Organizational Change Management Intern (MBA/Graduate) (Summer 2027)

Vertiv; Westerville (OH); On-site; USD 21,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

Vertiv is offering an internship with the Organizational Change Management (OCM) team to support people-side change for enterprise initiatives including ERP implementations and digital transformations. You will help design change strategies, communications, and adoption plans to ensure changes are embraced and sustained across the IT organization.

Ideal candidates will have background in business, communications, organizational development, or industrial psychology and/or OCM frameworks, and you

Qualifications

• Undergraduate degree in business Administration/Org Development/Industrial Psychology or related field.
• Master’s degree in the above fields (in progress).

Responsibilities

• Support development and execution of comprehensive change management strategies.
• Assist with org effectiveness framework within IT (employee experience, communications, leadership alignment).
• Assist leadership with presentations, distribution lists, messaging, and collaboration tools.
• Support Design, launch and operation of a Change Management Center of Expertise.
• Align change efforts with HR, Communications, Operations, and other functions.
• Contribute to OCM standards, tools, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Change management

Communication

Org development

Industrial psychology

Education

Undergraduate degree in business or related field

Master’s degree in related field (in progress)

Job description

JOB DESCRIPTION

As an intern to the Vertiv Organizational Change Management (OCM) team, you will support efforts to lead the people side of change for strategic initiatives and enterprise-wide transformations including process re-engineering, business operating model implementations, ERP implementations, platform implementations and digital transformations. Role will support OCM leadership in the design and execution of change strategies that enable adoption, sustainment, and realization of business outcomes to ensure changes are understood, embraced, and embedded into daily operations and deliver measurable outcomes. Specific areas include supporting leadership with communication tools, coordination initiatives, program support, change management support of priority programs and help define and manage organizational effectiveness initiatives within the IT organization, ensuring alignment with business goals and global growth objectives.

Experience and background in business, communications, organizational development, industrial psychology and/or organizational change management frameworks required.

What You'll Gain

• Direct exposure to enterprise-scale transformation programs across a global organization
• Mentorship from experienced OCM practitioners operating at a strategic level
• Hands-on experience with the full OCM lifecycle: from intake and strategy creation through adoption and sustainment
• Opportunity to contribute to a growing Center of Expertise and shape how change is managed at Vertiv
• Real-world application of OCM frameworks
• Visibility to senior leadership and business leaders across Vertiv

Responsibilities

• Support the development and execution of comprehensive change management strategies aligned to business objectives and the execution of key deliverables (stakeholder analysis, user readiness, communications planning, adoption metrics, other)
• Support an org effectiveness framework within the IT organization including but not limited to:
  • Employee experience
  • Communication strategy and execution
  • Leadership and team alignment
  • Partner with HR around employee experience initiatives (leadership development, engagement surveys, talent management including succession planning, other)
• Support leadership with presentations (for internal and external use), distribution lists, messaging, SharePoint, digital newsletters the identification and application of collaboration tools, meeting management, and other administrative efforts as defined
• Support the design, launch and run of a Change Management Center of Expertise (CoE) to build capability across the organization to drive the adoption of new technologies and transformation initiatives
• Support the design and execution of key enabling change strategy deliverables including, but not limited to: stakeholder analysis, communication strategy & plans, learning plans
• Align change efforts with HR, Communications, Operations, and other enabling functions
• Contribute to OCM standards, tools, and continuous improvement practices

Requirements

• Undergraduate Degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Industrial Psychology.
• Master’s Degree in the above (in progress)

About Us

The successful candidate will embrace Vertiv’s Core Principles & Behaviors to help execute our Strategic Priorities.

OUR CORE PRINCIPLES

Safety. Integrity. Respect. Teamwork. Inclusion.

OUR STRATEGIC PRIORITIES

• High-Performance Culture
• Customer Focus
• Operational Excellence
• Innovation
• Financial Strength

VERTIV BEHAVIORS

• Own it
• Act with urgency
• Foster a customer-first mindset
• Think big and execute
• Lead by example
• Drive continuous improvement
• Learn and seek out development
• Promote transparent & open communication

About Vertiv

Vertiv (NYSE: VRT) brings together hardware, software, analytics and ongoing services to enable its customers’ vital applications to run continuously, perform optimally and grow with their business needs. Vertiv solves the most important challenges facing today’s data centers, communication networks, and commercial and industrial facilities with a portfolio of power, cooling and IT infrastructure solutions and services that extend from the cloud to the edge of the network. Headquartered in Westerville, Ohio, USA, Vertiv employs around 34,000 people and does business in more than 130 countries. Visit Vertiv.com to learn more.

Work Authorization

Vertiv will only employ those who are legally authorized to work in the United States. This is not a position for which sponsorship will be provided. Individuals with temporary visas such as E, F-1, H-1, H-2, L, B, J, or TN or who need sponsorship for work authorization now or in the future, are not eligible for hire.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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