Senior Change Management & Transformation Leader

Grant Thornton; Houston (TX); Hybrid; USD 147,000 - 197,000; Full time

Job summary

Grant Thornton is seeking an accomplished Manager for our Workforce Transformation Change Management practice in the United States. The role provides project leadership, organizational change management expertise, and drives business development across engagements and proposals.

From day one, you’ll collaborate with the Transformation team to deliver change initiatives, lead delivery teams, and guide clients through ERPs, operating model changes, and large-scale programs.

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.
• Can travel as needed. Typically, 40-50% but occasionally up to 80%.

Responsibilities

• Support and execute the vision, strategy, direction of engagement delivery regarding approach, deliverables, engagement outcomes and serve as the subject matter expert on Change Enablement engagements.
• Lead project management activities, including planning, execution, status reporting, and risk mitigation to ensure project and client expectations are understood and met.
• Effectively present information to large groups and facilitate a variety of client meetings to include routine project meetings, client workshops including problem solving, requirements gathering, and deliverable readouts.
• Create a foundational understanding of client operations, risks, working styles, corporate drivers, and adapt to clients’ unique cultural styles to drive project success.
• Provide guidance and quality assurance reviews on deliverables from supporting project resources.
• Support the review and management of budget, resource allocation, and project economics.
• Actively support service line leadership with business development efforts including drafting proposals and responses, requests for information and participating in business development interactions with prospects and clients.
• Support the development of new client contracts and statements of work.
• Manage, develop, train, coach, and mentor staff on projects, assess performance for engagement and year-end reviews.
• Demonstrate agility across workforce-related change efforts by flexing between HR transformation, payroll impacts, and HR due diligence activities (e.g., M&A, restructuring, divestitures), adjusting approach and deliverables.
• Apply targeted change management experience within specific business transformation contexts (e.g., technology-enabled change, operating model shifts, enterprise programs).
• Meet or exceed targeted utilization.
• Other duties as assigned.

Skills

Change management

Program management

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree in relevant field

Tools

Microsoft Office Suite

Job description

Grant Thornton is seeking an accomplished Manager for our Workforce Transformation Change Management practice in the United States. The role provides project leadership, organizational change management expertise, and drives business development across engagements and proposals.

From day one, you’ll collaborate with the Transformation team to deliver change initiatives, lead delivery teams, and guide clients through ERPs, operating model changes, and large-scale programs.