Organizational Change Management Specialist

Title: Organizational Change Management Specialist
Location: Houston, TX
Duration: Long-Term Contract
Work Requirements: , Holder, or Authorized to Work in the US

Job Responsibilities

• Propose Change Management Plans, to include training, communication, stakeholder analysis for large scale information technology integration efforts
• Lead and implement training plans while enabling others in different locations to assist when necessary
• Support leadership and inclusive alignment and organization readiness, communication, and engagement to enable our digital and data strategy and enterprise digital roadmap.
• Contribute to the development of strategies and execution plans to achieve our organizational goals.
• Partner across the business units, functions, and IT capabilities to build engagement, monitor and drive alignment, enable tangible outcomes, and increase speed of adoption.
• Develop positive relationships with leadership to ensure programs and communications remain aligned with business priorities and outcomes.
• Identify the areas of highest anticipated resistance, including addressing potential cultural and language barriers
• Develop mechanisms to reduce resistance, mitigate uncertainty and evolve culture to foster a positive acceptance of change within the organization.
• Develop communication plans to build stakeholder awareness and buy-in, emphasizing "what's in it for me for key personas.
• Analyze skills/learning needs and develop training approaches and curricula to help the workforce adopt new technologies and ways of working.

Basic Requirements:

• Minimum 5+ years of relevant work experience in Change Management and Human-Centered Design and experience supporting large scale business transformation projects
• Bachelor's degree required; Business, Computer Science, Human Centered Design, Organizational Behavior, or a related discipline from an accredited college/university
• Minimum of 5+ years' experience facilitating and supporting workshops at all levels of the organization
• Minimum of 5+ years business transformation experience

• 5+ years oil and gas industry experience
• Digital literacy
• Spanish Language Proficiency
• Experience practicing Agile ways of working
• Certification in Change Management (PROSCI, ACMP) is desirable
• Proven experience in supporting change management efforts across complex matrix-based organizations and coordinating multiple change efforts
• Ability to think strategically and align change management efforts with broader organizational goals and objectives
• Ability to assist senior leaders and executives on the role of change sponsor, challenging ideas, and norms with thoughtful arguments
• Ability to provide direct support, facilitation and coaching to managers and supervisors as they guide their staff through transitions
• Ability to actively listen and learn from stakeholders, offering perspectives and insights into the art of the possible, and influencing stakeholders
• Experience building positive relationships based on trust and achieving results through strong interpersonal skills that help drive, inspire, and influence collaboration
• Demonstrated high levels of initiative and self-motivation
• Ability to work in ambiguous situations, manage multiple priorities, activities, and stakeholders to meet diverse and sometimes conflicting deadline