Project Manager - Change Management / (9 Month Contract) / (4 Days Remote, 1 Day Onsite) / Greater Seattle, WA area

Top Required Skills

• 4+ years of program/project management/change management experience in IT, operations or business

• Proven change management skills, with Prosci® or other Change Management qualification or demonstrated experience

• Ability to develop a strong understanding of the company Customer Experience & Success organization and operations at all levels

• Demonstrate structured thinking, planning, execute by working with others, influencing without authority, and the ability to deal with ambiguity

• Hands-on experience in driving change in complex matrix environments

• Strong communication skills to communicate effectively and concisely with stakeholders, upper level managers, and top leadership

Job Description

As a successful Change

Manager, your performance objectives include:

• Develop at a program level, a Change Management plan using standard PROSCI process and templates

• Customizing Change Management strategies based on the change impact and audience

• Ensure complete PROSCI assessment to understand role/field impact and sizing change management efforts

• Manage the daily landing activities including maintaining and documenting change management procedures, stakeholder management, technical and business impact assessment in conjunction with the Landing Directly Responsible Individual (DRI)

• Work closely with the CoS Lead to maintain and manage the overall landing plans and adoption metrics

• Work with the CSS team to establish and evolve solid frameworks and standards for change management that increase change adoption through simplification for impacted resources.

• Identify business readiness to manage scheduling conflicts working with stakeholders and landing SMEs negotiating realistic landing plans and adoption metrics

• Alert leadership of potential high risk/impact

• Ensure appropriate landing direct responsible resources are allocated by the program teams to drive landing activities of approved changes aligned with our organizational priorities

• Monitor and report status of landing efforts and adoption metrics

• Foster and drive a clear understanding of the various stakeholders for the changes to be deployed to ensure the roles impacted adopt the changes through clear communications, engagement, and appropriate governance throughout the end to end change management process

• Operate as voice of the field advocating on behalf of our time zones and customers to drive the right solutions aligned with our business priorities.

• You will be responsible for interacting with different levels of leadership in our organization

Additional Skills &

Qualifications

• Strong communication skills to communicate effectively and concisely with stakeholders, senior managers, and senior leadership

• Strong negotiation skills and ability to influence change

• Demonstrated ability to work effectively in a multi-cultural environment

• Anticipate changes that could affect key programs or projects and effectively adjust landing plans, goals, actions or priorities to respond to our agile changing environment

• Demonstrated experience and success at delivering cross functional programs and validated ability to influence without direct authority, taking ownership and driving results

• High attention to detail including proven ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Communications, or other related disciplines, or equivalent

  We reserve the right to pay above or below the posted wage based on factors unrelated to sex, race, or any other protected

  classification. Eligibility requirements apply to some benefits

  and may depend on your job classification and length of employment. Benefits are subject to change and may be subject to specific elections, plan, or program terms. This temporary role may be eligible for the following:

• Medical, dental & vision

• 401(k)/Roth

• Insurance (Basic/Supplemental Life & AD&D)

• Short and long-term disability

• Health and Dependent Care Spending Accounts (HAS & DCFSA)

• Transportation benefits

• Employee Assistance Program

• Time off/Leave (PTO, Vacation, or Sick Leave)

  About TEKsystems:

We're partners in transformation. We help clients activate ideas and solutions to take advantage of a new world of opportunity. We are a team of 80,000 strong, working with over 6,000 clients, including 80% of the Fortune 500, across North America, Europe and Asia. As an industry leader in Full-Stack Technology Services, Talent Services, and real-world application, we work with progressive leaders to drive change. That's the power of true partnership. TEKsystems is an Allegis Group company.

The company is an equal opportunity employer and will consider all applications without regards to race, sex, age, color, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, genetic information or any characteristic protected by law.