Senior Change Manager: Drive Adoption & Transformation

Digi-Key Electronics; BLOOMINGTON (MN); Hybrid; USD 96,000 - 135,000; Full time

Job summary

DigiKey Electronics is seeking a Senior Change Manager to lead people-side change for large initiatives, shaping processes, systems, roles and structures. You’ll coach executives, align sponsors, and integrate change activities into enterprise plans to drive adoption and measurable business value.

This hybrid on-site role may require occasional additional on-site time. You will design strategies, perform readiness assessments, support training, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement to

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management and/or Organizational Development or equivalent experience.
• 6+ years of experience leading change initiatives cross-functionally.
• Strong understanding of the various functions of DigiKey, how they work together as well as the industry DigiKey operates in.
• Knowledge of DigiKey brand and its principles.
• Knowledge of learning theories.
• Excellent at writing and editing copy.
• Taking on additional responsibilities as directed.
• Participates in administrative staff meetings and attends other cross-functional meetings.
• May travel as needed or requested.

Responsibilities

• Apply structured methodology and lead change management activities by creating change management strategies, processes and tools to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative.
• Support communication efforts through assisting in the design, development, delivery and management.
• Assess the change impact of the initiatives and projects by conducting impact analyses, assessing change readiness and identifying key stakeholders.
• Support training efforts by providing input, documenting requirements and supporting both the design and delivery of training programs.
• Create actionable deliverables using change management levers as applicable including communications plans, sponsor roadmaps, coaching plans, training plans and resistance management plans.
• Complete change management assessments, track and report issues.
• Identify, analyze and prepare risk mitigation tactics.
• Identify and manage anticipated resistance; evaluate and ensure user readiness.
• Consult and coach project leaders and teams.
• Support and engage senior leaders, coach managers and supervisors, coordinate efforts with other specialists and manage stakeholders.
• Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities.
• Manage the change portfolio, define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress.
• Nothing in this job description restricts management’s right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time.

Skills

Change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Communication skills

Training design

Stakeholder management

Editing copy

Education

Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Human Resources Management and/or Organizational Development

Job description

DigiKey Electronics is seeking a Senior Change Manager to lead people-side change for large initiatives, shaping processes, systems, roles and structures. You’ll coach executives, align sponsors, and integrate change activities into enterprise plans to drive adoption and measurable business value.

This hybrid on-site role may require occasional additional on-site time. You will design strategies, perform readiness assessments, support training, risk mitigation, and stakeholder engagement to