Lead Change Management Consultant

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Job Summary

Are you interested in the technology and security necessary to enable Duke Energy’s mission and energy transition? Do you have the organizational change management chops to strategize and provide hands-on support for enterprise-wide efforts?

We are seeking an experienced individual to lead organizational change management efforts for complex technology, security and security compliance initiatives with a wide range of stakeholders in multiple business units.

You will manage all aspects of change – creating strategies and plans and executing the plans – to deliver business outcomes that are dependent on people successfully adopting the change. You will be part of a dynamic team, prioritizing multiple initiatives in a fluid technology, security and security compliance change portfolio. You will collaborate with IT, security and security compliance delivery teams, senior leaders, other change managers, and partner functions such as corporate communications and human resources.

Job Responsibilities

The Lead Change Management Consultant manages all aspects of change on a single complex project, transformational effort or across multiple initiatives within a program. This position is accountable to business leaders for delivering business outcomes that are dependent on people adopting solutions successfully.

• Defines and delivers robust change management strategies, approaches and plans for multiple engagements that can cross functional boundaries

• Applies Prosci methodology, tools and approaches to internal client team members, providing coaching on usage as needed; uses instruments and tools to describe and plan change impacts on multiple engagements and customizes approach and methodology based on previous change impacts and prior experience

• Determines contributing factors to strong sponsorship, coaches and supports sponsors on expected behaviors and becomes primary contact for sponsors

• Executes and manages change management scope for large scale programs and projects, including sponsorship, coaching, communications, training and resistance management plans

• Articulates, envisions and creates desired patterns in human dynamics (behaviors, mindsets and culture)

• Integrates change management with project management and influences successful mitigation strategies

• Develops organizational best practices

• Integrates success measures, metrics and monitoring across multiple initiatives in a program

Basic/Required Qualifications

• Bachelors degree

• Minimum 6 years related work experience

• In lieu of Bachelors degree(s) AND 6 year(s) related work experience listed above, High School/GED AND 10 year(s) related work experience

Desired Qualifications

• Previous Duke Energy experience

• Certification in one or more change management methodologies (Prosci preferred)

• Experience working in technology or security field

• Experience working in the utility industry

• Experience working as a consultant

• Demonstrated strong leadership skills: negotiation, conflict management skills, influencing skills, ability to give and receive positive and constructive feedback

• Demonstrated ability to communicate a vision and obtain buy-in

• Ability to adapt and change as business needs change

• Ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

• Experience with large-scale change initiatives; experience providing oversight to contingent workers

• Experience working with agile teams, approaches and tools

• Competency in one or more complementary disciplines such as project management, Agile, innovation, design thinking, customer experience, training, communication, digital transformation

• Experience in supplier contract management

• Comfort with complexity, ambiguity and change

Working Conditions

• Hybrid Mobility Classification – Work will be performed from both remote and onsite locations after the onboarding period. However, hybrid employees should live within a reasonable daily commute to a Duke Energy facility.

Travel Requirements

5-15%

Relocation Assistance Provided (as applicable)No

Represented/Union PositionNo

Visa Sponsored PositionNoPlease note that in order to be considered for this position, you must possess all of the basic/required qualifications.

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