Lead Global Change Enablement

McCain Foods; Toronto; On-site; CAD 81,000 - 109,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading global food company is seeking a Lead for Global Change Enablement in Toronto. This position involves building and scaling change capabilities, leading high-impact initiatives, and developing employee engagement strategies. The ideal candidate has extensive OCM experience in complex environments and a strong background in designing change frameworks. You will partner with various stakeholders to effectively implement change and enhance organizational effectiveness in support of strategic transformations. Competitive salary and benefits are offered.

Benefits

Health coverage (medical, dental, vision)

Retirement savings benefits

Leave support (medical, family)

Vacation and holidays

Mental health resources

Qualifications

• 7 to 10+ years OCM experience in global matrixed organizations.
• Successful design and operationalization of change frameworks.
• Experience with complex program delivery.

Responsibilities

• Build and scale change capability to support enterprise strategy.
• Provide OCM leadership on high-impact initiatives.
• Design and implement change narratives and engagement strategies.

Skills

Organizational Change Management

Stakeholder Analysis

Executive Coaching

Facilitation Skills

Change Analytics

Education

Relevant Certifications (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR, ACMP, Agile/Lean)

Job description

Overview

Position Title: Lead, Global Change Enablement

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 40730

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role: The Lead, Global Change Enablement builds and scales an enterprise change capability that accelerates strategic outcomes and strengthens our Winning Culture—embedding consistent, human‑centered change practices across functions, regions, and programs. This role stewards the GCE operating model and governing standards, orchestrates a portfolio view of change to manage saturation and risk, and equips leaders and teams to adopt new ways of working in support of our enterprise strategy, and enable successful adoption of strategic transformations.

What you’ll be doing:

1. Enterprise Change Strategy & Governance

• Maintain and operationalize GCE frameworks, standards, and templates.
• Define and continuously mature the enterprise change framework, playbooks, standards, and templates; ensure consistent adoption across functions/regions.
• Support the operation of the Global Change Council, clarifying decision rights, prioritization, and escalation paths for change risks.
• Partner with HR, Digital Technology (DT), Communications, L&D to align methodologies and embed change disciplines into delivery lifecycle(s).

1. Change Delivery Support for Strategic Programs

• Provide OCM leadership on high-risk, high-impact initiatives, operating model shifts, and global harmonization programs.
• Lead/oversee strategy, planning, stakeholder analysis, impact and readiness assessments, and sponsor coaching.
• Facilitate leadership alignment workshops and change interventions that de‑risk adoption and accelerate value realization.

1. Employee Experience & Adoption Management

• Co‑create change narratives, messaging, and engagement strategies; partner with Corporate/Regional Communications to deliver at enterprise scale.
• Design experience‑centered change journeys; gather feedback and iterate to reinforce behavior change post‑launch.

1. Capability Building & Engagement Network

• Build and lead a global change enablement curriculum (toolkits, training, coaching), and a champion/ambassador network that scales change.
• Enable senior sponsors and people leaders as visible, effective change agents.

1. Change Portfolio, Risk & Analytics

• Maintain an enterprise view of change initiatives to manage timing, overlap, and saturation; drive integrated roadmaps and mitigation plans.
• Establish measurable adoption KPIs, readiness metrics, and reporting (dashboards) that inform decisions and demonstrate value.

Key Interfaces

• Enterprise Partners: HR, DT, Corporate/Regional Communications, L&D, Strategy/Transformation Offices; regional/function change leads and PMOs.
• Leadership Bodies: Executive Sponsor and the Global Change Council, SLT members and Program Steering Committees.

Leadership & Behavioral Competencies

• Enterprise thinking; designs for global scale with local relevance.
• Influence without authority; builds coalitions across functions and regions.
• Inclusive leadership; grows capability through coaching and communities of practice.
• Structured yet pragmatic; balances standards with flexibility to fit context.
• Data‑driven storyteller; turns insights into action for leaders and teams.

What you’ll need to be successful

• 7 to 10+ years OCM experience in global matrixed organizations.
• Demonstrated success designing and operationalizing enterprise change frameworks and governance at scale.
• Depth in change delivery for complex programs (e.g., operating model shifts, shared services, digital transformation).
• Strong facilitation, executive coaching, and storytelling skills; able to translate strategy into clear, human‑centered adoption experiences.
• Proficiency with change analytics (readiness, sentiment, adoption), portfolio management, and data‑informed decisioning.
• Relevant certifications (e.g., Prosci/ADKAR, ACMP, Agile/Lean) are an asset.

Measures of Success (Indicative)

• Adoption & Behavior Change: time‑to‑adoption, utilization, proficiency, sustainment.
• Readiness & Risk: reduction in saturation hotspots; mitigations executed; readiness index trends.
• Capability & Scale: strengthen leader capability; change champion network performance; playbook utilization rates.
• Governance & Consistency: audit of framework adherence across programs; cycle‑time improvements from decision forums.
• Enterprise Outcomes: contribution to strategic milestones and culture outcomes tied to Winning Culture.

About McCain

Leadership principles: Our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

The McCain experience: We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Compensation: 81,600.00 - 108,900.00 CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility

Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law. McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process, please let us know, and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family: Communications

Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)