Strategic Change & Enablement Lead

M&T Bank Corporation; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 149,000; Full time

Job summary

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY seeks a senior professional to drive adoption of The Way We Work and lead organizational change initiatives. You will partner with initiative teams to develop adoption plans, apply practical disciplines, and monitor progress to remove barriers and improve collaboration.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years' relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a results-driven, well-organized mindset.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree and a minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience, or in lieu of a degree, a combined minimum of 9 years' higher education and/or work experience, including a minimum of 5 years' relevant work experience
• Strong attention to detail
• Strong ability to lead teams
• Excellent project management skills
• Strong analytical ability
• Creative problem-solving skills
• Excellent interpersonal skills necessary for business partner relationships within and outside the organization
• Strong written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to communicate professionally at many different levels
• Self-motivated
• Results-driven
• Well-organized
• Ability to handle multiple tasks and work under time constraints in support of various assignments
• Proficient with personal computers and pertinent spreadsheet, database, graphing, and presentation software

Responsibilities

• Drive Adoption of The Way We Work: Assess adoption of The Way We Work mindsets, behaviors, and practices.
• Partner with initiative teams to develop and execute adoption plans.
• Help teams apply The Way We Work disciplines in practical, outcome-focused ways.
• Track adoption progress and identify opportunities for improvement.
• Create Conditions for Success: Partner with leaders to establish team practices, routines, and expectations that support adoption.
• Identify opportunities to improve ways of working, collaboration, and team effectiveness.
• Help teams address obstacles that may limit adoption.
• Support a culture of learning, continuous improvement, and shared accountability.
• Identify Barriers & Enable Change: Identify organizational, process, cultural, and operational barriers affecting adoption.
• Recommend practical solutions and partner with stakeholders to address challenges.
• Monitor adoption risks and trends and adjust approaches as needed.
• Capture and apply lessons learned to strengthen future efforts.
• Partner with Teams & Leaders: Collaborate with initiative leaders, stakeholders, and teams to support adoption and readiness.
• Provide insights on adoption progress, risks, and opportunities.
• Facilitate discussions that build alignment and strengthen ways of working.
• Reinforce key behaviors including customer focus, collaboration, continuous learning, transparency, and accountability.

Skills

Attention to detail

Leadership

Project management

Analytical ability

Creative problem solving

Interpersonal skills

Written and verbal communication

Professional communication

Self-motivated

Results driven

Education

Bachelor's degree + 5+ years experience

Job description

M&T Bank in Buffalo, NY seeks a senior professional to drive adoption of The Way We Work and lead organizational change initiatives. You will partner with initiative teams to develop adoption plans, apply practical disciplines, and monitor progress to remove barriers and improve collaboration.

The role requires a Bachelor's degree with 5+ years' relevant experience, strong communication skills, and a results-driven, well-organized mindset.