Job Description - Change Management Consultant 12+ months Hybrid Chicago, IL Must have: Much more functional With heavy change management Minimum of 5 years of related work experience in corporate environment, with previous experience in IT Systems Process and Org Design and Business Requirements Prior experience in change management or organization change/training Change management certification or designation desired POSITION SUMMARY: The plan is to implement D365 and we require change management and project management talent to lead us through these challenges. This role of change management practitioner will align to play a key role in ensuring that organizational projects and initiatives are met by increasing employee adoption and usage. This person will focus on the people side of change, which involves preparing, supporting, and equipping people to adopt and use new business processes, ERP technology, and job roles. A change manager's main responsibility is to develop and implement change management strategies alongside our implementation partner and plan to maximize employee adoption and usage.Similarly, the change manager will support the ERP project team to integrate change management activities with their user acceptance testing and training plans. Primary responsibilities and/or essential functions include, but are not limited to: Apply a structured methodology and lead change management activities. Leverage a change management methodology, process, and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by a project or initiative. Enable the design, development, delivery, and management of key communications across the organization Conduct impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders. Lead training efforts by providing input, document requirements, and support the design and delivery of training programs; execute training sessions on-site Identify, analyze, and prepare risk mitigation tactics including resistance from business users Consult and coach process owners and ERP team on best training practices Create actionable deliverables for the core change management plans: Sponsor Plan, People Manager Plan, Communications Plan, and Training Plan Create actionable deliverables for any required "Extend" plans, such as the Resistance Management Plan ADDITONAL RESPONSIBILITIES AND SKILLS: Strong communication skills and the ability to collaborate with people with a wide range of experience Support organizational design and definition of roles and responsibilities Integrate change management activities into the project plan Evaluate and ensure user readiness Define and measure success metrics and monitor change progress Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships Acute business acumen and understanding of organizational issues and challenges Familiarity with project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle Experience with large-scale organizational change efforts Hybrid working model