Change Management Senior Analyst

Sidley Austin LLP; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 86,000 - 118,000; Full time

Job summary

Sidley Austin LLP is seeking a Change Management Senior Analyst to join its Organizational Effectiveness team in Chicago. The role focuses on supporting strategic initiatives, business process improvements, and technology transformations by developing readiness, engagement, and adoption activities across the firm.

Responsibilities include delivering change plans, communications, training programs, and adoption metrics.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience in a related field.
• Minimum 5 years of relevant change management or transformation experience.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with experience creating stakeholder communications.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management activities and deliverables for strategic and technology initiatives.
• Develop and implement change management plans including stakeholder engagement, communications, training and adoption.
• Conduct change impact and readiness assessments to identify risks and opportunities.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Change management

Analytical thinking

Project coordination

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration/Organizational Development/Communications/HR/Psychology

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

The Change Management Senior Analyst is a member of Sidley’s Organizational Effectiveness team and supports the successful adoption of strategic initiatives, business process improvements, and technology transformations across the Firm. Working with business leaders, project teams, and stakeholders, the Senior Analyst develops and implements change management approaches and deliverables that support organizational readiness, stakeholder engagement, user adoption, and sustainable business outcomes while minimizing disruption.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Manage change management activities and deliverables for assigned strategic, operational, and technology initiatives.
• Develop and implement change management plans, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption activities, in alignment with project objectives.
• Conduct change impact and readiness assessments to identify adoption risks, barriers, and opportunities and recommend appropriate actions.
• Partner with project managers, business leaders, and key stakeholders to support alignment, readiness, and effective implementation of change initiatives.
• Develop and deliver communications, presentations, messaging, and other materials to promote awareness and engagement throughout the change lifecycle.
• Collaborate with Learning & Development to develop and support role-based training, learning resources, and user enablement activities.
• Monitor and analyze adoption, readiness, and engagement measures and recommend actions to improve change outcomes.
• Prepare dashboards, status reports, and presentations communicating progress, risks, adoption results, and organizational impacts to project and business stakeholders.
• Contribute to improvements to the Firm’s change management methodology, processes, tools, and templates based on project experience and identified needs.
• Research emerging change management, organizational effectiveness, and digital adoption practices and recommend relevant enhancements to Firm practices.

Required

Education and/or Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Communications, Human Resources, Psychology, or a related field, or equivalent relevant experience.
• A minimum of 5 years of relevant experience in organizational change management, business transformation, organizational development, consulting, or strategic project initiatives.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills, including experience developing communications and presentations for varied stakeholder audiences.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Preferred

• Experience supporting enterprise technology implementations, such as cloud platforms, collaboration tools, knowledge management, ERP, CRM, document management, or other business applications.
• Experience in a global professional services organization, law firm, accounting firm, or management consulting environment.
• Prosci, ACMP CCMP, Change Management Institute, or comparable change management certification.
• PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, Six Sigma, or related project/process improvement certification.

Other Skills And Abilities

• Strong organizational skills
• Strong attention to detail
• Good judgment
• Strong interpersonal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills
• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others
• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion
• Able to work under pressure
• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

The Target Salary Range For This Role Is

$85,600 - $117,700

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com/Benefits.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements. The requirements listed above are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email [e-mail] (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.