Strategic Change Leader — Transformation & Adoption

CliftonLarsonAllen; Charlotte (NC); On-site; USD 90,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Dental insurance

Vision benefits

401k

Job summary

CLA is seeking a dynamic Change Management Lead in Charlotte, NC to steer change strategy for transformation programs. You will partner with senior leaders to drive adoption, readiness, and sustainment, guiding teams through complex, cross-functional change.

The role requires strong leadership, business acumen, and experience coaching change professionals, with a track record of delivering high-quality change work across multiple initiatives.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in business, communications, organizational development, change management, human resources, project management, strategy, or related field preferred.
• 7+ years' experience in project management and/or change management.
• 8+ years of experience in change management, transformation, organizational development, business readiness, strategy, or related work preferred.
• Experience leading change management for complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead change management strategy for transformation initiatives, including stakeholder impact, readiness, communications, adoption, training, resistance, and sustainment planning.
• Partner with business navigation and transformation leaders to identify change impacts, risks, stakeholder needs, and readiness considerations early in the process.
• Guide project teams and business leaders in understanding the people-side impact of change and what is needed to support adoption.
• Develop and oversee change plans, communication strategies, readiness plans, stakeholder engagement approaches, and adoption support.
• Lead and coach change seniors and change associates in building change capability and delivering high-quality change work.
• Provide direction, feedback, and action plans to support team member development and performance.
• Partner with service line and functional leaders to align change activities to business priorities, timing, capacity, and readiness.
• Identify change saturation, competing priorities, resistance themes, adoption risks, and stakeholder concerns that may impact success.
• Prepare leadership-ready updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials related to change readiness, adoption, risks, and business impact.
• Support governance, roadmap, and transformation discussions by bringing a change management lens to planning and decision-making.
• Monitor change effectiveness and recommend adjustments to improve readiness, adoption, sustainment, and value realization.
• Strengthen change management processes, tools, templates, and ways of working across the team.

Education

Bachelor's degree

7+ years experience in project management and/or change management

8+ years experience in change management, transformation, organizational development

Stakeholder management and executive communication

Leadership and coaching

Job description

CLA is seeking a dynamic Change Management Lead in Charlotte, NC to steer change strategy for transformation programs. You will partner with senior leaders to drive adoption, readiness, and sustainment, guiding teams through complex, cross-functional change.

The role requires strong leadership, business acumen, and experience coaching change professionals, with a track record of delivering high-quality change work across multiple initiatives.