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Change Management Director
Akamai
Cambridge, MA, United States
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Overview
The Director, HR Change Management is responsible for organizational readiness and adoption of Akamai's transformational projects and initiatives. The primary responsibility will be creating and implementing change management strategies and plans that maximize adoption and usage while minimizing resistance. This role will work with the CHRO, HR Leadership Team, HR Business Partners and key executive stakeholders to ensure adoption, utilization and proficiency of the enterprise changes that affect managers & employees at Akamai. As a
Change Management Director you will be responsible for:
• Lead change management efforts around enterprise-wide systems and architecture project(s)
• Create change management framework that will scale and bring a unified approach across the Company
• Drive change management taxonomy and concepts across key stakeholder groups
• Align change management approach to assigned projects from inception to full implementation
• Pull full arsenal of change management practices/approaches, organization development, communications, and business knowledge to advise project leadership and stakeholders
• Create and update a fully operational project plan with key milestones and success measures
• Propagate change management tools and strategies across the organization
• Drive change readiness practices across the organization
• Partner with HRBP population to embed skills and approaches within the HR organization and across the business
• Consult with HRBP population of special projects and special assignments
• Oversee the Community of Practice, conducting quarterly meetings
• Own and maintain the Leading Change methodology and online toolkit
• Evaluate and resource incoming requests for change management support on HR/OD projects
• Work to develop change management skills in the HRBP community
• Evaluate and increase Change Management maturity at Akamai
About the team
The Akamai HR team assists in the creation and execution of Akamai’s global people strategy. This worldwide team works collaboratively with executives and managers in order to positively impact our dynamic business through enhanced talent approaches, employee engagement, reward, and HR programs.
Basic Qualifications
• Minimum 12 years of experience in HR Operations or Business Partnering with an emphasis on Change Management as a COE or set of enterprise business initiatives.
• Experience leading change management in a corporate setting and/or experience with change management as a consultant
Desired Qualifications
• Demonstrated experience running a change management practice and/or leading an enterprise change management effort.
• Broad-based HR knowledge and capability with a focus on change management, organization development, talent management and client partnership.
• Demonstrated influence capabilities across senior leadership populations (C-Suite).
• Able to craft and deliver communications to a wide audience (C-Suite to employees).
• Global HR responsibility where change and people strategy have been critical components to drive successful business outcomes.
• Experience and desire to actively partner with the HR Business Partners to drive successful outcomes.
• Masters/MBA in Human Resources.
• Experience driving culture change globally.