Associate Director, Organizational Change Management (OCM)

Avasant; Batu Pahat; On-site; USD 80,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking an Organizational Change Manager to lead transformative projects for Fortune 1000 clients. This role involves developing and executing change management strategies, advising on project timelines, and building strong relationships with clients. You will be at the forefront of driving organizational change, ensuring effective execution and managing resistance during complex transformations. Join a dynamic and multicultural environment that offers international exposure and opportunities for professional growth. If you're passionate about making a significant impact in a fast-paced consulting setting, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Competitive Salaries

International Exposure

Training and Mentoring

Performance-Based Bonuses

Promotions Opportunities

Funding for Certifications

Dynamic Work Environment

Leadership Opportunities

Paid Time Off

Communication Reimbursements

Qualifications

• 10+ years of experience in organizational change management delivery.
• Proven ability to lead and mentor teams in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Lead multiple OCM projects and manage strategic efforts.
• Advise on project timelines based on change management needs.

Skills

Organizational Change Management

Leadership

Client Management

Project Management

Communication Skills

Interpersonal Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree

Master's Degree

Tools

Change Management Tools

Job description

Position Title: Organizational Change Manager (OCM)

Location: U.S.

Employment Type: Full Time

Background:

Avasant is a Los Angeles, California based top management consulting and research firm providing Strategic Sourcing, IT and Business Transformation, and Global Strategy services to the global Fortune 1000. Since 2006, Avasant has negotiated over 250B in deals and operates in over 50 countries. The firm has been recognized as "World's Best Outsourcing Advisor" by the International Association of Outsourcing Professionals (IAOP) for ten consecutive years.

The Associate Director, Organizational Change Management will play a key role in the consulting team as we continue on our high-growth journey while delivering consulting projects to Fortune 1000 clients. With increased complexity of our projects, we are experiencing a need to work closely with customers to work strategically on organizational change management during the implementation journey.

You will lead organizational change management programs for multiple customers undergoing complex transformation journeys guided by Avasant. You will work on refining and developing the organizational change management approach, methodology, deliverables and playbooks. You will be engaged with customer leadership to ensure the effective execution of the organizational change management. You will assess conflicts/risks for your projects. You will become a trusted adviser to our customers, building strong relationships with both clients and internal stakeholders, leading a team to deliver the highest level of customer value and satisfaction.

Role:

1. Provide leadership and execution on multiple OCM projects and initiatives, as well as manage strategic OCM efforts, as needed
2. Advise and influence project timelines based on change management needs
3. Work closely with business partners to better understand specific OCM requirements
4. Research, recommend, create business cases, and implement tools and technologies to support OCM initiatives
5. Identify and manage resistance
6. Provide leadership for internal and external OCM resources in executing Change Management strategy
7. Create and implement a process for evaluating the change effort of projects and work with the Portfolio team on using this in project forecasting, planning & prioritization
8. Serve as an active member of the Organizational Change team providing feedback, gaps, concerns as well as taking part of creating solutions

Qualifications:

1. Bachelor's and/or Master's Degree
2. 10+ years of progressive end-to-end organizational change management delivery experience working with external clients
3. Demonstrated experience as an organizational change management practitioner
4. Experience working on transformation projects, preferably in a fast-paced consulting / professional services set-up
5. Organizational change management experience in implementation of large, complex ERP systems is highly preferred
6. Experience in leading and mentoring people as part of the project life cycle and creating excellence/key standards within the team
7. Excellent communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal
8. Exceptional interpersonal and client skills, with a demonstrated ability to gain the confidence and respect of senior level executives
9. Demonstrated leadership, client management, project management and business development skills
10. Able to work independently in a fast-paced environment
11. Willingness to travel

What Avasant Offers:

1. Competitive salaries based on education and experience
2. International exposure and a chance to work with global clients including some of the largest multinationals
3. Training and mentoring on latest business and sector practices based on market requirements
4. Opportunity to work with and learn from an international team of industry specialists
5. Performance based Bonuses and Increments
6. Promotions and opportunity to move across service lines
7. Full/Partial funding of industry certifications and skill development programs
8. Dynamic and multicultural work environment
9. Leadership opportunities
10. Paid time off and holidays
11. Communication and connectivity reimbursements

This role requires candidates to have a current valid work authorization to work in the United States or be Canadian or Mexican nationals eligible for NAFTA TN work authorization as a management consultant. Avasant will not sponsor any other work authorization for any candidates.