Director-HR Transformation, Change & Adoption

Maximus

6d•$146,000 - $190,000•Remote

About The Position

At Maximus, the Director of HR Transformation, Change & Adoption leads enterprise-wide efforts to help employees, leaders, and teams navigate organizational change, workforce transformation, and AI-enabled ways of working. The role focuses on building workforce capability, driving adoption, fostering trust in emerging technologies, and creating employee experiences that accelerate business outcomes. Working across the enterprise, the director partners with senior executives and business leaders to translate strategic vision into practical, scalable actions that prepare the workforce for the future and deliver measurable impact. The position combines organizational development, learning, workforce transformation, and change leadership. It leads a globally distributed U.S. and India team and orchestrates complex transformations, including talent migration, AI adoption, and organizational optimization. The director builds an adaptive organization, equips leaders to sponsor and reinforce change, and uses data to improve adoption, proficiency, and sustained behavior change. The role also applies AI to change-management practices and designs learner-centered employee experiences, while embedding capability building, upskilling, and leadership readiness into transformation efforts. The position is remote in the United States and is full-time. The listed annual salary range is $146,000 to $190,000. Maximus notes that benefits include health insurance, life and disability insurance, a retirement savings plan, paid holidays, and paid time off; other rewards may include short- and long-term incentives and program-specific awards.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in a relevant field such as Organizational Development, HR, Communications, Business, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, or a related discipline.
At least 10 years of progressive change-management experience, including leading large, complex, multi-country transformations.
Demonstrated people-leadership experience, including managing globally distributed teams.
Hands-on experience implementing AI-enabled solutions and using AI tools to accelerate change work, including content, analytics, and personalization.
Background as a Learning & Organizational Development practitioner, including designing learning journeys, capability models, or leadership development programs.
Recognized change-management certification such as Prosci, CCMP, or equivalent.
Outstanding executive communication, facilitation, and storytelling skills.

Nice To Haves

Master's degree in Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, HR, or an MBA.
Experience in government services, regulated industries, or large-scale HR transformations such as centralization, vendor transitions, or AI/automation rollouts.
Familiarity with Agile delivery and human-centered design.
United States-based with experience supporting distributed teams.
Experience leading globally distributed teams across the U.S. and India.

Responsibilities

Translate organizational strategy into workforce behavior, capability, and mindset shifts that enable transformation at scale.
Connect change efforts across initiatives so employees experience a cohesive, aligned transformation.
Lead a globally distributed team across the U.S. and India, fostering ownership, creativity, and continuous improvement.
Promote an adaptive, future-ready organization where change is continuous.
Partner with executive leaders to define future ways of working across people, processes, and technology.
Orchestrate complex transformations, including talent migration, AI adoption, and organizational optimization, with a focus on measurable business outcomes.
Anticipate resistance by understanding organizational dynamics and proactively shaping sentiment and engagement.
Lead the human side of AI adoption, building employee trust, capability, and confidence in new technologies and ways of working.
Use AI in change management to enhance insights, accelerate content creation, and personalize the change experience.
Use data and insights to refine strategies, focusing on adoption, proficiency, and sustained behavior change.
Design and deliver compelling, immersive, learner-centered employee experiences that influence behavior.
Create a culture of experimentation by testing engagement approaches, iterating based on data, and scaling effective approaches.
Embed capability building, upskilling, and leadership readiness into transformation efforts.
Translate high-level strategic vision into clear, actionable pathways for leaders and teams.
Build and activate leader-led change by equipping executives and managers to sponsor, role-model, and reinforce change.