OCM Lead

IMR Soft LLC; Mundelein (IL); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

IMR Soft LLC in Mundelein, IL seeks an experienced OCM Lead to drive large-scale change initiatives across client programs. You will lead roadmap design, stakeholder engagement, and governance, delivering programs on time and within budget.

You will develop readiness materials, executive-level presentations, and measurable analytics to track progress while mentoring teams and contributing to business development and internal culture initiatives.

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience leading significant change management engagements with successful outcomes in complex organizations.
• Consulting experience required.
• Bachelor's degree required.
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles and methodologies.
• Strong coaching and influencing skills; ability to influence others and move toward a common vision and/or goal.
• Ability to quickly build trust and value-based relationships with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Solid facilitation experience.
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management frameworks.
• Prosci or other Change Management certifications preferred.
• Motivated by an entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable with ambiguity.
• Confident, self-aware team player open to receiving and providing, effective feedback.
• Ability to facilitate project teams, guided by a strong understanding of group dynamics while driving results.
• Exhibit exceptional communication skills and strong work ethic Competent in group facilitation

Responsibilities

• Support clients in achieving sustainable performance and/or improvements within their organizations.
• Create a customized change management roadmap based on the needs of the project and implement the change management activities for each phase of the project.
• Lead impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders.
• Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health.
• Anticipate organizational changes that come with large-scale implementations and the change management and communications interventions which will be needed.
• Ensure that key change initiatives deliver on business, schedule, and budget objectives.
• Determine appropriate metrics and measures that will help the client measure progress, reinforce behavior, and adjust improve implementation results.
• Coordinate with other initiatives to make sure there is a common understanding on timelines and other overlaps.
• Develop Executive-level presentations.
• Develop readiness and skilling content leveraging multiple modalities based on customer experience best practices.
• Utilize Project Management frameworks and methods in a variety of roles.
• Identify opportunities to provide or create additional client value.
• Contribute to internal areas such as business development, people development, recruiting, marketing, and more.
• Engage in activities dedicated to supporting our culture.
• Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups.
• Maintain program sites as a repository for all project information.
• Contribute to the development of high-quality and timely deliverables

Skills

Change management

Consulting

Communication

Facilitation

Coaching

Stakeholder management

Relationship building

Office productivity

Education

Bachelor's degree

Prosci Certification

Job description

• Support clients in achieving sustainable performance and/or improvements within their organizations
• Create a customized change management roadmap based on the needs of the project and implement the change management activities for each phase of the project
• Lead impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders
• Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health
• Anticipate organizational changes that come with large-scale implementations and the change management and communications interventions which will be needed
• Ensure that key change initiatives deliver on business, schedule, and budget objectives
• Determine appropriate metrics and measures that will help the client measure progress, reinforce behavior, and adjust improve implementation results
• Coordinate with other initiatives to make sure there is a common understanding on timelines and other overlaps
• Develop readiness and skilling content leveraging multiple modalities based on customer experience best practices
• Utilize Project Management frameworks and methods in a variety of roles
• Identify opportunities to provide or create additional client value
• Contribute to internal areas such as business development, people development, recruiting, marketing, and more
• Engage in activities dedicated to supporting our culture
• Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups
• Maintain program sites as a repository for all project information
• Contribute to the development of high-quality and timely deliverables

Job Title: OCM Lead

Location: Mundelein , IL

12+ months

• Support clients in achieving sustainable performance and/or improvements within their organizations
• Create a customized change management roadmap based on the needs of the project and implement the change management activities for each phase of the project
• Lead impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders
• Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health
• Anticipate organizational changes that come with large-scale implementations and the change management and communications interventions which will be needed
• Ensure that key change initiatives deliver on business, schedule, and budget objectives
• Determine appropriate metrics and measures that will help the client measure progress, reinforce behavior, and adjust improve implementation results
• Coordinate with other initiatives to make sure there is a common understanding on timelines and other overlaps
• Develop Executive-level presentations
• Develop readiness and skilling content leveraging multiple modalities based on customer experience best practices
• Utilize Project Management frameworks and methods in a variety of roles
• Identify opportunities to provide or create additional client value
• Contribute to internal areas such as business development, people development, recruiting, marketing, and more
• Engage in activities dedicated to supporting our culture
• Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups
• Maintain program sites as a repository for all project information
• Contribute to the development of high-quality and timely deliverables

Qualifications

• 10+ years' experience leading significant change management engagements with successful outcomes in complex organizations
• Consulting experience required
• Bachelor's degree required
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles and methodologies
• Strong coaching and influencing skills; ability to influence others and move toward a common vision and/or goal
• Ability to quickly build trust and value-based relationships with employees at all levels of the organization
• Solid facilitation experience
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management frameworks
• Prosci or other Change Management certifications preferred
• Motivated by an entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable with ambiguity
• Confident, self-aware team player open to receiving and providing, effective feedback
• Ability to facilitate project teams, guided by a strong understanding of group dynamics while driving results
• Exhibit exceptional communication skills and strong work ethic Competent in group facilitation