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Avanade Inc. Group Manager, Organizational Change Management - West Region in Seattle, Washington
Group Manager, Organizational Change Management - West Region
Pair your adaptable, collaborative, curious mindset with your tech skills to help client digitally transform their ways of working. Better experience for air travelers? Data to help a non-profit better serve kids with needs? An Advisory role at Avanade offers you a purposeful career. Know your clients' needs inside out, work with them beginning to end, enjoy achievements together - and repeat.
Come join us
Even organizations committed to change find it hard to make it happen. That’s why we need you! As an OCM Advisory Group Manager (Senior Manager level), you will lead our Organizational Change Management Advisory practice in the West Region, working closely with North America leaders to develop and grow our regional group. You will lead the design and implementation of organizational change initiatives, as well as manage specific change projects. Most OCM pursuits and projects align to Business Transformations (ERP/CRM), Collaboration and Security (M365 suite), Data & AI Adoption (GenAI/AI, Copilot, PowerBI, etc.), or Strategic Change (Op Model & Org Design, M&A, Change COE).
An Avanade OCM Advisory Group Manager has in-depth experience in the following endeavors:
Leading organizational design to maximize effectiveness and mitigate risks.
Developing and maintaining strong client stakeholder relationships positioning the organization into "Trusted Advisor" status
Developing and orchestrating Change Strategies and Plans for large scale technology projects and programs
Creating guidelines and enforcing procedures and standards related to content development and implementation
Developing and executing effective Communication strategies
Developing and delivering strategic training plans to prepare individuals for success
Leading clients through transformational change and supporting business priorities
Contributing to the internal capability of Avanade’s OCM practice by sharing learnings, developing content, mentoring junior colleagues, and crafting compelling proposal responses
Skills and experiences
7+ years of experience in a client facing Organizational Change role with digital transformation, technical & functional project experience and prior experience with ERP/CRM Transformation
Previous relevant management consulting professional services firm experience, preferably with a global management consultancy firm.
Experience working in cross-functional and complex, highly matrixed teams
Experience in leading pursuits and justifying the organizational change value proposition for an engagement with both internal and client stakeholders
Ability to be flexible, demonstrate critical thinking and work effectively in fluid, complex environments
Experience in coaching and developing junior talent
Expert in the Microsoft Office product suite
Other desired skills include:
A relevant Advanced Degree or an MBA
Industry experience in one of the following industries - Resources (O&G, Energy), Healthcare, Retail/CPG, Manufacturing, CMT, and Financial Services
Enjoy your career
Top-shelf clients - our clients accelerate value by being bold, imaginative - and fast. Look at who we work with - you’ve probably heard of them and just might want to work with them, too
Next-level work - Utilize emerging tech and become adept at solving business critical issues, acquire industry expertise, and a deep understanding of the technologies and capabilities within the Microsoft ecosystem
Flexible work schedule - We provide employees with a flexible work schedule that includes flexible start and end times as well as the ability to work remotely
Find out more about some of our benefits [1] here.
A great place to work
As you bring your skills and abilities to Avanade, you’ll get distinctive experiences, limitless learning, and ambitious growth in return. As we continue to build our diverse and inclusive culture, we become even more innovative and creative, helping us better serve our clients and our communities. You’ll join a community of smart, supportive collaborators to lift, mentor and guide you, but also lean on your expertise. You get a company purpose-built for business-critical, leading-edge technology solutions, committed to improving the way humans work, interact and live. It’s all here, so take a closer look!
We work hard to provide an inclusive, diverse culture with a deep sense of belonging for all our employees. Visit our [2] Inclusion & Diversity page.
Create a future for our people that focuses on:
- Expanding your thinking * Experimenting courageously * Learning and pivoting
Inspire greatness in our people by:
- Empowering every voice * Encouraging boldness * Celebrating progress
Accelerate the impact of our people by:
- Amazing the client * Prioritizing what matters * Acting as one
Learn more
To Learn more about the types of projects our Advisory team works on check out these case studies:
[2] Mater Hospital accelerates its digital transformation to keep patients and healthcare workers safe
[3] QBE is transforming its digital customer experience with Avanade and Accenture
[4] Blundstone meets customer demand in an agile way
Interested in knowing what’s going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs:
[5] Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrows innovation
[6] Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade
Compensation for roles at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired in California, Colorado, and Washington as set forth below:
Role Location: Range of starting pay for role:
California: ($164,900 - $206,000)
Colorado: ($147,900 - $174,000)
Washington: ($164,900 - $194,000) References
References
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https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/career/benefits
https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/clients/mater-digital-transformation
https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/clients/qbe
https://www.avanade.com/en-gb/clients/blundstone-dynamics-365
https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/avanade-insights
https://www.avanade.com/en/blogs/inside-avanade