Change Manager

Job Description:
• Implementing a strategy to support adoption of the change management techniques within the business
• Assessing change readiness and identifying key stakeholders
• Creating change management plans for projects or change initiatives acknowledging all aspects of change - analysis, plan, implementation, communication and other associated change considerations.
• Developing change management processes and tools to support the integration and engagement with change management principles.
• Preparing impact analyses and evaluation of the actual impact of changes
• Analyzing and preparing risk mitigation tactic and processes
• Close collaboration with the Projects Managers to integrate change management activities into the existing project plans
• Managing the input and output of the change management reporting systems for projects
• Capturing data and defining and measuring success metrics
• Consulting and advising project teams on change management
• Identifying opportunities and providing expertise to build resilience to change across the organization
• Proven in depth change management experience using a variety of change management methodologies
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience in change management and communications
• Proven experience in working in project teams and implementing a change program of work
• Strong verbal and written communication capabilities
• Managing risks and resolving challenges that impact change scope, quality, and schedules. 
• Planning change windows and cycles across portfolios, components
• Managing relationships working on interrelated processes
• Managing, planning, and negotiating change activities
• Initiating and overseeing progressive change processes
• Conducting change readiness and milestone reviews
• Maintaining change schedules for every core service and ensuring it aligns with major vendors and other stakeholders
• Leading and coordinating checklist and deployment plan execution
• Managing the development of deliverables into production environments
• Validating change notes (implementation, Back-out, Risk assessment)
• Deployment management of deliverables to the test environment particularly guaranteeing that the external dependent items are available during the test runtime

Must Have:
• Extensive project management skills.
• Strong analytical skills; problem solving; decision making in complex and ambiguous environment