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Sr. Change Management Consultant

Stanford Health Care
Palo Alto, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 4/14/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 4/28/2026
1.0 FTE Full time Day - 08 Hour R2653350 Hybrid 108650001 HR Business & Administration PALO ALTO, 1840 Embarcadero, California

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Day - 08 Hour (United States of America)

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A Brief Overview

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.

Locations

Stanford Health Care

What You Will Do

  • Core Activities:
  • 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.
  • Other Specialized Activities may include:
  • 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.

Education Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in a work-related discipline/field from an accredited college or university. Master’s degree and/or specialized certifications in change management, organizational design, leadership development, and/or organizational effectiveness preferred.

Experience Qualifications

  • Ten (10) years of progressive responsibility with directly related work experience leading change

Required Knowledge, Skills And Abilities

  • 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.

Licenses and Certifications

  • Hold a Change Management Certification (e.g. Prosci) highly preferred

These Principles Apply To ALL Employees

SHC Commitment to Providing an Exceptional Patient & Family Experience

Stanford Health Care sets a high standard for delivering value and an exceptional experience for our patients and families. Candidates for employment and existing employees must adopt and execute C-I-CARE standards for all of patients, families and towards each other. C-I-CARE is the foundation of Stanford’s patient-experience and represents a framework for patient-centered interactions. Simply put, we do what it takes to enable and empower patients and families to focus on health, healing and recovery.

You will do this by executing against our three experience pillars, from the patient and family’s perspective:

  • Know Me: Anticipate my needs and status to deliver effective care
  • Show Me the Way: Guide and prompt my actions to arrive at better outcomes and better health
  • Coordinate for Me: Own the complexity of my care through coordination

Equal Opportunity Employer Stanford Health Care (SHC) strongly values diversity and is committed to equal opportunity and non-discrimination in all of its policies and practices, including the area of employment. Accordingly, SHC does not discriminate against any person on the basis of race, color, sex, sexual orientation or gender identity and/or expression, religion, age, national or ethnic origin, political beliefs, marital status, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, or disability, or the perception of any of the above. People of all genders, members of all racial and ethnic groups, people with disabilities, and veterans are encouraged to apply. Qualified applicants with criminal convictions will be considered after an individualized assessment of the conviction and the job requirements.

Base Pay Scale: Generally starting at $70.52 - $93.43 per hour

The salary of the finalist selected for this role will be set based on a variety of factors, including but not limited to, internal equity, experience, education, specialty and training. This pay scale is not a promise of a particular wage.

Salary : $71 - $93

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