Organizational Change Management Lead | OCM Lead | Project Manager - Blue Star Partners LLC

Job Title: Organizational Change Management Lead | OCM Lead | Project Manager
Location: Minneapolis, MN (Onsite 2-3 days/week - Local candidates only)
Duration: Start Mid-December 2023, contract runs 6-12 months
Hours/Week: 40 hours 
Rate: $60 - $65/hour
Contract Type: W2 Only (No 1099’s or Corp to Corp) 

Scope of Services:

As a OCM Lead / Project Manager, you bring a wealth of expertise in navigating the complexities of change management within a dynamic and multifaceted project landscape. Leveraging a proven track record, you adeptly craft and implement change management strategies that seamlessly traverse organizational entities. Your communication and organizational prowess, coupled with experience in executive-level interactions, underscore your ability to thrive in this role. Operating with self-motivation and a knack for managing ambiguity, you demonstrate strong leadership, effective communication, and influential capabilities. Operating within a hybrid delivery model that incorporates Agile, Iterative, and Waterfall best practices, you play a key role in driving results, solving problems, and adapting to change. Your essential functions span the development and execution of change management plans, impact assessment, training plan formulation, risk mitigation, and crafting comprehensive communication strategies. In additional functions, you actively support project management, monitoring progress, identifying risks and issues, scheduling and facilitating meetings, and ensuring optimal project delivery.

Role, Responsibilities, and Deliverables:

• Proven ability to develop and implement change management strategy and plans for a complex project that crosses organizational entities
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Experience with executive level communication and interaction
• Self-motivated, demonstrated ability to manage ambiguity
• Demonstrated ability to lead, communicate and influence
• Demonstrated ability to drive results, solve problems and adapt to change
• Ability to operate in a hybrid delivery model, incorporating agile, iterative and waterfall best practices
• Experience with Project Management methodologies (Waterfall/ Iterative, Agile Scrum, Agile Kanban)

Essential Functions:

• Develop and execute change management plans
• Identify, evaluate and articulate the impact of the planned changes on people and processes
• Develop training plans; facilitate training sessions and prepare supporting training materials
• Identify risks and develop risk mitigation tactics
• Identify anticipated resistance to change
• Create and execute a communication plan that includes both internal and external project communication

Additional Functions:

• Support the project manager as needed to achieve optimal delivery (i.e.)
• Monitor and report project progress against plans
• Identify and monitor potential risks and issues, considers options and provides recommendations
• Schedule and facilitate project meetings
• Facilitate management reviews and signoffs

Education & Experience:

• Must have at least five years’ of organizational change management experience
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM)
• PMP certification or other formal project management training desired

To apply, please submit a resume outlining your relevant experience as a Project Manager in Organizational Change Management. Short-listed candidates will be expected to complete a Blue Star Partners Bio.