What you'll do:

Within Organizational Change Management (OCM), we guide clients through the journey from awareness to adoption for critical Artificial Intelligence, Enterprise Resource Planning, Customer Relationship Management, and Microsoft 365 transformations. Our consultants help our clients realize the full value of their Microsoft technology investments, aligning stakeholders around shared visions, developing and implementing tailored change strategies, leading communications and engagement efforts, assessing change impacts, and designing training programs that upskill workforces and drive sustained adoption. We measure what matters-tracking progress, surfacing insights, and adjusting strategies to ensure lasting impact. Microsoft is our medium, and we are masters of our craft-bringing unmatched product knowledge, strategic insight, and human-centered delivery to every engagement.

Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

• Minimum 3-5 years in client-facing change management roles, with prior experience in Microsoft Transformations including AI/Copilot, SharePoint, and Teams migrations.
• Lead and deliver organizational change management strategies for AI-enabled workplace transformation programs with a focus on Microsoft technologies.
• Assess organizational readiness and identify gaps in capabilities, culture, and processes.
• Facilitate stakeholder engagement, communication planning and change impact assessments across diverse organizational levels.
• Design and facilitate training programs to upskill client workforces and support technology adoption.
• Define and implement change measurement frameworks to track adoption, engagement, and business impact.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to ensure alignment between change strategy, business goals, and technical delivery.
• Build trusted relationships with client stakeholders to support program success and long-term transformation.
• Coach client team members in change management best practices.
• Apply design thinking and human-centered approaches to change planning and solution design.
• Navigate ambiguity and adapt change strategies to dynamic client environments and evolving program needs.
• Demonstrated experience in management consulting, preferably with a global firm.
• Familiarity with AI tools and agents (e.g., Microsoft Copilot) and their integration into change management strategies.
• Comfortable navigating complex, matrixed environments and working across cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated ability to apply design thinking and human-centered approaches to change planning.
• Strong analytical skills with experience using data to inform and measure change impacts.
• Exceptional verbal and written communication skills, including executive-level storytelling.
• Flexible, analytical, AI literate, and effective in dynamic client environments.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite and familiar with broader Microsoft ecosystem tools.
• Willingness to travel within North America (up to 50%).

About you:

• You are naturally curious and take the time to deeply understand client needs before proposing solutions.
• You thrive in collaborative environments and enjoy bringing together diverse teams to solve complex challenges.
• You are a strategic thinker who can balance business outcomes, technical considerations, and delivery realities.
• You excel at translating complex concepts into clear and compelling stories that resonate with clients and stakeholders.
• You are proactive, adaptable, and energized by working on high-impact opportunities.
• You are passionate about delivering innovative solutions that create measurable value and lasting client relationships.

Compensation at Avanade varies depending on a wide array of factors, which may include but are not limited to the specific office location, role, skill set, and level of experience. As required by local law, Avanade provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired as set forth below.

We anticipate this job posting will be posted on 08/30/2026.

Avanade offers a market competitive suite of benefits including medical, dental, vision, life, and long-term disability coverage, a 401(k) plan, bonus opportunities, paid holidays, and paid time off.

See more information on our benefits here: U.S. Employee Benefits | Avanade

Role Location Annual Salary Range

California: 125,000- 148,000

Cleveland: 108,000- 128,000

Colorado: 108,000- 128,000

Illinois: 120,000- 143,000

Maryland: 125,000- 148,000

Minnesota: 120,000- 143,000

New York: 132,000- 156,000

New Jersey: 108,000- 128,000

Maine: 108,000- 128,000

Virginia: 108,000- 128,000

Washington: 125,000- 148,000

Dist of Columbia: 125,000- 148,000

Massachusetts: 125,000- 148,000