Change Management Manager

Westinghouse Electric Company

Full-time - Mid Level

Computer and Electronic Product Manufacturing

About the position

The Change Management Manager is a pivotal role responsible for driving the change management strategy for various business unit projects and programs. This position is accountable for setting policies and coordinating change management activities, which encompass communications, training, stakeholder management, change readiness, and assessing impacts. The individual in this role will work closely with business unit executives to mobilize and engage change agents, ensuring that changes across projects are effectively addressed and that there is consistency and continuity in programs. In this role, the Change Management Manager will track and manage change and communication activities across all programs and projects. They will estimate the resources required to conduct change management activities and coach leaders to facilitate alignment with project objectives. The manager will develop and execute action plans to prepare stakeholders for change and implement targeted change management tactics to engage leadership at all levels. Additionally, they will clarify and share the vision and strategy of the business unit's change management initiatives, enhancing the organizational culture by establishing effective change communication strategies. The Change Management Manager will interact with leaders to help them fulfill their roles in supporting ongoing changes and will design, lead, and influence large-scale change initiatives while integrating work across multiple delivery channels. This role may also involve performing other job-related duties as assigned, making it a dynamic and integral part of the organization’s change management efforts.

Responsibilities

• Tracks and manages change and communication activities across all programs and projects
• Estimates resource planning required to conduct change management activities across projects
• Coaches and prepares leaders to lead the change and to facilitate alignment of project objectives
• Develops and executes action plans to prepare stakeholders for change
• Develops and implements targeted change management tactics to engage leadership at all levels
• Clarifies and shares the business unit change management initiative vision and strategy
• Enhances organizational culture by establishing change communication strategies
• Interacts with leaders in helping them fulfill their roles to support the ongoing changes
• Designs, leads and influences large-scale change and integrates work across multiple delivery channels
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• 8+ years of experience in change management or related field
• 2+ years of supervisory or management experience

Nice-to-haves

• Master's degree
• Change Management Practitioner Certification (Prosci or similar as acknowledged by ACMP)
• Six Sigma Yellow Belt certification or higher