OCM Lead

Genesis Consulting Partners, • Portland, OR

17h • Hybrid

About The Position

Genesis Consulting is seeking an experienced, forward-thinking Organizational Change Management Lead with a passion for growth and business transformation. The OCM Lead will be responsible for development and execution of change management strategies to drive adoption, readiness, and sustained use of enterprise technology and business transformation initiatives. This role leads stakeholder engagement, governance, communications, training, and adoption metrics while managing change risks and supporting cutover and post-implementation stabilization.

Requirements

• Minimum of 7+ years of progressive experience leading Organizational Change Management activities for large-scale technology, business transformation, or ERP implementations. Preferably with PeopleSoft, Oracle, and Workday.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing enterprise change management strategies, governance models, and phased roadmaps aligned to program lifecycles.
• Proven ability to conduct stakeholder analysis, job-role impact assessments, As-Is analyses, and readiness assessments to inform change planning and risk mitigation.
• Hands-on experience defining and tracking change success metrics, adoption and usage KPIs, readiness dashboards, and executive-level reporting.
• Experience designing and delivering workforce enablement initiatives, including training needs assessments, curriculum development, “day-in-the-life” scenarios, and knowledge transfer.
• Strong background supporting adoption, cutover, and post-implementation stabilization, including managing change-related risks and dependencies across decentralized organizations (e.g., schools, field offices, or distributed locations).
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Information Systems or related field. Master’s Degree preferred.
• Must be local to Portland with ability to be onsite as needed.

Nice To Haves

• Prosci / ADKAR certifications preferred.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute the overall change management strategy, governance model, and phased roadmap aligned to program milestones, including defined decision-making, escalation paths, and approval structures.
• Conduct As-Is analyses, stakeholder segmentation, and job-role impact assessments to baseline success metrics, identify dependencies, and inform targeted change and risk mitigation strategies.
• Establish change success metrics, adoption and usage KPIs, readiness dashboards, and reporting frameworks to monitor progress and measure organizational readiness throughout the program.
• Design and delivered communication, engagement, and workforce enablement initiatives, including “day-in-the-life” scenarios and tiered support models for business process owners at schools and decentralized locations.
• Develop and manage an integrated risk and dependency model to proactively monitor, communicate, and address change-related risks across the program lifecycle.
• Lead training and knowledge transfer efforts to ensure sustained adoption, including readiness and cutover support to enable smooth transitions during go-live and post-implementation stabilization.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level