Change Management Lead

US101 Guidehouse Inc.; Springfield (VA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental & Vision Insurance

401(k) Retirement Plan

Paid Time Off

Tuition Reimbursement

Mobility Stipend

Job summary

Guidehouse in Springfield, VA seeks a senior Change Management professional to lead organizational change programs across complex transformations. You will partner with client executives to align stakeholders, drive user adoption, and ensure lasting business outcomes.

Expect coaching, cross-team collaboration, and strategic leadership within a federal consulting context. Ideal candidates will hold an active TS/SCI clearance and have proven experience shaping enterprise-wide change,

Qualifications

• Active and maintained TS/SCI clearance required.
• Experience leading organizational change management and workforce transformation.
• Ability to influence senior leaders and translate objectives into adoption plans.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee the delivery of OCM engagements, developing strategies that drive stakeholder alignment, user adoption, and sustained business outcomes across complex transformation initiatives.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives and program leaders, facilitating discussions, navigating organizational resistance, and guiding leadership teams through periods of significant change.
• Design and implement integrated change management strategies, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, readiness assessments, adoption measurement, and reinforcement planning.
• Manage and develop consulting teams by providing coaching, mentorship, quality oversight, and career development support while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and client service excellence.

Skills

Security clearance

Stakeholder engagement

OCM leadership

Cross-functional teamwork

Job description

Job Family: Management Consulting

Travel Required: None

Clearance Required: Active Top Secret SCI (TS/SCI)

What You Will Do

Lead and oversee the delivery of organizational change management (OCM) engagements, developing strategies that drive stakeholder alignment, user adoption, and sustained business outcomes across complex transformation initiatives.

Serve as a trusted advisor to client executives and program leaders, facilitating discussions, navigating organizational resistance, and guiding leadership teams through periods of significant change.

Design and implement integrated change management strategies, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, readiness assessments, adoption measurement, and reinforcement planning.

Manage and develop consulting teams by providing coaching, mentorship, quality oversight, and career development support while fostering a culture of collaboration, innovation, and client service excellence.

What You Will Need

• An ACTIVE and MAINTAINED "TOP SECRET/SCI (TS/SCI)" Federal or DoD security clearance. Once onboard with Guidehouse, new hire MUST be able to OBTAIN and MAINTAIN TS/SCI Federal or DoD security clearance with a (COUNTERINTELLIGENCE (CI) Minimum EIGHT (8) years of experience leading organizational change management, business transformation, workforce transformation, or strategic consulting initiatives within complex organizations.
• Demonstrated experience developing and executing change strategies for enterprise-wide programs involving technology, process, operating model, or organizational transformation.
• Proven ability to engage and influence senior executives, build consensus across diverse stakeholder groups, and translate business objectives into actionable change and adoption plans.
• Experience leading cross-functional teams and managing multiple workstreams while balancing client expectations, delivery quality, team development, and business priorities.

What Would Be Nice To Have

• Experience supporting large-scale digital transformation programs involving Microsoft technologies, enterprise platforms, AI-enabled solutions, or modern workplace initiatives.
• Familiarity with established change management methodologies such as Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, Human-Centered Change, or other organizational transformation frameworks.
• Experience developing executive communications, leadership engagement strategies, organizational readiness assessments, and adoption measurement frameworks.
• Demonstrated success contributing to business development activities, including proposal development, solution shaping, thought leadership, client relationship growth, and practice-building initiatives.

What We Offer

Guidehouse offers a comprehensive, total rewards package that includes competitive compensation and a flexible benefits package that reflects our commitment to creating a diverse and supportive workplace.

Benefits include:

• Medical, Rx, Dental & Vision Insurance
• Personal and Family Sick Time & Company Paid Holidays
• Position may be eligible for a discretionary variable incentive bonus
• Parental Leave and Adoption Assistance
• 401(k) Retirement Plan
• Basic Life & Supplemental Life
• Health Savings Account, Dental/Vision & Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts
• Short-Term & Long-Term Disability
• Student Loan PayDown
• Tuition Reimbursement, Personal Development & Learning Opportunities
• Skills Development & Certifications
• Employee Referral Program
• Corporate Sponsored Events & Community Outreach
• Emergency Back-Up Childcare Program
• Mobility Stipend

About Guidehouse

Guidehouse is an Equal Opportunity Employer–Protected Veterans, Individuals with Disabilities or any other basis protected by law, ordinance, or regulation. Guidehouse will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law or ordinance including the Fair Chance Ordinance of Los Angeles and San Francisco.

Guidehouse is a global AI-led professional services firm delivering advisory, technology, and managed services to the commercial and government sectors. With an integrated business technology approach, Guidehouse drives efficiency and resilience in the healthcare, financial services, energy, infrastructure, and national security markets. Built to help clients across industries outwit complexity, the firm brings together approximately 18,000 professionals to achieve lasting impact and shape a meaningful future. guidehouse.com