Consultant - Change Management

Wavestone•Pittsburgh, PA

23h

About The Position

As a Consultant - Change Management at Wavestone within our Business Consulting practice, you will lead and support client initiatives that require strategic change management, ranging from business strategy, operational transformation, M&A integration, organizational effectiveness and/or marketing and innovation. This role emphasizes driving clarity, alignment, and adoption across complex changes while giving you opportunities to expand your leadership capabilities, work across diverse industries, and contribute entrepreneurial thinking to deliver strong outcomes.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in variety of disciplines to include Finance, Accounting, Business, or other relevant fields.
2 or more years’ business consulting experience with an emphasis on change management in areas such as business strategy, operational transformation, M&A integration, organizational effectiveness and/or marketing and innovation.
Prior work experience from a variety of business projects.
Project delivery work experience supporting well-developed workstreams and small projects.
Well-developed financial and business acumen from working in a variety of business functions including supply chain, finance, operations, IT, HR, marketing, and sales.
Experience in both Agile and Waterfall project methodologies.
Expertise in multiple project management tools.
Ability to create simple solutions in complex and unclear situations and synthesize a path forward.
Leadership skills and the ability to influence cross-functional teams.
Demonstrated strategic big picture thinking paired with the ability to pivot and deep dive into the details as required.
Expertise in Microsoft Office products including the ability to develop compelling communication of complex concepts using PowerPoint.
Strong written and oral communications skills, including the ability to communicate concisely and clearly at both line and senior management levels.
Ability to travel based on client requirements.

Nice To Haves

Master’s/MBA degree preferred.
Process improvement/Six Sigma/Lean Sigma experience.

Responsibilities

Engage directly with clients to guide and execute change initiatives, ensuring that each phase—from planning through implementation—is well‑managed and aligned with project goals.
Lead and facilitate workshops, stakeholder meetings, and project discussions to define change impacts, build alignment, and maintain momentum throughout the engagement.
Support proposal development by contributing change management strategies, frameworks, and deliverables tailored to each client’s needs.
Lead structured workstreams and small projects by bringing order to ambiguity, addressing stakeholder resistance, mitigating risks, ensuring timely and cost‑effective delivery, and achieving high‑value change outcomes.
Collaborate with an internal network of skilled consultants to solve client problems and deliver high impact projects.
Work closely with diverse teams to deliver results and foster an environment to recognize and reward individual and team achievements.
Present findings both internally at Wavestone and externally to clients that include data acquisition and insights.
Build rapport and nurture relationships with clients to identify collaborative efforts and propose new business opportunities.
Continually evolve and build a knowledge base (emergent trends, technologies, and approaches).