Sr. Change Management Consultant

Stanford Health Care • Palo Alto, CA

12h • $71 - $93 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Sr. Change Consultant will contribute deep knowledge in Change Management methodology/framework and consulting. This role is responsible for apply change management expertise through consulting and hands-on involvement with key stakeholders, executive sponsors, and project teams to ensure the people-side of change is tended to, enabling successful implementation of projects. In this role the Sr. Change Consultant will conduct stakeholder analysis; change impact assessments; develop and implement change plans inclusive of sponsor engagement, communication plans and training. This role will work as part of project/change teams and will leverage industry and leading practices in change management, project team effectiveness and stakeholder/sponsor involvement. As part of the Talent Development Team, this position will provide expertise and impactful change management/leadership across the organization to internal clients, Human Resources, senior leaders and project teams.

Requirements

• Experience developing and implementing complex change management plans at the organizational and department level
• Strong facilitation skills with proven expertise facilitating meetings, learning/training, and group dynamics in a variety of formats (in-person, virtual, hybrid/blended).
• Demonstrated understanding of market trends and leading practice within change management, change leadership and/or organizational effectiveness.
• Ability to design and use analytics to monitor change efforts and identify proactive areas of improvements.
• Ability to build and maintain strong partnerships across HR and with operations and senior leaders
• Demonstrated ability to build relationships and influence across the organization, responding quickly to change and adapting/operating in ambiguous environment.
• Ability to manage a matrixed team; partnering with team members to enable successful projects through strong change management.
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively; self-motivated and disciplined to prioritize to meet deadlines in the context of competing projects/programs and client demands.
• Ability to coach leaders on complex issues related to change management, leadership competencies, team dynamics, etc.
• Ability to work efficiently and effectively while maintaining attention to detail.
• Excellent communication skills, including written, verbal, presentation and facilitation.
• Demonstrated customer-orientation, including ability to diffuse challenging situations and maintain a professional and courteous demeanor and tone.
• Keeps current on classic and contemporary change management methodologies to ensure effectiveness in leading change efforts.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality of sensitive information.
• Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university.
• Ten (10) years of progressive responsibility with directly related work experience leading change

Nice To Haves

• Master’s degree and/or specialized certifications in change management, organizational design, leadership development, and/or organizational effectiveness preferred.
• Hold a Change Management Certification (e.g. Prosci) highly preferred

Responsibilities

• Designs, develops and implements change management strategies and plans for large and mid-sized organizational projects, focused on both the psychology of change and the process of change.
• Leads change management efforts, in partnership with project teams, to include change strategy, sponsor involvement, stakeholder analysis, change impact assessment, change readiness measurement, identifying change management risks and resolutions.
• Provides change consultation, change leadership and change education/training to Human Resources, leaders and the business
• Meeting facilitation – building shared understanding and leading groups to align on common objectives.
• Coaches and trains leaders on their role in change management to ensure awareness, adoption and sustainment.
• Continually evaluates effectiveness of change management solutions through customer feedback, metrics, data and analytics to drive continual improvement.
• Proactively shares knowledge and expertise to help others to develop and grow
• Remains current on specialized knowledge and skillsets in change management and talent development. Applies and incorporates new learnings, strategies and tactics across projects.
• Leads and/or participates in special HR cross-functional projects; provides team leadership and expertise on topics related to change management/leadership, talent development, and/or engagement.

What This Job Offers

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