Lead Change Management Consultant

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Number of positions: One (1)

Mobility: Hybrid

The Lead Change Management Consultant manages all aspects of change on a single complex project, transformational effort or across multiple initiatives within a program. This position is accountable to business leaders for delivering business outcomes that are dependent on people adopting solutions successfully.

• Defines and delivers robust change management strategies, approaches and plans for multiple engagements that can cross functional boundaries
• Applies Prosci methodology, tools and approaches to internal client team members, providing coaching on usage as needed; uses instruments and tools to describe and plan change impacts on multiple engagements and customizes approach and methodology based on previous change impacts and prior experience
• Determines contributing factors to strong sponsorship, coaches and supports sponsors on expected behaviors and becomes primary contact for sponsors
• Executes and manages change management scope for large scale programs and projects, including sponsorship, coaching, communications, training and resistance management plans
• Articulates, envisions and creates desired patterns in human dynamics (behaviors, mindsets and culture)
• Integrates change management with project management and influences successful mitigation strategies
• Develops organizational best practices
• Integrates success measures, metrics and monitoring across multiple initiatives in a program

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree and six (6) years of related experience.

• In lieu of bachelors degree, a high school diploma/GED and ten (10) years of experience can be considered.

Preferred Qualifications

• Masters degree

• Eight (8) years of related work experience.

• Certification: Certified Change Management Professional

Additional Preferred Qualifications

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills: negotiation, conflict management skills, influencing skills, ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback
• Demonstrated ability to communicate a vision and obtain buy-in
• Ability to adapt and changes as business needs change
• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment
• Experience with large-scale change initiatives; experience providing oversight to contingent workers
• Experience working with agile teams, approaches and tools
• Competency in one or more complementary disciplines such as project management, Agile, innovation, design thinking, customer experience, training, communication, digital transformation
• Experience in supplier contract management
• Comfort with complexity, ambiguity and change

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility

 

Specific Requirements

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Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)

No

Represented/Union Position

No

Visa Sponsored Position

No. This is not a Visa Sponsored Position. This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Please note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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