to ensure long-term success of desired organizational changes
Provide counsel and when able assess organizational climate and adoption risks—actively engaged to raise visibility into risk
Demonstrate ability to work collaboratively with other professionals in service of shared internal clients—carry a lens of organizational change management expertise into team conversations and planning related to assigned initiatives
Use expertise to translate issues and strategies into actionable plans to ensure consistency
Project Management
Complex documentation of change management recommendations, processes, and outcomes (Sponsor Plans, Communication Plans, Engagement Plans, Training Plans, Reinforcement Plans)
Management of sponsor and stakeholder relationships, recommendations and individual/group development areas and related coaching
Resolution of impediments and resistance to enable forward movement of the agreed-upon change management plans
Change Management Qualifications
Advanced written and verbal communication skills
Demonstrated ability to develop and implement integrated communications campaigns that lead employees through change
Advanced consulting skills with proven experience in Asset Management
Build/maintain relationships at all levels
Desire to build SME in program topics
Ability to leverage SharePoint and other tools as part of communications campaigns
Ability to adjust approaches based on audience and situation
Ability to adopt new technologies and innovative techniques to engage associates
Ability to create easy-to-understand communications to explain complex programs
Intermediate-to-advanced Microsoft Office skills (Word, PowerPoint, Excel)
Working knowledge of project management tools and practices
Ability to scope and define work and resource needs
Translate strategy into actionable tactics and activities for others
Work effectively with leaders at all levels (people manages, mid-level managers, senior managers)
Plan effectively and organize/pace the work of others
Ability to identify and resolve conflicts (personally, and with others)
Facilitation skills (small meetings, large meetings, planning sessions
Flexible style to accommodate shifting business priorities and organizational change support needs
Manage multiple/competing priorities
Prioritize work to meet internal commitments and maintain momentum on numerous simultaneous projects
Demonstrated success leading and coaching teams through transformational change using a structured approach (i.e. Prosci, Kotter, GE Change Acceleration Process).
Ability to apply and adapt methodologies to unique business environments with experience leading change efforts across various lifecycles: Project, Product, Agile, Six Sigma and Lean
Change Management Preferred Qualifications:
Prior experience working with senior leaders within Fixed Income in an Asset Management firm
Prior experience building communications around offshoring and/ or investment topics.
Certifications including Prosci, Project Management Professional, Lean Six Sigma
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