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Program & Change Lead

Program & Change Lead

Companya.k.a. Brands
LocationNewport Beach, CA, USA
Salary$123500 – $134700
TypeFull-Time
Degrees
Experience LevelSenior, Expert or higher

Requirements

  • 8+ years in change management, change leadership, or organizational transformation roles within complex enterprise environments
  • Proven success in leading change initiatives tied to large-scale technology or process transformation programs
  • Strong leadership and facilitation skills across cross-functional teams, vendors, and senior leadership
  • Deep experience with both traditional waterfall and agile/hybrid delivery methodologies
  • Strong commercial and vendor management experience, including contract negotiations and milestone tracking
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills, with experience presenting to executive-level stakeholders
  • Experience in the retail, ecommerce, or supply chain sectors highly desirable
  • Demonstrated expertise in change management and stakeholder engagement across multi-location environments

Responsibilities

  • Lead the planning and execution of change impact assessments, business readiness plans, and stakeholder engagement strategies across all departments in our US region
  • Facilitate the adoption of new processes, systems, and operating models by working closely with business stakeholders, business analysts, and engineering leads
  • Work closely with our program manager, senior business analysts & engineering leads to own change impact assessments & business readiness planning across departments & geographies
  • Define and manage structured approaches to change using frameworks such as Lean Change, ADKAR, or Agile Change Delivery
  • Develop and oversee stakeholder communications, training needs analysis, and the delivery of enablement materials such as quick reference guides and walkthroughs
  • Drive readiness for go-live, including user onboarding, dress rehearsals, and hypercare planning to ensure a smooth transition into business-as-usual operations
  • Assist business analysis with discovery workshops with various stakeholders to understand business goals, pain points, and desired future states within the context of a specific workstream
  • Help document current and future state processes, including cross-functional process mapping, capability models, and impact assessments
  • Elicit and document business, functional, and non-functional requirements that are clear, testable, and actionable
  • Collaborate with architects and delivery leads to shape solution design and roadmap decisions

Preferred Qualifications

  • Certification in Change Management (e.g., Prosci, APMG, Lean Change) strongly preferred
  • Certification in PRINCE2, PMP, PROSCI, or Agile/Scrum methodologies
  • Proficiency with project management and collaboration tools such as Jira & Confluence
  • Familiarity with TOGAF, or enterprise architecture concepts is a plus