Sr. Change Management Consultant

Stanford Health Care•Palo Alto, CA

1d•$71 - $93

About The Position

The Sr. Change Consultant will contribute deep knowledge in Change Management methodology/framework and consulting. This role is responsible for apply change management expertise through consulting and hands-on involvement with key stakeholders, executive sponsors, and project teams to ensure the people-side of change is tended to, enabling successful implementation of projects. In this role the Sr. Change Consultant will conduct stakeholder analysis; change impact assessments; develop and implement change plans inclusive of sponsor engagement, communication plans and training. This role will work as part of project/change teams and will leverage industry and leading practices in change management, project team effectiveness and stakeholder/sponsor involvement. As part of the Talent Development Team, this position will provide expertise and impactful change management/leadership across the organization to internal clients, Human Resources, senior leaders and project teams.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university.
Ten (10) years of progressive responsibility with directly related work experience leading change
Experience developing and implementing complex change management plans at the organizational and department level
Strong facilitation skills with proven expertise facilitating meetings, learning/training, and group dynamics in a variety of formats (in-person, virtual, hybrid/blended).
Demonstrated understanding of market trends and leading practice within change management, change leadership and/or organizational effectiveness.
Ability to design and use analytics to monitor change efforts and identify proactive areas of improvements.
Ability to build and maintain strong partnerships across HR and with operations and senior leaders
Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence across the organization, responding quickly to change and adapting/operating in ambiguous environment.
Ability to manage a matrixed team; partnering with team members to enable successful projects through strong change management.
Ability to work independently and collaboratively; self-motivated and disciplined to prioritize to meet deadlines in the context of competing projects/programs and client demands.
Ability to coach leaders on complex issues related to change management, leadership competencies, team dynamics, etc.
Ability to work efficiently and effectively while maintaining attention to detail.
Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, presentation and facilitation.
Demonstrated customer-orientation, including ability to diffuse challenging situations and maintain a professional and courteous demeanor and tone.
Keeps current on classic and contemporary change management methodologies to ensure effectiveness in leading change efforts.
Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree and/or specialized certifications in change management, organizational design, leadership development, and/or organizational effectiveness preferred.
Hold a Change Management Certification (e.g. Prosci) highly preferred

Responsibilities

Designs, develops and implements change management strategies and plans for large and mid-sized organizational projects, focused on both the psychology of change and the process of change.
Leads change management efforts, in partnership with project teams, to include change strategy, sponsor involvement, stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, change readiness measurement, identifying change management risks and resolutions.
Provides change consultation, change leadership and change education/training to Human Resources, leaders and the business
Meeting facilitation – building shared understanding and leading groups to align on common objectives.
Coaches and trains leaders on their role in change management to ensure awareness, adoption and sustainment.
Continually evaluates effectiveness of change management solutions through customer feedback, metrics, data and analytics to drive continual improvement.
Proactively shares knowledge and expertise to help others to develop and grow
Remains current on specialized knowledge and skillsets in change management and talent development.
Applies and incorporates new learnings, strategies and tactics across projects.
Leads and/or participates in special HR cross-functional projects; provides team leadership and expertise on topics related to change management/leadership, talent development, and/or engagement.