Change Management Consulting Director

Grant Thornton (US); Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 197,800 - 255,904; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Comprehensive benefits

Well-being support

Diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking an accomplished Director in their Workforce Transformation Change Management practice in Washington, D.C. This role involves providing project leadership, managing organizational change, and developing client relationships. Candidates should have a Bachelor’s Degree and 12+ years of relevant experience, with strong skills in change management and team leadership. The role requires collaborating with clients, leading transformation projects, and mentoring teams. A hybrid work model is supported with competitive compensation package including salary ranging from $197,800 to $255,904.

Qualifications

• 12+ years of related work experience in organizational change management consulting.
• Ability to prioritize and delegate effectively in a team-oriented environment.
• Experience in culture transformation and communications planning.

Responsibilities

• Set vision and strategy, leading multiple engagement teams.
• Oversee project management activities including budgeting and quality assurance.
• Develop client and team relationships to pursue service expansion opportunities.

Skills

Change management

Program management

Communication skills

Stakeholder engagement

Team leadership

Microsoft Office Suite proficiency

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft PowerPoint

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Overview

Grant Thornton is seeking an accomplished Director in our Workforce Transformation Change Management practice, providing our clients and engagement delivery teams with project leadership, organizational change management expertise, and thought leadership – all with the resources, environment, and support to help you excel. Client engagement opportunities include but are not limited to Change Management and Leadership Alignment; Change Readiness; Communication Strategy and Execution; Training Strategy and Delivery; Technology Adoption; Culture Transformation; Mergers and Acquisition Integration; and Corporate and Organizational Transformations.

From day one, you’ll be empowered by the greater Transformation team to help clients make the moves that will help them achieve their vision and help you achieve more, confidently.

Responsibilities

• Set the vision, strategy, direction and lead multiple engagement delivery teams in approach, deliverables, and engagement outcomes.
• Serve as the primary escalation point while providing oversight across project management activities—including planning, budgeting, resource allocation, and risk mitigation—and ensuring quality assurance of deliverables and adherence to engagement and Firm documentation requirements. Monitor, manage engagement economics and financials; own and execute client billing and invoicing.
• Meet or exceed strategic goals, including targeted utilization and sales goals.
• Develop relationships across service lines and industry sectors to identify and pursue opportunities to expand services within existing projects, accounts, teams, and new client prospects. Lead/support scoping efforts and pricing strategy discussions.
• Lead development of proposals and responses, requests for information, deliver Workforce Transformation approach at client oral presentations.
• Leverage AI tools and platforms to accelerate change management delivery to drive faster, higher-quality outcomes for clients.
• Lead AI transformation engagements focused on workforce readiness and adoption, helping clients navigate organizational, cultural, and behavioral shifts required to successfully integrate AI into their operations including AI literacy programs, role impact assessments and adoption roadmaps.
• Develop and evolve AI-enabled change management methodologies contributing to Grant Thornton’s internal AI toolkits, playbooks, and thought leadership to advance the practice’s capabilities and differentiate our market offerings.
• Coach and mentor proposal teams in the preparation of response and other collateral materials.
• Prepare and/or review drafts of new client contracts and statements of work.
• Lead internal initiatives focused on engagement, talent development, onboarding, or other areas of operational practice development initiatives.
• Participate in recruiting activities inclusive of interviewing experienced and campus hire candidates, campus presentations and representing the Firm at other recruiting events; participate in external and internal networking events.
• Provide mentorship and leadership across a practice office, service line or geography; participate in local office BRGs (Business Resource Groups).
• Lead development of new, innovative Transformation Advisory solutions, tools, and methodology.
• Serve as a subject matter expert within a domain(s) of change management and business transformation and present at industry conferences, webinars and author thought leadership for external publication.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Information Technology, Communications, Finance, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or other relevant degree required.
• 12+ years of related work experience required, in a similar organizational change management consulting practice.
• Change management, program management, human resources, financial, accounting, process improvement or other relevant certifications preferred (e.g., Prosci, CCMP, La Marsh, PMP, SHRM-SCP, Lean, Six Sigma, CPP etc.).
• Ability to prioritize, delegate and foster the development of high-performance teams to lead/support an environment driven by client service and teamwork to work effectively in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in culture transformation, communications planning and/or execution, stakeholder engagement, job/change impact assessment, training planning and/or execution, or other related areas.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word and Excel).
• Travel: typically, 40-50% but occasionally up to 80%
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Base salary range: $197,800 – $255,904. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion and based on factors including job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, location, and equity. Compensation decisions depend on the facts and circumstances of each position and candidate.

About Us

At Grant Thornton, we believe in making business more personal and building trust into every result – for our clients and you. We go beyond a typical career in professional services with more: more opportunity, more flexibility, and more support.

In the U.S., Grant Thornton delivers professional services through two specialized entities: Grant Thornton LLP, a licensed CPA firm that provides audit and assurance services, and Grant Thornton Advisors LLC (not a licensed CPA firm), which provides non-attest offerings including tax and advisory services. In 2025, Grant Thornton formed a multinational platform with Grant Thornton Ireland. The platform offers a premier Trans-Atlantic advisory and tax practice, as well as independent American and Irish audit practices. With $2.7 billion in revenues and more than 50 offices across the U.S., Ireland and other territories, the platform delivers a singular client experience backed by technologies and a roster of professionals.

About The Team

• We empower you with options to work the way that best serves your clients and your life; in-person attendance is required at least three days per week, consistent with the hybrid work model.
• We support you with well-being through work-life integration options.
• We offer personalized and comprehensive benefits and promote diversity, equity & inclusion in our workplace.
• We invite you to explore all the ways we’re taking action for diversity, equity & inclusion at www.gt.com/careers

Benefits: We offer personalized and comprehensive benefits; for a full overview visit: https://www.grantthornton.com/careers/rewards-and-benefits

Grant Thornton values equal employment opportunities. Details on EEO policies are provided in the original posting. Reasonable accommodation requests can be made to [e-mail].