Oracle Transformation Change Lead

Apps Associates; Acton (MA); On-site; USD 120,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Apps Associates seeks an AppsChange Lead to drive the people side of Oracle transformation engagements, focusing on relationship-building and influencing client buy-in. You’ll work autonomously, adapt as engagements shift, and deliver practical change artifacts like stakeholder maps and communications plans.

With 5+ years in change management for ERP/Oracle-like transformations, you’ll build trust quickly, communicate across all levels, and ensure change accelerates adoption across Finance, IT,

Qualifications

• 5+ years leading organizational change management on ERP, HCM, Oracle Cloud, or similar large-scale enterprise system transformations.
• Proven ability to build trust and influence stakeholders quickly, without relying on formal authority.
• Strong communication skills across technical and non-technical audiences, and across functions (Finance, IT, HR, Operations).
• Comfortable operating with autonomy in ambiguous, fast-changing environments.
• Working knowledge of Kotter's methodology, Prosci, or an equivalent structured change framework.
• A track record of adapting when project scope or priorities shift, and finding the next valuable contribution rather than waiting for direction.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management strategy and execution across complex, multi-stakeholder Oracle transformation engagements
• Build genuine relationships with the project team and client stakeholders across Finance, IT, HR, and Operations
• Communicate with clarity and confidence at every level, from executive steering committees to end users, and move people to buy-in quickly
• Identify, activate, and sustain change champion networks that carry adoption forward after go-live
• Insert into the engagement in a valuable way when a workstream is descoped, rather than waiting to be told where to go
• Apply Kotter's 8-step model (or equivalent) and build practical tools clients actually use: stakeholder maps, change impact assessments, communications plans
• Own the commercial health of your workstream - scope, hours, and the value you're delivering
• Partner with delivery leads so change management reads as connective tissue to the project, not a separate lane

Skills

Change management

ERP transformations

Stakeholder management

Communication

Autonomy

Kotter/Prosci

Tools

EasyGenerator

Smartsheet

Scribe

Job description

Apps Associates seeks an AppsChange Lead to drive the people side of Oracle transformation engagements, focusing on relationship-building and influencing client buy-in. You’ll work autonomously, adapt as engagements shift, and deliver practical change artifacts like stakeholder maps and communications plans.

With 5+ years in change management for ERP/Oracle-like transformations, you’ll build trust quickly, communicate across all levels, and ensure change accelerates adoption across Finance, IT,