Vice President, Change Management

Golub Capital; Chicago (IL); Hybrid; USD 115,000 - 180,000; Full time

Job summary

Golub Capital is seeking an experienced Change Management professional in Illinois to lead transformation initiatives across projects. You will shape change strategies, design and deploy training and communication plans, and collaborate with business leads to ensure smooth adoption.

The role requires 8+ years in change management, strong communication, and a proactive, data-driven mindset. You will develop materials, measure adoption, and maintain project artifacts, fostering a Gold Standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required.
• 8+ years of change management or organizational transformation experience.
• Experience delivering and designing trainings, communication plans, change strategies and process improvement.
• Experience in programs and technology implementations.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Attention to detail with strong organizational and problem-solving abilities.
• Able to work independently while collaborating with teams.
• Customer-focused with high service standards.
• Comfortable with fast-paced, complex environments and learning new technologies quickly.
• Demonstrated ability to leverage AI tools in day-to-day work.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage change strategy across project lifecycles.
• Create and implement communication plans and training approaches/materials.
• Balance multiple initiatives, timelines, and deliverables.
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to customize training and communications.
• Execute change projects from strategy to deployment with business leads.
• Develop training content: e-learning videos, guides, quick reference cards.
• Identify user issues and coordinate resolutions with relevant teams.
• Maintain and update project materials throughout lifecycles.
• Build partnerships with business units to enable win-win outcomes.
• Collect, analyze, and organize data to support adoption and measure progress.

Skills

Change management

Organizational transformation

Training design & delivery

Communication plans

Project collaboration

Attention to detail

Independent & collaborative

Customer service

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

AI tools

Job description

Department Overview

The Change Management Department is responsible for continually helping individuals impacted by systems or process changes be successful by implementing a systematic change management approach, building support, addressing resistance and developing the required knowledge and ability to implement the change. We help them make successful transitions resulting in changes that are thoroughly and smoothly implemented with lasting benefits.

Position Information

Hiring Manager

Associate Director

Department

Change Management

Department Overview

The Change Management Department is responsible for continually helping individuals impacted by systems or process changes be successful by implementing a systematic change management approach, building support, addressing resistance and developing the required knowledge and ability to implement the change. We help them make successful transitions resulting in changes that are thoroughly and smoothly implemented with lasting benefits.

Position Responsibilities

This is a hands‑on position that will focus on managing different elements of change efforts throughout the lifecycle of a project including developing a change strategy, creating and implementing communication plans, developing training approaches / materials and measuring adoption. This role will require the candidate to balance multiple ongoing initiatives and maintain different timelines and deliverables.

Responsibilities Include

• Collaborating with internal stakeholders to conduct needs assessments to customize training and communication plans that reflect employee needs and project specifics
• Working with business leads independently to execute change projects from strategy to deployment
• Developing training materials from a content and design perspective: e-learning videos, training guides and quick reference cards
• Identifying user issues and collaborating with relevant teams to resolve and communicate resolution back to end user
• Maintaining and updating project materials over the course of project lifecycles and after
• Building relationships with business units to create win‑win partnerships
• Collecting, analyzing and organizing data to support change initiatives, ensuring data accuracy and accessibility

Candidate Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:

• Bachelor’s degree required
• 8+ years of experience in change management or organizational transformation required, preferably in a relevant field (e.g., finance, banking, insurance)
• Experience with delivering and designing trainings, communication plans, change strategies and process improvement required
• Experience in programs and technology implementations is required
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong attention to detail with excellent organizational and problem‑solving skills
• Ability to take initiative and work independently while demonstrating strong collaboration
• Delivery oriented with high‑quality customer service standards
• Must be motivated by a fast paced, complex environment and comfortable learning new technologies quickly
• Demonstrated ability to effectively leverage AI tools in day‑to‑day work, with strong critical thinking to assess accuracy, limitations and appropriate use of AI generated outputs
• Enthusiastic about working in office and creating a Gold Standard hybrid work culture

Critical Competencies for Success

Our Gold Standards define key behaviors and competencies across 4 dimensions: Leadership, Achieving Results, Personal Effectiveness and Thinking Critically. These behaviors and competencies drive our ability to win together.

• Leadership: Role models in this area consistently focus on the right goals and priorities and continually develop themselves and others. Always team players, they influence and engage with others to contribute to a supportive and inclusive culture where all feel welcome.
• Achieving Results: Role models in this area are high achievers who develop careful plans and deliver consistently and effectively. They hold themselves and others accountable for delivering high quality results, and they remove barriers to ensure others can contribute and grow.
• Personal Effectiveness: Role models in this area build strong relationships, treat others with respect and communicate effectively. They are driven to exceed expectations and are adaptable to changing circumstances.
• Thinking Critically: Role models in this area understand our business, rely on analytical reasoning and seek diverse perspectives to solve problems. They are forward thinking, anticipating issues and addressing them in advance.

department-specific competencies

• Change Strategy: Leverages Change Management expertise to develop strategies that support business needs. Applies understanding of value drivers and critical success factors that will positively impact the Firm.
• Change Industry Knowledge: Leverages Change Management industry knowledge and best practices to facilitate the people side of change.
• Change Application Excellence: Ensures project success by continually assessing and improving the Firm’s change processes based on Firm culture and needs.
• Project / Program Management: Manages Change Management projects and / or programs through planning, identifying resources, monitoring and communicating project activities and assessing impacts of project decisions.
• Sponsorship Management: Takes a consultative approach with internal sponsors including building trust and coaching.
• Communication Excellence: Drives awareness, increases knowledge and desire and mitigates resistance by identifying and implementing key messages.
• Training Excellence: Drives knowledge and ability for “the change” by identifying learning needs, developing and executing effective training plans.
• Change Measurement: Collects, analyzes and interprets data to measure adoption, identify trends and develop reinforcement plans.

Compensation & Benefits

For Illinois Only: It is expected that the base salary range for this position will be $115,000 to $180,000. Actual salaries may vary based on factors such as skills, experiences and qualifications for the role. The total compensation package for this position may also include other elements and discretionary awards in addition to a full range of medical, financial and / or other benefits (including 401(k) eligibility and various paid time off benefits such as vacation, sick time and parental leave) dependent on the position offered. Details of participation in these benefit plans will be provided if an employee receives an offer of employment. If hired, the employee will be in an ‘at‑will position’ and the Firm reserves the right to modify base salary (as well as any other discretionary payment or compensation program) at any time including for reasons related to individual performance, Firm or individual department / team performance and market factors.

Golub Capital is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

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