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KPMG is currently seeking a Senior Associate, Organizational Change Management to join our organization.

Responsibilities:

• Create and implement change management strategies and plans that maximize employee adoption and usage and minimize resistance; leverage a structured change management methodology, process, and tools to create a strategy to support adoption of the changes required by the project or initiative; work closely with the team lead to incorporate industry best practices, and coordinate change management and communications activities across the project
• Identify key stakeholders impacted by the change, conduct impact analyses, and assess change readiness; develop and execute stakeholder engagement plan to anticipate and minimize resistant behaviors from employees and stakeholders who are impacted by the changes
• Detect, analyze, and prepare risk mitigation tactics; find and manage anticipated and persistent resistance
• Develop, execute, and monitor the program communications plan; prepare all communications drafts as per set review and approval process and turnaround deadlines; ensure timely distribution and delivery via various approved communications channels, as per set timelines; maintain OCM content repository and ensure that documents conform to standards and storage retention procedures; ensure compliance with KPMG and Digital Nexus brand guidelines
• Promote activities to maximize user education and adoption of new services and technologies; design and execute the program training/learning plan; provide input, document requirements, develop learning content and support the design and delivery of training programs
• Identify and evaluate Customer Experience and Satisfaction metrics; monitor change progress

Qualifications:

• Minimum two years of recent experience in process, organization, change and/or learning improvements and leading enterprise-level process improvement projects with knowledge of project management approaches, tools, and phases of the project lifecycle
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is preferred
• Understanding of change management principles, methodologies, and leading practices with previous experience of organizational change efforts and has leveraged PowerPoint, Excel, MS Project, SharePoint, and other Microsoft tools to develop work plans, articulate complex issues, analyze data, and structure information
• Ability to understand business issues and processes and to articulate the business context of projects; be able to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences; ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
• Be able to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal; flexible and adaptable; ability to work in ambiguous situations; resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
• Strong verbal/written communication, problem solving, analytical and decision-making skills; ability to prioritize and use independent judgment to support an environment driven by customer service and teamwork; be able to positively influence, mentor and be a credible source of knowledge to less experienced team members
• Applicants must be currently authorized to work in the United States without the need for visa sponsorship now or in the future

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Albany Salary Range: Low: $80600 - High: $143400

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