What are the responsibilities and job description for the Training & Change Director position at Digital Realty?
Job Description
Position Title: Training & Change Director
Location: Dallas, TX or Austin, TX
Your role
As a key member of the Finance Transformation team, the Training & Change Director will drive adoption of finance transformation initiatives by leading enterprise-wide training, change management, and communication strategies. This role translates complex finance initiatives into clear, practical programs and messaging, ensuring seamless implementation, strong stakeholder alignment, and a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability across the Finance organization.
What You’ll Do
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter .
A Bit About Our Team
Finance
Our Finance team works in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting business sectors. We use our financial expertise and commercial awareness to support and develop an international, publicly-listed organization. From managing budgets to financial planning, we deliver a full range of finance and accounting services to help our business stay on track and meet our goals. We also have other specialist areas of expertise including Portfolio Management and Lease Administration.
What We Can Offer You
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Health and Safety
Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.
Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.
Position Title: Training & Change Director
Location: Dallas, TX or Austin, TX
Your role
As a key member of the Finance Transformation team, the Training & Change Director will drive adoption of finance transformation initiatives by leading enterprise-wide training, change management, and communication strategies. This role translates complex finance initiatives into clear, practical programs and messaging, ensuring seamless implementation, strong stakeholder alignment, and a culture of continuous improvement and adaptability across the Finance organization.
What You’ll Do
- Lead development and execution of comprehensive training programs for Finance, including e-learning, instructor-led sessions, and supporting materials
- Identify training needs through collaboration with Finance leaders, HR, and regional teams, using surveys, interviews, and assessments
- Design and implement change management strategies to support finance transformation initiatives and ensure successful adoption
- Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and drive stakeholder engagement and buy-in
- Partner with cross-functional teams to integrate training and change activities into project plans and ensure consistent execution
- Track and measure effectiveness of training and change initiatives, recommending improvements as needed
- Coach managers and leaders to guide teams through change and maximize adoption
- Develop and manage communication strategies, including stakeholder updates, global/regional messaging, and SharePoint content
- Create, maintain, and enhance SOPs and program content to drive consistency, clarity, and operational efficiency
- Ensure all content, communications, and programs align with enterprise messaging, branding, and best practices
- Bachelor’s degree in Business, Communications, Marketing, Learning & Development, or related field (Master’s preferred)
- 8 years of experience leading training, change, and transformation initiatives in global organizations
- Strong expertise in change management frameworks (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR) and instructional design principles
- Proven ability to design and deliver training programs using diverse methodologies (e.g., digital, instructor-led, experiential learning)
- Excellent project management skills with ability to manage multiple initiatives in a fast-paced environment
- Strong communication skills with the ability to translate complex concepts into clear, actionable messaging
- Experience collaborating with cross-functional stakeholders across Finance, HR, and business teams
- Proficiency with communication, training, and change management tools and analytics platforms
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and organizational skills with attention to detail
- Certifications in Change Management and/or Instructional Design strongly preferred
Digital Realty brings companies and data together by delivering the full spectrum of data center, colocation and interconnection solutions. PlatformDIGITAL®, the company’s global data center platform, provides customers with a secure data meeting place and a proven Pervasive Datacenter Architecture (PDx®) solution methodology for powering innovation and efficiently managing Data Gravity challenges. Digital Realty gives its customers access to the connected data communities that matter to them with a global data center footprint of 300 facilities in 50 metros across 25 countries on six continents.
To learn more about Digital Realty, please visit digitalrealty.com or follow us on LinkedIn and Twitter .
A Bit About Our Team
Finance
Our Finance team works in one of the world’s fastest growing and most exciting business sectors. We use our financial expertise and commercial awareness to support and develop an international, publicly-listed organization. From managing budgets to financial planning, we deliver a full range of finance and accounting services to help our business stay on track and meet our goals. We also have other specialist areas of expertise including Portfolio Management and Lease Administration.
What We Can Offer You
Our rapidly evolving business sector offers the opportunity to be part of a courageous and passionate team who work together to understand and meet the changing needs of our global customers.
Join us and you’ll be part of a supportive and inclusive environment where you can bring your whole self to work. As part of our team, you’ll get to work with people from different business areas, challenge the way we do things and put your ideas into action. We’ll also give you plenty of development opportunities so you can build a rewarding and successful career with us.
Health and Safety
Safety isn't just a priority here at Digital; it's critical to everything we do. Safeguarding lives, protecting assets, and securing data aren't just ideals - they're essential pillars of our commitment to excellence for our people, our partners and our customers. We have a culture of care where every member of Team Digital embraces a relentless pursuit of working safely across Digital Realty. Together we are Safely Powering Progress.
Our Compensation Philosophy
Digital Realty offers its employees a highly competitive compensation package, excellent benefits, and an environment that recognizes and rewards your contributions. Central to our compensation philosophy is rewarding our employees for achieving the values and objectives aligned to the company's overall goals and values.
Benefits: For this role, Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life and AD&D insurance, 401k match, disability benefits, wellness and education benefits, employee stock purchase plan, paid time off, holidays, and more.
Apply today, take charge of your career and grow your talents with us.