AI Change Enablement Strategist

Avanade Inc.; United States; Remote; USD 90,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Long-term disability coverage

401(k) plan

Bonus opportunities

Paid holidays

Paid time off

Job summary

Avanade Inc. is seeking a seasoned Change Management Consultant to guide AI-enabled workplace transformations across client organizations in the United States.

You will lead adoption strategies, design training programs, and measure impact using data-driven approaches while collaborating with MS technologies and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes executive storytelling, strong analytical skills, and the ability to navigate complex environments.

Qualifications

• 3–5 years in client-facing change management roles with MS Transformations including AI/Copilot, SharePoint, and Teams migrations.
• Lead change management strategies for AI-enabled workplace transformation programs with a focus on Microsoft technologies.
• Assess organizational readiness and identify gaps in capabilities, culture, and processes.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, communication planning and change impact assessments across diverse organizational levels.
• Design and facilitate training programs to upskill client workforces and support technology adoption.
• Define and implement change measurement frameworks to track adoption, engagement, and business impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between change strategy, business goals, and technical delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders to support program success and long-term transformation.
• Coach client team members in change management best practices.
• Apply design thinking and human-centered approaches to change planning and solution design.
• Navigate ambiguity and adapt change strategies to dynamic client environments and evolving program needs.
• Demonstrated experience in management consulting, preferably with a global firm.
• Familiarity with AI tools and agents (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and their integration into change management strategies.
• Comfortable navigating complex, matrixed environments and working across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to apply design thinking and human-centered approaches to change planning.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform and measure change impacts.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level storytelling.
• Flexible, analytical, AI literate, and effective in dynamic client environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with broader Microsoft ecosystem tools.
• Willingness to travel within North America (up to 50%).

Responsibilities

Skills

Client-facing change management

Microsoft Transformations

Stakeholder engagement

Training design

Change measurement

Executive storytelling

AI familiarity

Travel up to 50%

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft 365

Office suite

Tools

Microsoft Copilot

Microsoft 365

Office suite

Job description

Avanade Inc. is seeking a seasoned Change Management Consultant to guide AI-enabled workplace transformations across client organizations in the United States.

You will lead adoption strategies, design training programs, and measure impact using data-driven approaches while collaborating with MS technologies and cross-functional teams. The role emphasizes executive storytelling, strong analytical skills, and the ability to navigate complex environments.