Organizational Change Management Lead

Carhartt•Dearborn, MI

4d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Organizational Change Management Lead supports the people side of strategic business initiatives, organizational transformations, and capability-building efforts across Carhartt. The role partners with business leaders, project teams, Human Resources, and other stakeholders to develop and execute change strategies that drive adoption, minimize disruption, and accelerate business outcomes. As a trusted advisor and change management expert, the Lead provides guidance and hands-on execution across all phases of change initiatives. This includes assessing organizational impacts, developing stakeholder engagement strategies, creating communications and training plans, monitoring adoption and readiness, and helping leaders navigate change within their teams. The position supports enterprise-wide initiatives while helping build long-term organizational change capabilities across the business. Carhartt's work is guided by its legacy of hard work, dependability, honesty, and trust, and its mission to serve and protect hardworking people by building durable products.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business Administration, Communications, Psychology, Organizational Effectiveness, or a related field.
At least 8 years of progressive experience in Human Resources.
Experience supporting organizational change management, organizational effectiveness, transformation, or related disciplines.
Experience building or maturing organizational change management capabilities and supporting enterprise-wide transformation initiatives.
Knowledge of organizational design, workforce planning, talent development, and organizational effectiveness practices.
Demonstrated success influencing leaders and stakeholders in a highly matrixed environment without direct authority.

Nice To Haves

Prosci Certified Change Practitioner, CCMP, or equivalent change management certification.

Responsibilities

Lead the development and execution of change management strategies for enterprise, functional, and team-level initiatives.
Partner with project teams and business leaders to integrate change management activities into program and implementation plans.
Conduct stakeholder analyses, change impact assessments, organizational readiness assessments, and risk evaluations.
Develop and execute change management plans, including communications, engagement, training, adoption, and reinforcement activities.
Build trusted relationships with leaders and stakeholders to influence decisions and drive alignment throughout change initiatives.
Coach leaders, managers, and project sponsors on their role in driving successful change adoption.
Create executive-ready communications, presentations, and reports that articulate change impacts, risks, and recommendations.
Identify resistance, adoption barriers, and change risks, and develop mitigation plans and escalation recommendations as needed.
Track change adoption metrics, readiness indicators, and business outcomes to measure effectiveness and identify improvement opportunities.
Partner with Learning & Development, Communications, Human Resources, and project teams to deliver coordinated employee experiences.
Support the design and implementation of organizational change frameworks, templates, tools, and best practices.
Build organizational change management capability through coaching, consultation, and knowledge-sharing.
Identify opportunities to strengthen organizational effectiveness, employee engagement, and adoption outcomes through continuous improvement.
Manage multiple change initiatives while balancing competing priorities and stakeholder needs.
Serve as a subject matter expert in change management methodologies, organizational effectiveness practices, and adoption strategies.