Change Management Specialist

Change Management Specialist
Location: Wood Dale, IL
Type: Fulltime, Perm
Contact: Ashley at ajones@forbestc.com
Note: This role is hybrid onsite 1-2 days a week. This person will also be traveling around 25%.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and implement change initiatives related to business processes and technologies
• Drive adoption and proficiency of changes within the organization in compliance with company's Change Management methodologies
• Develop project strategies and plans, including stakeholder assessment, communications, leadership alignment, organization transition, change readiness, capability transfer, and end-user training
• Oversee team execution in accordance with project plans, tools, and methods, and support resource planning and acquisition
• Develop short and long-term goals, KPIs, and objectives, and develop and execute against annual operational plan
• Lead/facilitate meetings with client to ensure an understanding of the current company culture, and jointly develop a change adoption plan.
• Provide direct support and coaching to front-line managers and supervisors as they help their direct reports through transitions
• Facilitate change management activities with cross-functional team members and stakeholders to understand and ensure adoption of the Enterprise Business Transformation
• Develop relationships and hands on understanding of existing state and operations will be critical to acceptance and overall success
• Partner with LEAN representatives within Ops to provide a critical set of business partners
• Build trust working side-by side with operations staff to gather feedback, refine, and ensure the success of this application

Required:

• BA or BS Degree in Organizational Development, Organizational Behavior, or Industrial/Organizational Psychology
• 5+ years of experience in organizational change management program design and implementation
• Ability to travel around 25%
• Must be a leader who can influence stakeholders in written and oral communications

Contact:
Ashley Falkenberg
Senior Recruiting Consultant
Forbes Technical Consulting LLC
Chicago, IL 60654
ajones@forbestc.com