Senior Manager, Enterprise Transformation

AHEAD; United States; On-site; USD 160,000 - 200,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance

401(k)

Paid company holidays

Paid time off

Paid parental and caregiver leave

Job summary

AHEAD is seeking a Senior Manager, Enterprise Transformation to accelerate big initiatives across the organization. You’ll partner with Transformation Leads to drive planning, execution, and governance for cross-functional programs, including post-acquisition integration efforts as needed.

The role emphasizes stakeholder alignment, milestone progress, and measurable program impact. Ideal candidates bring 3+ years in enterprise transformation or related fields, with a bachelor’s degree in

Qualifications

• Minimum required: Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field with 3+ years in enterprise transformation or related roles.
• Preferred: Certification in project management or change management (e.g., PMP, Prosci).

Responsibilities

• Partner with Transformation Leads to support planning, coordination and execution of Big Bets.
• Analyze data, prepare insights, and align stakeholders with project goals.
• Manage day-to-day program tasks including milestones, dependencies and action items.
• Develop and maintain transformation plans aligned to goals and timelines.
• Identify risks, issues and interdependencies; escalate and resolve blockers.
• Prepare status updates, dashboards, and executive-ready reports for leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to keep initiatives moving.
• Support change management strategies and stakeholder communications.
• Assist post-acquisition integration planning and execution when applicable.
• Promote consistent transformation practices across the Enterprise Transformation Office.
• Build trust-based relationships with stakeholders at all levels.

Skills

Program/Project Management

Analytical & problem solving

Change management familiarity

Effective communication

Stakeholder collaboration

Ambiguity management

Ethical standards

Data-driven decision making

Education

Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field

PMP or Prosci certification

Job description

AHEAD builds platforms for digital business. By weaving together advances in cloud infrastructure, automation and analytics, and software delivery, we help enterprises deliver on the promise of digital transformation.

AtAHEAD, we prioritize creating a culture of belonging, where all perspectives and voices are represented, valued, respected, and heard. We create spaces to empower everyone to speak up, make change, and drive the culture at AHEAD.

We are an equal opportunity employer, and do not discriminate based on an individual's race, national origin, color, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sexual orientation, religion, age, disability, marital status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law, whether actual or perceived.

We embrace all candidates that will contribute to the diversification and enrichment of ideas and perspectives at AHEAD.

AHEAD's Enterprise Transformation Office (ETO) is chartered with delivering on AHEAD's most strategic enterprise initiatives, or “Big Bets” — the critical, cross-functional programs that enable our long-term vision. Today, this includes large-scale transformation efforts such as expanding AHEAD into new international markets, transforming our portfolio and internal ways of working with AI, post-acquisition integration, and more.

The Senior Manager, Enterprise Transformation will play a critical role in supporting execution of these Big Bets. Rather than owning a single initiative directly, this role partners closely with one or more ETO Transformation Leads, providing dedicated program support across one or more strategic initiatives — including, when applicable, post-acquisition integration efforts — to help ensure plans stay on track, risks are managed, and stakeholders remain aligned. This is a high-visibility, high-impact opportunity for a transformation-minded professional to build the experience and track record needed to drive transformation at scale. Success in this role looks like consistent stakeholder alignment, clear milestone progress, and demonstrated program impact across assigned initiatives.

Duties/Responsibilities

• Partner with one or more Transformation Leads to support the planning, coordination, and execution of AHEAD's strategic initiatives (Big Bets).
• Support Transformation Leads by analyzing data, preparing insights, and aligning stakeholders with project goals.
• Support day-to-day program and project management for assigned initiatives, including tracking milestones, deliverables, dependencies, and action items.
• Help develop and maintain transformation plans, ensuring activities stay aligned to initiative goals and timelines.
• Identify risks, issues, and interdependencies across workstreams; escalation and help resolve barriers to progress.
• Prepare status updates, executive-ready reports, dashboards, and presentations that communicate progress, impact, and KPIs to leadership.
• Coordinate cross-functional stakeholders to keep initiatives moving and priorities aligned.
• Help Transformation Leads bring clarity to ambiguous or competing priorities across their initiatives.
• Support the design and delivery of change management strategies, stakeholder communications, and enablement plans to drive adoption and alignment.
• Support post-acquisition integration planning and execution when aligned to that work.
• Help drive adoption of consistent transformation practices and tools across the Enterprise Transformation Office.
• Build strong working relationships with stakeholders at all levels, fostering collaboration and trust.
• Flex support across multiple Transformation Leads or initiatives as priorities shift, gaining broad exposure to AHEAD's strategic portfolio.
• Other job duties as assigned.

Education and Experience

• Minimum Required –Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Finance, or related field; 3+ years of experience in enterprise transformation, program/project management, strategy consulting, or related roles within complex organizations.
• Preferred – Experience supporting corporate development activities, including integration planning and execution; certification in project management or change management (e.g., PMP, Prosci).

Knowledge, Skills, Abilities

• Strong program/project management skills, with the ability to organize, prioritize, and drive multiple workstreams simultaneously.
• Solid analytical and problem-solving skills; able to translate ambiguous priorities into structured plans and actionable next steps.
• Familiarity with organizational change management methodologies and tools.
• Effective communicator, comfortable preparing and presenting updates to senior leaders.
• Collaborative, team-oriented mindset with the ability to build trust and influence across functions without direct authority.
• Adaptable and resourceful; thrives in fast-paced, ambiguous environments and can flex across multiple initiatives or leaders.
• Detail-oriented with strong follow-through on commitments and deliverables.
• Genuine passion for strategic transformation and eagerness to grow into broader initiative leadership.
• Unwavering commitment to ethical standards and safeguarding sensitive information.

$160,000 - $200,000 a year

The compensation range indicated in this posting reflects the On-Target Earnings (“OTE”) for this role, which includes a base salary and any applicable target bonus amount. This OTE range may vary based on the candidate’s relevant experience, qualifications, and geographic location.

Why AHEAD:

Through our daily work and internal groups like Moving Women AHEAD and RISE AHEAD, we value and benefit from diversity of people, ideas, experience, and everything in between.

We fuel growth by stacking our office with top-notch technologies in a multi-million-dollar lab, by encouraging cross department training and development, sponsoring certifications and credentials for continued learning.

USA Employment Benefits include:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• 401(k)
• Paid company holidays
• Paid time off
• Paid parental and caregiver leave
• Plus more! See benefits https://www.aheadbenefits.com/ for additional details.