Change & Talent Manager - 2 Year Contract

Vaco by Highspring; Oshawa; On-site; CAD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

Vaco is seeking a seasoned Change Manager to lead change management activities for a large Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) programme in Canada. You will develop and execute change strategies, assess change impact and readiness, and support communications and training efforts.

You will monitor risks and readiness while guiding leadership alignment and stakeholder sessions to ensure smooth user adoption. The role requires strong facilitation, planning, and coordination skills, with a track

Qualifications

• University degree or equivalent education/experience in a related field.
• Significant experience leading change management for large business or technology transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management activities for the Enterprise Asset Management programme.
• Develop and implement change strategies and change plans.
• Conduct change impact and readiness assessments.
• Develop/support change communications.
• Support training activities.
• Monitor change-related risks and organisational readiness.
• Support leadership alignment throughout the transformation.
• Facilitate stakeholder and engagement sessions.
• Drive end-user readiness and adoption while minimising business disruption.
• Report on change progress, issues, risks and outcomes.
• Work closely with business and programme leadership.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Change impact assessment

Readiness assessment

Communications

Training support

Facilitation

Executive advisory

Problem solving

Coordination

Education

University degree in Business/Communications/HR/OD/Psychology/Public Administration or related field

Tools

Enterprise Asset Management

Job description

• Lead change management activities for the Enterprise Asset Management programme.
• Develop and implement change strategies and change plans.
• Conduct change impact and readiness assessments.
• Develop/support change communications.
• Support training activities.
• Monitor change-related risks and organisational readiness.
• Support leadership alignment throughout the transformation.
• Facilitate stakeholder and engagement sessions.
• Drive end-user readiness and adoption while minimising business disruption.
• Report on change progress, issues, risks and outcomes.
• Work closely with business and programme leadership.

About You

University degree in Business, Communications, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Psychology, Public Administration or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience. Significant experience leading change management for large business or technology transformation initiatives is required.

Strong stakeholder engagement, change impact assessment, readiness assessment, communications, training support, facilitation and executive advisory skills are required, along with excellent communication, planning, problem-solving and coordination abilities.

Professional change management or project management certification is considered an asset. Experience with Enterprise Asset Management or complex enterprise system implementations is preferred.