Organizational Change Manager

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Adecco is assisting a local client recruiting for a Change Manager - Level 2 in Warren, New Jersey!

• Pay: $90.00 per hour
• Schedule/Hours: Monday - Friday 8am - 5pm
• Location: Warren, New Jersey
• Temporary Contract ~ 10 months
• Weekly paycheck
  
  

Job Summary

We are recruiting a Senior Change Manager to support an operating model

transformation requiring significant changes in mindset, ways of working,

skills, processes and systems.

The role objective is to enable one of key US strategic programs to

realize its intended value by ensuring that change management is actively

implemented effectively to increase and maximize changes in ways of working

at pace. This position will lead the definition, design and implementation of the Change Strategy and Approach through all phases of the change adoption journey working closely with Senior Leadership, HR Business Partners, Corporate & Government Affairs, Line Managers and colleagues.

This role will focus on the people side of change, which is identifying, preparing, and equipping our colleagues to adopt and adapt to changes in mindset, behaviors, roles, operating models, especially ways of working, business processes, systems, and technology, and more.

The role will have a matrix management structure with reporting lines into the

Business Services, Global Director, Change, and into the HR Business Lead for US/NA

This role involves significant stakeholder engagement to understand priorities and conduct readiness and adoption assessments. It will also facilitate the successful implementation and adoption of new operating models including mindset, behaviors, ways of working, and processes. Success in this role will require close collaboration to define, understand and implement changes by actively taking actions. The change management plan cannot only be about project management, communications and training.

Responsibilities

As a Senior Program Change Manager, your main responsibilities will include:

• Change strategy: Develop and execute the change strategy, approach and plan for the program leveraging different tools such as ADKAR and the Galbraith model.
  
  

Stakeholder engagement: Identify and map key stakeholders, and agree engagement approach with leaders and HR. Build and maintain critical leadership and HR relationships.

• Change impact: Lead the change impact assessment & business change journey for different stakeholder groups (functions, grades) from 'as is' to 'to be' end to end business change and create a plan to take actions to enable the change.
• Communications: Work with Corporate & Government Affairs, Leaders and HR to define and implement effective communications, articulating benefits, rationale and impact of change initiatives. Provide the input to the US communications team.
• Change Leadership: Coach and support business leaders to achieve expected
  
  

outcomes and realize benefits by navigating and smoothing the process of change.

Collaborate with key roles to identify potential sources of resistance and develop mitigation strategies.

• Transformation champion: Clearly articulate how change can be implemented
  
  

effectively and take ownership in delivering the change.

• Risk and issue management: Identify, document and support mitigation of key
  
  

change management risks within the program. Work effectively across workstreams to escalate common themes and resolve issues.

• Adoption and evaluation: Create and support delivery of actions that drive adoption of the change. Define success metrics and assess change effectiveness and readiness. Review and report on change outcomes and benefits.
• Upskilling and training: Partner with workstream leaders, USLT, and Subject Matter Experts to identify training needs analysis, and ensure appropriate training, skill and capability building plans are in place to meet different stakeholder needs. Partner with HR Learning & Development and commercial capability development to ensure effective delivery and that learning is embedded.
  
  

Qualifications

The Successful candidate will need to demonstrate:

• Proven track record of leading change program within complex, matrixed
  
  

organizational environments, demonstrating the ability to operate effectively across diverse, global teams.

• Proficiency with portfolio-level OCM (prioritization, sequencing, and saturation
  
  

management); experience with benefits tracking & analytics (e.g., KPIs/OKRs,

dashboards)

• Strong understanding of operating model components, including structure,
  
  

governance, processes, and ways of working, with the ability to translate these into actionable and measurable change and adoption plans

• Business acumen- Strong understanding of business operations and the ability to align change initiatives with business objectives. Consumer Packaged Goods
  
  

experience is ideal.

• Leadership & Influencing- Strong leadership skills with the capacity to influence and foster stakeholder commitment; demonstrated ability to coach sponsors, enable change champions, and drive accountability.
• Strong communication and relationship-building skills. Significant experience and skill in simplifying complex messages and presenting to senior management through written and verbal channels.
• Change management expertise - advanced knowledge of change management
  
  

principles and practices, including Galbraith, Adkar, Lewins.

• Ability to influence others to drive progress toward a common vision or goal whilst respecting competing priorities and perspectives.
• Experience in considering risks, evaluating alternatives, and encouraging input from others to effectively make decisions and plan mitigation tactics.
• Solid understanding of how people experience change and the drivers of resistance, with experience embedding mindset and culture shifts to sustain behavioral change.
• Strong problem solving, root cause identification, and planning skills with the ability to think big picture as well as hold the detail.
• Strong data fluency with the ability to leverage analytics and insights to drive
  
  

adoption, and proficiency with change management, collaboration, and digital

adoption tools (e.., Excel, Jira, WalkMe, or equivalent).

• Adaptable mindset with a strong ability to work through ambiguity and prioritize and adapt delivery approach in a changing environment.
• Team player able to work collaboratively with and through others.
  
  

Preferred Experience

• Experience working in CPG on complex organizational and operating model changes that involve multiple change elements across people, ways of working, goals, processes, and technology preferred.
• PROSCI and/or APMG Change Practitioner certification required.
  
  

This Change Manager - Level 2 is being recruited for by one of our Centralized Delivery Team and not your local Branch. For instant consideration, apply today!

Pay Details: $90.00 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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Requirements

The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance
  
  

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.

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