Finance Trasformation Strategic Change Manager

Deloitte - Kansas City, MO

Full-time - Mid Level

Kansas City, MO

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

The Finance Transformation Strategic Change Manager will play a pivotal role within the Finance Transformation group at Deloitte, which serves as an internal consulting team dedicated to supporting the CFO in executing strategic initiatives. This group is tasked with leading the Finance Transformation for global Deloitte firms, optimizing the Finance organizational structure for enhanced performance, and identifying and implementing digital finance solutions. The overarching goal is to assist Deloitte businesses in achieving more predictable and profitable growth through transformative tools and processes. In this role, the Change Manager will be responsible for designing, implementing, and evolving change strategies and plans that engage, inspire, and motivate employees to embrace significant cultural and behavioral changes necessary for driving the business forward. The Change Manager will collaborate closely with senior business leaders to understand their needs and address them through executable strategic change initiatives. This position requires a strong background in change management and communication, with a focus on creatively managing change within complex organizational structures. The Change Manager will conduct both quantitative and qualitative assessments, such as stakeholder analysis and change impact assessments, to develop data-driven change strategies. They will also be responsible for developing and managing the execution of tailored change management strategies and plans that accelerate the return on investment (ROI) of initiatives. Collaboration with program and technical teams is essential to ensure integration with broader program plans. Additionally, the Change Manager will work with leadership to create and implement leadership alignment plans that foster buy-in for changes, develop consistent messaging, and deliver effective communications and engagement activities. Measuring the effectiveness of change interventions and evolving plans as necessary will also be key responsibilities of this role.

Responsibilities

• Perform quantitative and qualitative assessments such as stakeholder analysis and change impact assessments for key stakeholder groups to drive development of data-driven change strategies.
• Develop and manage the execution of fit-for-purpose change management strategies and plans to accelerate ROI of initiatives; collaborate across program and technical teams to remain integrated with broader program plans.
• Develop and manage execution of leadership alignment plans to drive buy-in with changes.
• Work closely with subject matter experts and leadership to develop and drive consistent key program messaging and content.
• Plan, develop, and work with leadership and change networks to deliver communications and creative engagement activities, driving understanding about key changes.
• Measure effectiveness of change interventions and evolve plans as needed to best drive adoption and reduce risk of initiatives.
• Regularly report on activity status to program leadership; work with leadership to escalate and resolve risks and issues.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business, change management, organization effectiveness, communications or relevant discipline
• 5+ years of relevant experience in change management