Manager, Change Enablement

Avanade Company•Dallas, TX

12h•Onsite

About The Position

Avanade Inc. seeks a Manager, Change Enablement to execute complex or strategic tasks and provide tactical project coordination to deliver and review the design and implementation of organizational change initiatives. As part of the Change Enablement team, this role involves assessing business readiness, minimizing risk, managing stakeholder alignment and communications, and building employee capabilities to facilitate organizational change in alignment with strategic objectives. The manager will provide advanced execution and tactical project coordination in specialty areas, apply formal change architectures, models, and frameworks, and measure short and long-term business outcomes related to organizational change. Key responsibilities include driving successful adoption of change, performing quantitative and qualitative analyses for data-driven change models, identifying and aligning stakeholders, distributing information through a comprehensive communications strategy, performing organizational design, developing and executing strategic training plans, assessing organizational readiness and gaps, managing routine workstreams within larger projects, and coordinating and overseeing junior resources.

Requirements

At least a bachelor’s degree, or its foreign equivalent, in Innovation Design Engineering, Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Engineering, or a related field involving innovation, systems design, organizational strategy, or process optimization
Minimum of three (3) years of experience in change project management within a technology-focused environment
2 years of experience developing and executing customized change management plans following industry standard change methodology (ADKAR and/or Prosci)
2 years of experience collaborating closely with stakeholders at all organizational levels to implement technological solutions such as Dynamics 365 (ERP), Microsoft's Power Platform, Azure Cloud Migrations, and/or Microsoft Teams
3 years of experience managing projects from inception to completion using Jira, Asana and MS Project tools, ensuring they are delivered on time, within scope, and within budget
3 years of experience coaching clients in cultivating communication with leadership and crafting strategic executive roadmaps using Visio and/or Lucid chart
2 years of experience leading and collaborating with diverse teams, contributing to the implementation of technological solutions (Dynamics 365, Tenant to Tenant Migrations, On Prem to Cloud Migrations, Power Platform) across various industries
3 years of experience facilitating client workshops to address challenges, leading to the creation of solutions that positively impact daily activities
3 years of experience presenting information to both technical and non-technical stakeholders
Must live within reasonable commuting distance of Irving, TX
Periodic travel to client sites (domestic) is expected up to 80% of the time

Responsibilities

Execute complex or strategic tasks and provide tactical project coordination to deliver and review the design and implementation of organizational change initiatives
Assess business readiness, help minimize risk, manage stakeholder alignment and communications, and build employee capabilities to facilitate organizational change in alignment with strategic objectives
Provide advanced execution and tactical project coordination in one or more specialty areas
Apply formal change architectures, models, and frameworks
Measure short and long-term business outcomes related to organizational change
Drive successful adoption of the change within the organization
Perform quantitative and qualitative analyses to implement data-driven change models
Identify and align relevant stakeholders
Distribute timely and relevant information through a comprehensive communications strategy
Perform organizational design to maximize effectiveness and mitigate risks
Develop and execute strategic training plans to prepare individuals for success during and after the change
Assess organizational readiness and current state vs. future state gaps
Manage routine workstreams within the context of a larger project/program
Coordinate and provide oversight of activities and deliverables of more junior resources
Execute complex and/or strategic tasks requiring advanced subject matter expertise