Strategic Change Manager — Data & Analytics (Remote)

Cornell University; United States; Remote; USD 81,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Remote work

Health and wellbeing benefits

Education benefits

Paid holidays

Job summary

Cornell University seeks a Change Manager, Data & Analytics within the Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Change Management, the role supports adoption of Data and Analytics initiatives and aligns with university-wide strategies.

You will partner with program teams, stakeholders, and vendor partners to assess impact, coordinate readiness, and enable transition across campuses while minimizing disruption and maximizing value.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree and 3-5 years related experience or equivalent combination of education and relevant experience.
• Experience supporting organizational change initiatives with demonstrated knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, and tools.
• Proven ability to influence, build consensus, and achieve alignment among diverse stakeholder groups, including senior leaders.
• Demonstrated ability to quickly establish credibility, build trust, and navigate competing priorities within complex, decentralized organizations.
• Strong analytical, organizational, and problem‑solving skills, with the ability to independently identify, assess, and address challenges.
• Excellent written, verbal, presentation, and facilitation skills, with the ability to communicate complex concepts clearly and effectively.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and meet deadlines while maintaining a high level of quality and attention to detail.
• Experience working collaboratively across onsite, hybrid, and remote teams.
• Commitment to fostering an environment that supports inclusion, belonging, wellbeing, and respect.
• Ability to cultivate productive relationships with students, faculty, staff, leaders, and community members.
• Proficiency with Microsoft 365 applications, including Excel, Word, PowerPoint, Teams, and SharePoint.
• Strong collaboration, professionalism, and stakeholder relationship management skills.
• Ability to cultivate and develop inclusive working relationships with students, faculty, staff, and community members.

Responsibilities

• Apply organizational change management methodologies, tools, and best practices, including Prosci’s ADKAR model, to support stakeholder readiness, adoption, and engagement across Data and Analytics initiatives.
• Develop, maintain, and execute the Data and Analytics Change Management Strategy in alignment with broader CEMI and organizational change management objectives.
• Partner with communications, training, and project teams to deliver stakeholder engagement, communications, learning, and readiness activities that support successful adoption.
• Create and maintain change management work plans, assessments, and deliverables identified within the overall change strategy.
• Conduct and document stakeholder analyses, change impact assessments, readiness evaluations, and risk mitigation activities.
• Partner with project teams to understand future-state processes, business requirements, and organizational impacts in support of change planning and execution.
• Facilitate and participate in change champion networks, stakeholder forums, focus groups, and feedback sessions to increase awareness, measure readiness, and gather insights.
• Build and maintain relationships with stakeholders, leaders, and functional partners across campuses and organizational units.
• Ensure stakeholders are prepared for training, testing, demonstrations, and other experiential learning opportunities that support change adoption.
• Monitor stakeholder feedback, adoption risks, and resistance, escalating concerns and recommending mitigation strategies as appropriate.
• Collaborate with change management colleagues and program partners to ensure consistency in approach, messaging, reporting, and change management practices across concurrent initiatives.
• Support measurement and reporting of change management activities, stakeholder readiness, and adoption outcomes.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Project coordination

Remote collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft 365

Excel

SharePoint

PowerPoint

Job description

Cornell University seeks a Change Manager, Data & Analytics within the Cornell Experience Modernization Initiative (CEMI). Reporting to the Assistant Director of Change Management, the role supports adoption of Data and Analytics initiatives and aligns with university-wide strategies.

You will partner with program teams, stakeholders, and vendor partners to assess impact, coordinate readiness, and enable transition across campuses while minimizing disruption and maximizing value.