Strategic Change Manager — Remote Transformation Lead

North Highland Consulting; New York (NY); Remote; USD 124,000 - 179,000; Part time

Job summary

North Highland Consulting in the United States is seeking a Change Manager to drive organizational transformation across a global technology function, focusing on readiness, engagement, and adoption. This 6-month remote assignment requires strong stakeholder leadership and a pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach.

You will partner with executives to define future-state operating models, design change strategies, and coach leaders through transitions, ensuring sustainable impact across US and UK

Qualifications

• Proven change management experience at manager level or above within complex, global organizations.
• Expertise in designing and implementing people, process, and technology transformation programs.
• Experience working in matrix environments and with geographically distributed teams.
• Strong understanding of organizational design, capability building, and culture change.
• Experience creating current-state and future-state operating models.
• Executive communication and stakeholder management skills.
• Project management experience with multiple workstreams.
• Analytical and problem-solving capabilities.
• Resilience and adaptability in fast-paced environments.
• Commitment to driving inclusive and sustainable organizational change.

Responsibilities

• Lead the development and implementation of change management strategies aligned with organizational transformation objectives.
• Conduct comprehensive current-state assessments of the operating environment, documenting findings and identifying key transformation opportunities.
• Collaborate with senior leadership to define future-state operating models, including people structures, processes, governance frameworks, and technology considerations.
• Develop and execute change adoption plans to ensure effective communication, training, and support for all stakeholders.
• Design and deliver change management initiatives that address people, process, and technology dimensions.
• Manage stakeholder engagement and resistance, building coalitions of support across the global workforce.
• Monitor change implementation progress, identify risks, and implement mitigation strategies.
• Provide coaching and support to leadership teams navigating organizational transformation.
• Establish metrics to measure change effectiveness and organizational readiness.
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams across United States and United Kingdom locations.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Leadership

Project management

Communication

Analytical thinking

Cross-functional collaboration

Job description

North Highland Consulting in the United States is seeking a Change Manager to drive organizational transformation across a global technology function, focusing on readiness, engagement, and adoption. This 6-month remote assignment requires strong stakeholder leadership and a pragmatic, outcomes-focused approach.

You will partner with executives to define future-state operating models, design change strategies, and coach leaders through transitions, ensuring sustainable impact across US and UK