Strategic Change Management Lead

BetterUp, Inc.; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 137,760 - 165,312; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Personal BetterUp Coach

Development plan

Flexible work environment

Job summary

A leading company in human transformation is seeking a Strategic Change Management Lead in Austin, TX. This role involves designing and guiding communication strategies for enterprise client transformations, fostering engagement and sustainability. Ideal candidates will have deep experience in change management, proven communications expertise, and the ability to adapt in dynamic environments. This is a 6-month contract position with a competitive pay rate of $100-$120 per hour and offers a hybrid working model that promotes in-person collaboration.

Qualifications

• Deep experience in change management or human capital consulting.
• Proven expertise across multiple communication formats and channels.
• Ability to think like a consultant and deliver like a marketer.
• Strong quality in copywriting, visuals, and user experience.
• Resilient in managing intense and quieter phases without burnout.
• Thrives in ambiguity and enjoys writing playbooks.
• Experience in large-scale, global organizations.

Responsibilities

• Lead change communications strategy for major enterprise deployments.
• Map stakeholders and design strategies to build trust.
• Develop and deliver campaigns across multiple channels.
• Equip managers with tools and coaching to support change.
• Establish feedback loops and refine messaging in real time.
• Integrate strategies with cross-functional teammates.
• Own launch campaigns while planning for sustainable delivery.

Skills

Change management

Communications expertise

Experience design

Creative and tactical chops

Resilience and adaptability

Builder's mindset

Enterprise client experience

Job description

Let’s face it, a company whose mission is human transformation better have some fresh thinking about the employer/employee relationship.

We do. We can’t cram it all in here, but you’ll start noticing it from the first interview.

Even our candidate experience is different. And when you get an offer from us (and accept it), you get way more than a paycheck. You get a personal BetterUp Coach, a development plan, a trained and coached manager, the most amazing team you’ve ever met (yes, each with their own personal BetterUp Coach), and most importantly, work that matters.

This makes for a remarkably focused and fulfilling work experience. Frankly, it’s not for everyone. But for people with fire in their belly, it’s a game-changing, career-defining, soul-lifting move.

Join us and we promise you the most intense and fulfilling years of your career, doing life-changing work in a fun, inventive, soulful culture.

If that sounds exciting—and the job description below feels like a fit—we really should start talking.

The Opportunity

As one of our the first Strategic Change Management Leads, you’ll play a central role in helping our enterprise clients navigate transformation. You’ll design and guide communications strategies that build belief, inspire action, and sustain momentum across every level of the organization. This role is about leading change through communications—not just delivering messages, but shaping the story that makes change possible.

Note: this is a 6 month contract position to start, with the opportunity for full time conversion

What you’ll do

• Lead change communications strategy for major enterprise deployments, designing narratives and messaging architectures that inspire adoption and alignment.

• Map stakeholders and cascade paths, identifying champions and skeptics, and designing strategies that build trust across complex organizations.

• Develop and deliver campaigns across multiple channels (email, live events, digital platforms, executive forums) with quality and consistency that earns credibility.

• Equip managers and frontline leaders with toolkits, talking points, and coaching to act as multipliers of change.

• Sense and adapt in real time—establish listening loops and use insights to refine messaging and interventions.

• Integrate with cross-functional teammates to ensure strategy, comms, and data insights reinforce one another.

• Balance spikes in intensity—owning launch campaigns and events while planning for sustainable delivery across the adoption journey.

If you have some or all of the following, please apply

• Deep experience in change management, organizational transformation, or human capital consulting.

• Proven communications expertise, from strategy to storytelling to polished execution across multiple formats and channels.

• Multi-disciplinary skillset that spans change, comms, and experience design—you can think like a consultant and deliver like a marketer.

• Creative and tactical chops, with an eye for quality in copy, visuals, and user experience.

• Resilience and adaptability in managing intense launch cycles and quieter sustain phases without burning out.

• A builder’s mindset—you thrive in ambiguity, enjoy writing the playbook, and don’t need a big team to get started.

• Enterprise client experience, ideally in large-scale, global organizations where complexity is the norm.

AI at BetterUp

Our team thrives at the intersection of human expertise and AI capability. As an AI-forward company, adaptation and continuous learning are part of our daily work. We’re looking for teammates who are excited to evolve alongside technology – people who experiment boldly, share their discoveries openly, and help define best practices for AI-augmented work. These professionals thoughtfully integrate AI into their work to deliver exceptional results while maintaining the human judgment and creativity that drives real innovation. During our interview process, you’ll have opportunities to showcase how you harness AI to learn, iterate, and amplify your impact.

Pay Rate:

• The hourly rate for this role is $100 - $120.

Workforce Policy & Location:

• We are a hybrid company with a focus on in-person collaboration when necessary. Expected to be available to work from one of our office hubs at least 2 days per week, or 8 days per month.

• Our US hub locations include: Austin, TX; New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; and the Washington, DC metro area. Please ensure you can realistically commit to this structure before applying.

We are dedicated to building diverse teams that fuel an authentic workplace and sense of belonging for each and every employee. We know applying for a job can be intimidating, please don’t hesitate to reach out — we encourage everyone interested in joining us to apply.

BetterUp Inc. provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, genetics, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status. In addition to federal law requirements, BetterUp Inc. complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.

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