OCM Manager

What success looks like in this role:

Position Summary

The OCM Manager leads the planning and execution of organizational change initiatives across transition, transformation, and strategic programs. This role is embedded within the Unisys Organizational Change Management (OCM) team and is responsible for shaping change strategies, guiding stakeholder engagement, and ensuring successful adoption of new ways of working. The OCM Manager acts as a key advisor to clients and internal teams, driving alignment between business goals and change outcomes.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and execution of comprehensive OCM strategies and plans for enterprise-level change initiatives.
• Responsible for stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, and resistance management planning.
• Design and implement communication and engagement strategies tailored to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Guide training strategy development, including training needs assessments, content creation, and delivery oversight.
• Manage change adoption metrics and reporting dashboards to monitor effectiveness and inform sustainment planning.
• Facilitate leadership alignment, sponsor coalition building, and change agent network mobilization.
• Provide coaching and support to OCM Analysts and junior team members.
• Act as a strategic partner to project managers, business leads, and client sponsors to ensure change readiness and alignment.
• Represent OCM in governance forums, steering committees, and client-facing engagements.

You will be successful in this role if you have:

Required Capabilities & Skills

• Proven experience in leading change management programs within enterprise environments.
• Strong understanding of change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, ADKAR, CMBoK) and their practical application.
• Excellent communication and stakeholder engagement skills, with the ability to influence at all levels.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Word, Excel) and collaboration platforms (SharePoint, Teams).
• Experience with visual and digital content creation tools (e.g., Adobe Creative Cloud).
• Analytical mindset with ability to interpret adoption data and translate insights into actionable plans.
• Solid facilitation and presentation skills for workshops, leadership briefings, and feedback sessions.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed organization.
• Multilingual communication skills are a plus.

Desirable Skills

• Experience with Power BI, ServiceNow, or other dashboard/reporting tools to support OCM metrics and insights.
• Familiarity with AI-assisted tools (e.g., Copilot, ChatGPT) for drafting communications, analyzing feedback, and enhancing stakeholder engagement.
• Business process knowledge - including process mapping, optimization, or redesign - is a plus, especially when aligning change strategies with operational realities.
• Experience in training development and instractional design is a plus.

Qualifications & Studies

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Organizational Psychology, Communications, Business, or a related field.
• Change Management certification (e.g., Prosci, APMG, CMBoK) is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in OCM roles, including leadership of change initiatives and team management.

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