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Form of workCountry: United States Cities: Atlanta, Birmingham (US), Charleston, Charlotte, Dallas, Houston, Jacksonville, Miami, Nashville, Richmond, Tampa, Washington DC Area of expertise: OCM Advisory Job Description Group/Senior Manager, Organizational Change Management 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 A Group Manager within the OCM Advisory Practice represents the Organizational Change capability in pursuits and provides engagement leadership, execution, and tactical project coordination with Director oversight.
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) with a small team of OCM practitioners at the Manager, Sr. Consultant and Consultant level. An Avanade OCM Advisory Group Manager has in-depth experience in the following endeavors: Building lasting relationships with both clients and internal business development and solution area teams Storytelling and storyboarding in client deliverables and RFPs, with both an eye for detail and leading and upskilling junior practitioners to do the same Defining the strategic vision and management and measurement of related change journey in partnership with clients Driving successful adoption of change initiatives within the client's organization and leading conversations with both client and project teams in organizational change related topics Owning delivery management activities related to OCM workstream, including project plan development, status metrics and reporting, and stakeholder management Performing quantitative and qualitative analyses to implement change models Developing and executing strategic learning or training curriculum plans, including management of offshore training developers, to prepare individuals for success during and after the change Assessing organizational readiness and current state vs.
future state gaps Playing a key role in business development and expanding the footprint at existing clients or origination at new clients Required / Mandatory Qualifications (please read): Previous relevant management consulting professional services firm experience, preferably with a global management consultancy firm. Seven+ years of experience in a client facing Organizational Change role with digital transformation, technical & functional project experience and prior experience with ERP/CRM Transformation Relevant undergraduate degree 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 Outstanding communication and presentation (verbal and written) skills Ability to be flexible, demonstrate critical thinking and work effectively in fluid, complex environments Expert in the Microsoft Office product suite Preferred Role Qualifications: 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 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 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: Mater Hospital accelerates its digital transformation to keep patients and healthcare workers safe QBE is transforming its digital customer experience with Avanade and Accenture Aon Australia: The secret to helping people connect Blundstone meets customer demand in an agile way Interested in knowing what's going on inside Avanade? Check out our blogs: Avanade Insights - exchange ideas that drive tomorrows innovation Inside Avanade - explore what life is like working at Avanade Apply now Share this job: Share Facebook Twitter About Avanade Avanade is the leading provider of innovative digital, cloud and advisory services, industry solutions and design-led experiences across the Microsoft ecosystem.
Every day, our 59,000 professionals in 26 countries make a genuine human impact for our clients, their employees and their customers. We have been recognized as Microsoft's Global SI Partner of the Year more than any other company. With the most Microsoft certifications (60,000+) and 18 (out of 18) Gold-level Microsoft competencies, we are uniquely positioned to help businesses grow and solve their toughest challenges.
We are a people first company, committed to providing an inclusive workplace where employees feel comfortable being their authentic selves. As a responsible business, we are building a sustainable world and helping people from underrepresented communities fulfil their potential. Majority owned by Accenture, Avanade was founded in 2000 by Accenture LLP and Microsoft Corporation.
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