Senior Manager, Change Management

Search Partner Group, LLC; Arlington (TX); On-site; USD 140,000 - 185,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel up to 25%

Full-time position

Onsite work schedule (Mon-Fri)

Bonus opportunity

Competitive benefits

Job summary

Search Partner Group, LLC is partnering with a client to recruit a Senior Manager, Change Management in Arlington, TX. This onsite, full-time role leads a portfolio of transformation initiatives, builds a formal Change Management practice, and coaches a team of analysts to drive enterprise adoption of technology programs.

You will collaborate with executive sponsors and business leaders to ensure readiness, reduce resistance, and deliver measurable outcomes through scalable change frameworks and

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• PROSCI Change Management Certification required.
• 8-15 years of progressive Change Management experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing Change Management professionals, analysts, or managers.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide organizational transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology implementations such as ERP, CRM, HCM, MarTech, Digital Transformation, AI, or other enterprise platforms.

Responsibilities

• Lead a portfolio of organizational change initiatives supporting digital transformation, marketing technology, enterprise applications, and business process improvements.
• Establish and mature a formal Change Management practice, including methodologies, governance, standards, templates, and best practices.
• Partner with executive sponsors and business leaders to drive organizational readiness and successful adoption.
• Lead, coach, and develop an existing team of Change Management Analysts.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement plans, communication strategies, training approaches, and adoption roadmaps.
• Assess organizational impacts, resistance points, and adoption risks while implementing mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate closely with product, technology, sales, marketing, and operational leaders to support successful rollouts.
• Develop metrics and reporting to measure readiness, utilization, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Help create a repeatable framework that can be leveraged across future enterprise initiatives.

Skills

Leadership

Change management

Stakeholder management

Executive presence

Coaching

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

ERP implementations

CRM implementations

MarTech deployments

Job description

Senior Manager, Change Management Arlington, TX (Onsite Monday-Friday) Full-Time | $140,000-$185,000 Base Salary + Bonus Travel up to 25% as needed

Lead Enterprise Transformation and Build a Change Management Center of Excellence Our client is seeking an accomplished Senior Manager, Change Management to establish and scale a formal Change Management function supporting enterprise technology initiatives, digital transformation programs, business process improvements, and organizational adoption efforts. This newly created leadership role offers the opportunity to build a repeatable, scalable change management practice while partnering directly with executive leadership and leading a team of Change Management professionals. The successful candidate will help drive adoption of new technologies, improve organizational readiness, coach executive sponsors, and develop sustainable change strategies that create measurable business outcomes.

This Company is looking for a Senior Manager, Change Management that has experience in a continued presence/sustained work on long-lasting programs where you have lived with the outcomes and continued to provide guidance to an organization. If you're a strategic leader who combines strong business acumen, executive presence, and hands-on change management expertise, we want to hear from you.

What You'll Do

• Lead a portfolio of organizational change initiatives supporting digital transformation, marketing technology, enterprise applications, and business process improvements.
• Establish and mature a formal Change Management practice, including methodologies, governance, standards, templates, and best practices.
• Partner with executive sponsors and business leaders to drive organizational readiness and successful adoption.
• Lead, coach, and develop an existing team of Change Management Analysts.
• Develop and execute stakeholder engagement plans, communication strategies, training approaches, and adoption roadmaps.
• Assess organizational impacts, resistance points, and adoption risks while implementing mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate closely with product, technology, sales, marketing, and operational leaders to support successful rollouts.
• Develop metrics and reporting to measure readiness, utilization, adoption, and business outcomes.
• Help create a repeatable framework that can be leveraged across future enterprise initiatives.

Required Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• PROSCI Change Management Certification required.
• 8-15 years of progressive Change Management experience.
• 3+ years of leadership experience managing Change Management professionals, analysts, or managers.
• Experience leading enterprise-wide organizational transformation initiatives.
• Experience supporting large-scale technology implementations such as ERP, CRM, HCM, MarTech, Digital Transformation, AI, or other enterprise platforms.
• Proven ability to coach executive sponsors and influence stakeholders at all levels of an organization.
• Strong business acumen with the ability to understand organizational dynamics, compensation influences, adoption challenges, and business outcomes.
• Exceptional communication, facilitation, presentation, and relationship-building skills.
• Experience developing scalable processes, governance models, and best practices.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience building, growing, or maturing a Change Management function, Center of Excellence (COE), or enterprise framework.
• Experience supporting sales, marketing, customer-facing, or revenue-generating organizations.
• Experience with AI adoption, enterprise modernization, and digital transformation initiatives.
• Experience leading organizational change across large, complex, or multi-business organizations.
• Experience supporting enterprise technologies including CRM, CMS, MarTech, ERP, HCM, Digital Asset Management (DAM), Customer Data Platforms (CDP), marketing automation, and analytics platforms.

What Makes Someone Successful in This Role

• High emotional intelligence and executive presence.
• Ability to navigate all levels of the organization, from executive leadership to frontline employees.
• Experience managing organizational resistance while driving adoption.
• Strong understanding of stakeholder motivations and business drivers.
• Ability to balance strategic leadership with hands-on execution.
• Proven success helping organizations adopt new technologies, processes, and ways of working.

Compensation & Benefits

• Base Salary: $140,000 - $185,000
• Performance Bonus Opportunity
• Comprehensive Benefits Package
• Full-Time Permanent Position
• Location & Travel Arlington, Texas Onsite Monday-Friday Travel up to approximately 25% as needed to support business initiatives, user groups, acquisitions, training events, and stakeholder engagement activities.

Why This Opportunity?

This is a rare opportunity to build and shape a formal Change Management capability within a large enterprise environment. You'll have direct visibility with senior leadership, the ability to influence enterprise-wide transformation initiatives, and the opportunity to leave a lasting impact by creating a scalable Change Management framework that will support the organization’s future growth and innovation.

Applicants must be legally authorized to work in the United States without employer sponsorship now or in the future.