Senior Change Manager & Practice Leader

$100,000 - $135,000/Yr

Alterra Mountain Company - Denver, CO

Full-time - Senior

Remote - Denver, CO

Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries

About the position

The Senior Change Manager & Practice Leader at Alterra Mountain Company is responsible for leading change management initiatives, ensuring effective practices, processes, and tools are in place to support organizational change. This role focuses on the people side of change, including business processes, systems, technology, job roles, and organizational structures. The position involves collaboration with project managers and stakeholders to maximize employee adoption and minimize resistance to change.

Responsibilities

• Continuous review and improvement of change management practices, processes, tools, and templates.
• Lead a change management community of practice.
• Create standards and coach the team to follow these standards with excellence.
• Educate the organization on change management methods and their value proposition.
• Create and implement change management strategies and plans to maximize employee adoption and minimize resistance.
• Own and lead change-related activities including stakeholder identification, change impact analysis, communications planning, training planning, readiness assessment, and adoption measurement.
• Develop communications and training materials for successful transitions to new applications/software.
• Develop change management plans for projects and/or change initiatives.
• Identify and manage anticipated resistance to change.
• Lead change management work streams with a structured methodology/process.
• Drive faster adoption and higher utilization of changes impacting employees.
• Build strong relationships with business and project stakeholders to create a network of change champions and agents.
• Support project teams in integrating change management activities into project plans.
• Provide input and support the design and delivery of training programs.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in business administration, human resources, change management, or equivalent experience.
• 5+ years of direct change management experience, including defining initiatives and risk assessment/mitigation planning.
• Experience using change management processes and methodologies across multiple organizational levels.
• Experience in building change management processes and tools to support practices across an organization.
• Experience in coaching change management practitioners and driving excellence in the function.
• Experience with medium to large-scale organizational change efforts.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills, along with analytical, organizational, listening, and problem-solving skills.
• Familiarity with project management approaches and tools.

Nice-to-haves

• Change management certification or designation desired.
• Advanced competency with MS Office tools including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Benefits

• Free Ikon Pass for eligible employees and dependents.
• Discounted skiing/riding for friends and family.
• Flexible Time Off (FTO) and Paid Time Off (PTO) policies.
• Generous discounts on outdoor gear, apparel, rental cars, etc.
• Medical, dental, vision, life, AD&D, short-term & long-term disability insurance, EAP, HSAs, FSAs.
• 401(k) plan with generous company match.
• Paid parental leave of up to 6 weeks for eligible employees.
• Commuter benefits for Denver employees only.
• Flexible/hybrid workplace policy.