Job Description

Automation Change Management Lead

Job #5389 -Automation Change Management Lead

New Orleans, LA

The Spear Group is seeking a Change Management Lead to work with our client located in New Orleans, LA. This is a contract assignment for 10 Months - and will not offer paid expenses or per diem. The rate is $56/hr to $76/hr - those willing to self- relocate are encouraged to apply.

Bachelor’s degree in a technical or business related field required; Desired: Master’s degree

10+ years of professional change management experience; deep and direct experience leading change efforts by leveraging standard methodologies and personal consulting skills
Previous experience working on an Entergy project/program.

• Job Duties: Plan and execute change management activities designed to help people transition through changes associated with automation.
• Develop change management plans including: Stakeholder analysis, detailed tasks and schedule, training plans, communication plans, risk assessments, gap analyses, change impact assessments • User/organizational readiness assessments
• Lead creation of and implement change management strategies and plans in order to maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance.
• Work with many others in the organization to ensure change management plans are executed. • Provide direct support and coaching to management as they help their direct reports through change transitions.
• Prepares materials for executive meetings
• Development of Automation Journey communications and awareness materials
• Develops enterprise wide reports to communicate program progress and effectiveness
• Drives business engagement and adoption through employee engagement opportunities (e.g., innovation hub / innovation challenge / developer competition)
• Develops and drives timely communications across the business regarding status of opportunities and results of automation efforts
• Consult and coach automation teams regarding change management processes and methods.
• Develops enterprise wide reports to communicate program progress and effectiveness
• Drives business engagement and adoption through employee engagement opportunities (e.g., innovation hub / innovation challenge / developer competition)
• Develops and drives timely communications across the business regarding status of opportunities and results of automation efforts
• Oversees the Automation Ambassador network across the organization
• Support automation teams in integrating change management activities into their automation development initiatives.
• Lead change management activities identified in change management plans
• Identify and manage anticipated resistance to change through coaching, advising, and training.
• Consult and coach automation teams regarding change management processes and methods.
• Track and report issues associated with the execution of change management plans.Organization Distribution:

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