- Lead and support change management efforts for initiatives across one or more departments
- Develop and implement change management strategies and plans aligned with business objectives
- Maximize employee adoption and anticipate downstream impacts across functions
- Conduct impact assessments, partner analyses, and readiness assessments
- Define people-specific objectives and key results to support benefit realization
- Execute change strategies and participant engagement with increasing independence
- Collaborate with project managers to integrate change management activities into project plans
- Design and deliver communication and training plans
- Coach and support leaders in fulfilling change leadership roles
- Identify and manage anticipated resistance and develop mitigation tactics
- Track and report change management effectiveness and adoption metrics
- Ensure compliance with CSAA IG change management guidelines, including ADKAR, Prosci, and Proxima for key critical initiatives
- Design, develop, and implement User Acceptance Testing strategy and plans when needed
Requirements
- Minimum 8 years relevant experience
- BA/BS degree or equivalent combination of education and experience
- Deep knowledge and proven application of change management processes and tools, including team member analysis and management, impact assessment, sponsorship engagement, change strategy, and change story development for complex, large-scale change initiatives
- Excellent analytical ability to conduct, interpret, and make or influence decisions based on change management data
- Excellent facilitation skills and knowledge of effective group dynamics concepts and processes
- Excellent working knowledge and application of training and communications methodologies and guidelines
- Strong working knowledge of project management and other lifecycle methodologies
- Strong ability to influence at the department/division level and across different layers of leadership
- Strong skills in sponsorship coaching and alignment, resistance management, and behavior change
- Substantial insurance business knowledge or shared services/consulting functions
- Prosci certification or equivalent change management training preferred
- MA degree or equivalent combination of education and experience preferred
- Ability to travel as needed for the role, including divisional/team meetings and other in-person meetings
- Applicants must have authorization to work indefinitely in the United States
- CSAA does not provide visa sponsorship; applicants must not require immigration support
Core Competencies
Demonstrates extensive experience in change management processes and tools, including impact assessment, sponsorship engagement, and change strategy development. Proven ability to influence leadership and maximize employee adoption through effective communication and training methodologies.
Highest-signal resume keywords
- Change Management Processes
- Impact Assessment
- Sponsorship Coaching
- Prosci Certification
- Project Management Methodologies
ATS Optimization Keywords
Hard Skills
- Change Strategy Development
- Change Story Development
- User Acceptance Testing
- Data Analysis
- Behavior Change Management
Soft Skills
- Facilitation Skills
- Analytical Ability
- Influencing Skills
- Collaboration
- Coaching
Certifications & Qualifications
Industry Keywords
- Insurance Business Knowledge
- Shared Services
- Consulting Functions
Tools & Technologies
- ADKAR
- Proxima
- Training Methodologies
- Communication Guidelines