Change Management Specialist - SME

NuAxis Innovations

$110K — $130K *
Enterprise Technology
8 - 10 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 10+ years in organizational change management with IT modernization experience
  • Expertise in OCM methodologies (Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter)
  • Proven ability to deliver training and communications to diverse audiences
  • Familiarity with Agile/SAFe methodologies
  • Strong executive communication skills for senior stakeholders
  • Experience with ITSM change/release processes (ServiceNow)
  • Knowledge of accessibility requirements for communications and training materials

Responsibilities

  • Develop and implement an organizational change management strategy and roadmap
  • Conduct stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, and readiness evaluations
  • Create and deliver communications, training materials, and job aids for the transition
  • Ensure effective knowledge transfer to federal staff and new support teams
  • Track adoption metrics and adjust plans based on feedback
  • Coordinate communication to inform external users of upcoming changes
  • Support change advisory processes and maintain audit-ready documentation
  • Advise on sequencing and risk management related to organizational readiness
  • Align OCM activities with Agile/SAFe release schedules and government protocols

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a critical modernization initiative
  • Engagement with diverse stakeholders including internal staff and the public
  • Potential for impactful work shaping future digital service offerings
  • Collaboration within an Agile/SAFe environment
  • Access to government-approved repositories for knowledge management
Full Job Description
Role Summary

Leads the people and process side of a multi-year platform modernization. Designs and executes the organizational change strategy that carries internal staff, external stakeholders, and the public from legacy applications to modernized digital services with minimal disruption and measurable adoption.
Key Responsibilities
• Develop and execute an organizational change management (OCM) strategy and roadmap aligned to the release plan.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis, change impact assessments, and readiness assessments for each modernization increment.
• Design and deliver communications plans, training curricula, job aids, quick-reference guides, and demonstration sessions.
• Lead knowledge transfer to federal staff and incoming support teams, including documentation, walkthroughs, and code/architecture handoff sessions.
• Define and track adoption metrics, resistance indicators, and post-deployment feedback loops; adjust the plan on evidence.
• Coordinate release communications with content, service desk, and operations so external users are informed ahead of user-facing change.
• Support release/change advisory processes and ensure change records, approvals, and configuration baselines are complete and audit-ready.
• Advise leadership on sequencing and risk where organizational readiness constrains technical delivery.
• Align organizational change activities with DOL Agile/SAFe sprint and monthly release cadence, ServiceNow change processes, transition-in/out activities, and Government communications protocols.
• Maintain training, adoption, communications, and knowledge-transfer artifacts in Government-approved repositories and ensure deliverables meet Section 508 requirements.
Required Skills & Experience
• 10+ years in organizational change management, with significant experience on enterprise IT modernization or platform migration programs.
• Demonstrated command of a formal OCM methodology (Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent).
• Experience building and delivering training and communications for both internal staff and public-facing user populations.
• Ability to operate inside Agile/SAFe release cadences and align change activity to sprint and release increments.
• Strong executive communication - able to brief senior government stakeholders and translate technical change into business impact.
• Experience with ITSM change/release processes (ServiceNow or equivalent).
• Experience planning transition-in/transition-out, knowledge transfer, and operational readiness for multi-year federal IT programs.
• Working knowledge of accessibility requirements for training, communications, and other ICT deliverables.
Preferred Qualifications
• Prosci Change Management Certification.
• Federal government program experience.
• Background supporting legacy-to-cloud or legacy-to-CMS transitions.
• Experience introducing AI-enabled capabilities and managing associated workforce adoption concerns.
Education

Bachelor's degree in Business, Organizational Development, Communications, or a related field; Master's preferred.

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