Your role at Vantive

We are looking for a strategic and execution-oriented Senior Manager of Talent Management to lead enterprise change management efforts that enable business transformation, strengthen organizational readiness, and accelerate adoption of critical organizational changes. This role will be responsible for building structured change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans, communications, readiness approaches, and adoption measures that help leaders, managers, and employees successfully navigate change.

The role will serve as a change management lead and strategic partner for projects or enterprise initiatives, working closely with senior leaders, HR partners, and cross-functional teams to translate strategy into clear, actionable change plans. While change management is the primary focus, the role will continue to support employee experience, culture and engagement, organizational effectiveness, leadership and team development, as integrated elements of successful transformation.

The ideal candidate brings deep expertise in organizational change management within large, matrixed, multinational organizations, with the ability to diagnose change impacts, influence senior stakeholders, coach leaders through transition, and create practical tools and communications that drive adoption, engagement, and measurable outcomes.

What you'll be doing

Change Management Strategy & Execution

• Lead the design and execution of structured change management strategies for enterprise talent, organizational effectiveness, and transformation initiatives.
• Conduct change impact assessments, stakeholder analyses, readiness assessments, risk identification, and adoption planning to support successful implementation.
• Build integrated change plans that include sponsorship, communications, engagement, training, resistance management, adoption measurement, and sustainment activities.
• Incorporate AI-enabled ways of working into change strategies, helping teams identify practical use cases, adoption barriers, readiness needs, and sustainment actions.
• Partner with project teams and HR leaders to embed change management activities into initiative plans, timelines, governance, and success metrics.

Leadership & Stakeholder Engagement

• Coach and advise senior leaders, HR partners, and people managers on their role as visible sponsors and change leaders.
• Develop stakeholder engagement strategies that build alignment, manage resistance, and create ownership across functions, regions, and leadership levels.
• Facilitate leadership alignment sessions, change readiness discussions, and manager enablement forums

Change Communications & Enablement

• Create clear, compelling change narratives, communication plans, executive presentations, toolkits, FAQs, talking points, and leader guides.
• Translate complex transformation priorities into practical, employee-centered messaging that supports understanding, commitment, and action.
• Design and support training, manager enablement, and adoption resources that help employees and leaders move through change effectively.
• Apply AI-enabled approaches to strengthen change communications, learning resources, and manager enablement materials

Employee Experience, Culture & Engagement

• Partner with cross-functional teams to enhance employee experience across moments that matter in the employee lifecycle.
• Support culture activation by ensuring values and expected behaviors are embedded into change plans, talent practices, communications, and leadership behaviors.
• Use data, employee listening insights, and AI-enabled analysis where appropriate to identify engagement risks, adoption barriers, engagement risks, and opportunities to improve the change experience.

Organizational Development & Effectiveness

• Support organizational design and transition efforts, organizational effectiveness strategies, assessments, diagnostics, and capability-building approaches
• Collaborate on the design and production of critical leadership operating mechanisms, including enterprise leadership meetings and alignment forums.

Leadership & Team Development

• Design and lead high-performing team programs and scalable leadership development initiatives that build the capabilities required to lead through change.
• Coach and advise senior leaders to build high-performing, inclusive, and resilient teams during periods of transition.
• Facilitate leadership sessions, off-sites, team effectiveness workshops, and change enablement sessions as needed.

What you'll bring

• A bachelor's degree or country equivalent in Human Resources, Industrial-Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Change Management, Communications, Training & Development, or related field.
• 6+ years of progressive experience in change management, talent management, organizational development, or related HR functions.
• Demonstrated experience leading change management for global, enterprise-wide initiatives in large, matrixed multinational organizations.
• Strong knowledge of structured change management methodologies, tools, and practices, including stakeholder analysis, impact assessment, readiness planning, resistance management, communications, training, adoption measurement, and sustainment.
• Working knowledge of AI-enabled workplace tools and their practical application in fields like change management, communications, learning and employee engagement,
• Proven ability to coach and influence executives, senior leaders, HR partners, project teams, and people managers through complex organizational change.
• Experience supporting organizational effectiveness, organizational design, culture activation, employee engagement, leadership development, and team effectiveness.
• Strong facilitation, consulting, communication, and stakeholder management skills.
• Strong analytical and project management skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities, measure adoption, and adjust plans based on feedback and data.
• Exceptional PowerPoint skills, including the ability to build professional, persuasive presentations, tell effective stories, and design visually compelling leader guides, toolkits, and training materials.
• Strong Excel and SharePoint skills.
• Master's degree or certifications in Change Management, Organizational Development, or related disciplines preferred; Prosci or equivalent change management certification strongly preferred.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Vantive, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $144,000 to $198,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated salary range for the position. We may pay more or less than of the anticipated range based upon market data and other factors, all of which are subject to change. Individual pay is based on upon location, skills and expertise, experience, and other relevant factors. This position is also eligible for a discretionary bonus. For questions about this, our pay philosophy, and available benefits, please speak to the recruiter if you decide to apply and are selected for an interview.

US Benefits at Vantive

This is where your well-being matters. Vantive offers comprehensive compensation and benefits packages for eligible roles. Our health and well-being benefits include medical, dental and vision coverage that start on day one, as well as insurance coverage for basic life, accident, short-term and long-term disability, and business travel accident insurance. Financial and retirement benefits include the Aon Pooled Employer Plan ("Aon PEP"), Vantive's 401(k) retirement savings plan, to help you prepare for your future. The Aon PEP is designed to help improve retirement outcomes by providing retirement resources more efficiently. The plan offers a robust set of investment options, financial education, and a suite of resources to support your retirement goals.

We also offer Flexible Spending Accounts, educational assistance programs, and time-off benefits such as paid holidays, paid time off ranging from 20 to 35 days based on length of service, family and medical leaves of absence, and paid parental leave. Additional benefits include commuting benefits, the Employee Discount Program, the Employee Assistance Program (EAP), and childcare benefits. Join us and enjoy the competitive compensation and benefits we offer to our employees. For additional information regarding Vantive's US Benefits, please speak with your recruiter or visit our Benefits site: Benefits | Vantive