Senior Change Manager to lead organizational change initiatives using change management methodologies and digital transformation programs

S.I. Systems Ltd.; Ottawa, Toronto, Montreal; Híbrido; CAD 83.000 - 152.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

S.I. Systems Ltd. is seeking a Senior Organizational Change Management (OCM) Specialist to lead change initiatives during an enterprise transition to Microsoft Azure.

The role requires mapping affected groups, assessing adoption, and coordinating activities across departments as the organization moves to the cloud. The ideal candidate will produce stakeholder maps, readiness assessments, and adoption dashboards, while guiding communications and training with the support of a junior OCM

Formación

• Experience leading organizational change management within IT transformation or cloud adoption contexts.
• Experience delivering change across multiple departments with diverse stakeholder groups.
• Skills in stakeholder maps, change impact analyses, readiness assessments, and adoption measures.

Responsabilidades

• Develop and execute an integrated change management plan aligned with program objectives and cloud milestones.
• Map stakeholders across ITS and other groups; assess changes to roles, processes, and timing.
• Produce and maintain stakeholder maps, change impact and readiness assessments, and mitigation plans.
• Lead consultations/workshops with leaders, IT, and stakeholders to validate impacts and actions.
• Design and deliver training plans and adoption activities; align communications with the change plan.
• Identify people-related risks, define mitigation actions, and track progress against milestones.
• Measure readiness, adoption, benefits realization, and organizational effectiveness; adjust activities.
• Collaborate with project managers to align change with technical delivery and readiness.

Conocimientos

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Training planning

Communication

Educación

Bachelor's degree or higher in Business Administration / Organizational Development / HR

Descripción del empleo

Senior Change Manager to lead organizational change initiatives using change management methodologies and digital transformation programs

Job Type: Contract

Positions to fill: 1

Start Date: Jan 11, 2027

Job End Date: Jan 10, 2028

Pay Rate: Hourly: Negotiable

Job ID: 156025

Our client is seeking a Senior Organizational Change Management (OCM) Specialist to lead and deliver change management across multiple departments during an enterprise transition to Microsoft Azure.

As the client moves from on-premises data centres to Azure, multiple affected departments across the organization will experience different changes at different points in the program. The successful candidate will map who is affected, assess where each group is in its adoption of new processes and ways of working, and coordinate the change activities needed to prepare each group for upcoming milestones.

This is a hands-on role. The Senior OCM Specialist will personally produce stakeholder maps, impact and readiness assessments, integrated change plans, and adoption reports. They will work alongside an Intermediate OCM Specialist who focuses on writing communications, building presentations, and facilitating workshops. The senior specialist will set the change priorities that inform those activities and lead consultations where stakeholder decisions or readiness risks need to be addressed.

Initial one-year contract with a possibility of extension. 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. The client prefers candidates who can work onsite in Ottawa, ON, hybrid schedule of 12 on-site days per month. Candidates based outside Ottawa who can travel on-site a few times per month will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated change management plan that aligns activities across departments with program objectives and cloud transition milestones.
• Map stakeholders across ITS and other affected groups. Assess changes to roles, processes, and ways of working, and identify where each group needs different support or timing.
• Produce and maintain stakeholder maps, change impact assessments, readiness assessments, and mitigation plans. Identify gaps and dependencies across departmental change initiatives.
• Lead consultations and workshops with business leaders, IT teams, and affected stakeholders to validate impacts, resolve readiness issues, and agree on actions.
• Design and deliver training plans and adoption activities tailored to affected groups. Work with the Intermediate OCM Specialist to align communications, presentations, and workshops with the needs identified in the change plan.
• Identify people-related risks and sources of resistance. Define mitigation actions, agree on owners, and track progress against upcoming milestones.
• Define and report on measures of readiness, adoption, benefits realization, and organizational effectiveness. Use the results to adjust change activities across departments.
• Work with project managers, business leaders, and IT teams to align change activities with technical delivery and raise readiness issues that may affect implementation.

Must Haves

• Demonstrated experience leading and personally delivering organizational change management within complex IT transformation, digital, or Agile programs.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise transformation across multiple departments or stakeholder groups, such as cloud adoption, cybersecurity, or operating model change.
• Hands-on experience developing stakeholder maps, change impact and readiness assessments, integrated change plans, training plans, and adoption measures.
• Strong knowledge of Prosci, ADKAR, or an equivalent change management methodology, with experience applying it to groups facing different impacts and timelines.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working directly with executives, business leaders, and cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience developing change communications and training materials, and using stakeholder feedback and adoption data to address people-related risks.
• University degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related discipline.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting an enterprise cloud transition, particularly a move from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
• Experience delivering change in fast-paced enterprise environments outside the federal government, such as private-sector or Crown corporation settings.
• Experience adapting proven change management templates and tools to produce deliverables quickly, such as stakeholder maps, readiness assessments, integrated change plans, and adoption dashboards.

Our client is seeking a Senior Organizational Change Management (OCM) Specialist to lead and deliver change management across multiple departments during an enterprise transition to Microsoft Azure.

As the client moves from on-premises data centres to Azure, multiple affected departments across the organization will experience different changes at different points in the program. The successful candidate will map who is affected, assess where each group is in its adoption of new processes and ways of working, and coordinate the change activities needed to prepare each group for upcoming milestones.

This is a hands-on role. The Senior OCM Specialist will personally produce stakeholder maps, impact and readiness assessments, integrated change plans, and adoption reports. They will work alongside an Intermediate OCM Specialist who focuses on writing communications, building presentations, and facilitating workshops. The senior specialist will set the change priorities that inform those activities and lead consultations where stakeholder decisions or readiness risks need to be addressed.

Initial one-year contract with a possibility of extension. 7.5 hours per day, Monday to Friday. The client prefers candidates who can work onsite in Ottawa, ON, hybrid schedule of 12 on-site days per month. Candidates based outside Ottawa who can travel on-site a few times per month will also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Develop and execute an integrated change management plan that aligns activities across departments with program objectives and cloud transition milestones.
• Map stakeholders across ITS and other affected groups. Assess changes to roles, processes, and ways of working, and identify where each group needs different support or timing.
• Produce and maintain stakeholder maps, change impact assessments, readiness assessments, and mitigation plans. Identify gaps and dependencies across departmental change initiatives.
• Lead consultations and workshops with business leaders, IT teams, and affected stakeholders to validate impacts, resolve readiness issues, and agree on actions.
• Design and deliver training plans and adoption activities tailored to affected groups. Work with the Intermediate OCM Specialist to align communications, presentations, and workshops with the needs identified in the change plan.
• Identify people-related risks and sources of resistance. Define mitigation actions, agree on owners, and track progress against upcoming milestones.
• Define and report on measures of readiness, adoption, benefits realization, and organizational effectiveness. Use the results to adjust change activities across departments.
• Work with project managers, business leaders, and IT teams to align change activities with technical delivery and raise readiness issues that may affect implementation.

Must Haves

• Demonstrated experience leading and personally delivering organizational change management within complex IT transformation, digital, or Agile programs.
• Experience supporting large-scale enterprise transformation across multiple departments or stakeholder groups, such as cloud adoption, cybersecurity, or operating model change.
• Hands-on experience developing stakeholder maps, change impact and readiness assessments, integrated change plans, training plans, and adoption measures.
• Strong knowledge of Prosci, ADKAR, or an equivalent change management methodology, with experience applying it to groups facing different impacts and timelines.
• Strong communication, facilitation, and stakeholder engagement skills, with experience working directly with executives, business leaders, and cross-functional technical teams.
• Experience developing change communications and training materials, and using stakeholder feedback and adoption data to address people-related risks.
• University degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Human Resources, or a related discipline.

Nice to Have

• Experience supporting an enterprise cloud transition, particularly a move from on-premises infrastructure to Microsoft Azure.
• Experience delivering change in fast-paced enterprise environments outside the federal government, such as private-sector or Crown corporation settings.
• Experience adapting proven change management templates and tools to produce deliverables quickly, such as stakeholder maps, readiness assessments, integrated change plans, and adoption dashboards.

Disclaimer:

AI may be used in evaluating candidates.

This posting is for an existing vacancy.