Change Management & Communications Lead (Data & AI)

Sidley Austin LLP (IL LLP); Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 107,000 - 147,000; Full time

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Benefits program

Job summary

Sidley Austin LLP is seeking a People Communications and Engagement Lead within the Organizational Effectiveness group to drive change management strategy, planning and delivery for major initiatives, especially in the Data and AI space.

You will collaborate with Learning and Development to shape training, oversee content across firm platforms, and lead cross-functional change efforts with department managers and subject matter experts to advance the firm’s communications framework.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, psychology, or other relevant area.
• Excellent writing and grammar skills.
• Prior change management and communications experience.
• Proficiency with MS Office.

Responsibilities

• Conduct change impact assessment across audiences and phases of the project.
• Develop change management and communication strategies and plans based on change impact assessment results.
• Collaborate with the people communications team to create and deliver project communications, leveraging existing standards, processes, tools and templates.
• Collaborate with Learning and Development team to determine training strategies and approaches and help execute training.
• Develop change network strategy and plan and lead change network activations.
• Plan and manage firm-wide communications initiatives associated with Data and AI.
• Contribute to firm-wide communications initiatives associated with all departments or administrative committees.
• Oversee content creation and editing on all firm communication platforms (@Sidley, Sidley TV, etc.).
• Drive and refine over-arching communication plan, approach and methodology.
• Consult with department managers, directors and subject matter experts regarding change and communications needs.
• Lead and participate in strategic initiatives for the People Communications team.

Skills

Change management

Excellent writing

Interpersonal communication

Time management

Education

Bachelor's degree in communications

Tools

MS Office

Job description

Sidley Austin LLP is seeking a People Communications and Engagement Lead within the Organizational Effectiveness group to drive change management strategy, planning and delivery for major initiatives, especially in the Data and AI space.

You will collaborate with Learning and Development to shape training, oversee content across firm platforms, and lead cross-functional change efforts with department managers and subject matter experts to advance the firm’s communications framework.