Senior Change Management Leader – Transformation

Grant Thornton (US); Philadelphia (Philadelphia County); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 197,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work model

Discretionary annual bonus

Health insurance

Job summary

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a seasoned Manager to lead Workforce Transformation Change Management engagements. You will guide client delivery, manage programs, and contribute to business development across HR transformation initiatives and technology-enabled changes.

The role requires strong communication, leadership, and project management skills, with the ability to travel up to 80% and operate within a collaborative, hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Communications, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, Human Resources or other relevant degree required.
• Minimum 5 years of related work experience required, in a similar consulting practice preferred.
• Change management, program management, financial, accounting, process improvement or other relevant certifications is preferred (Prosci, CCMP, La Marsh, PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, CPP, etc.).
• Experience leveraging AI tools and capabilities to enhance change management effectiveness.
• Targeted business transformation experience, such as ERP implementations, operating model design and transformation, shared services, or large-scale enterprise change programs.
• Ability to prioritize, delegate, and foster the development of high-performance teams to lead/support an environment driven by customer service and teamwork to work effectively in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
• Ability to work independently or as part of a team.
• Experience in troubleshooting, organizational skills, ability to participate in resource planning processes based on defined organizational plans, and ability to work on multiple projects simultaneously.
• Experience in culture awareness, communications planning and/or execution, stakeholder engagement, job role design, training planning and/or execution, or other related areas.

Responsibilities

• Lead engagement delivery strategy and outcomes; serve as SME on Change Enablement engagements.
• Oversee project management activities: planning, execution, status reporting, risk mitigation.
• Present to large groups; facilitate client meetings, workshops, problem solving, and deliverable readouts.
• Develop understanding of client operations and culture to drive project success.
• Provide guidance and QA on deliverables from supporting resources.
• Manage budgets, resource allocation, and project economics.
• Support business development: drafting proposals, responses, and information requests.
• Mentor staff and conduct performance reviews; build high-performance teams.
• Adapt change management practices across HR transformation, payroll impacts, and due diligence activities.
• Travel 40–80% as needed.

Skills

Change management

Project management

Leadership

Communication skills

Staff development

Budget planning

Travel readiness

Microsoft Office

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Project

Visio

Excel

PowerPoint

Job description

Grant Thornton (US) is seeking a seasoned Manager to lead Workforce Transformation Change Management engagements. You will guide client delivery, manage programs, and contribute to business development across HR transformation initiatives and technology-enabled changes.

The role requires strong communication, leadership, and project management skills, with the ability to travel up to 80% and operate within a collaborative, hybrid work environment.