Microsoft Change Management Consultant

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Do you get excited about monitoring and management tools that keep environments running smoothly? Do you have a passion for new and exciting technologies?

The role of the Change Management Consultant is to deliver consultative services directly to our clients and to build relationships with our stakeholders and project teams. You will play a key role in ensuring projects and change initiatives meet objectives on time and on budget by increasing employee adoption and usage of our technical solutions focused in Microsoft 365. You will support the identification and mobilization of a change network for our clients and provide change management expertise in the areas of change strategy & planning, communications, training, and user adoption support. This is a hybrid role based in our Houston, TX office.

A Day in the Life::
• Collaborate with clients to understand how a technology change will affect their end-users

• Inform clients of the technology’s full range of features so they can make the most of its benefits

• Collect requirements for technology adoption using methods such as one-on-one interviews or leading group workshops

• Work alongside LVS technical teams and clients to establish a Governance Plan for implementing new technology

• Create and execute resources like adoption support materials, end-user communications, and training tools to ensure effective change management and technology rollout

• Monitor and analyze user adoption and usage to guarantee the secure, efficient, and consistent use of technology across the organization

• Maintain a comprehensive adoption and change management plan covering governance, communication, stakeholder engagement, training, and ongoing support to promote lasting adoption

• Partner with LVS technical consultants to stay informed about client technology changes to develop robust OCM plans that address Governance, Communications, and Training

• Draft a Communications Plan and produce messages to advance this plan

• Design a role-based Training Plan considering different user roles and impact assessments

• Develop and deliver training content tailored for a variety of users, from white-glove sessions for Executives and their assistants, to sessions for office staff and frontline workers

• Assist with other project activities related to change and communication

• Participate in meetings with the internal OCM Community of Practice to further the practice area’s development

• Lead projects as a coordinator when needed to achieve utilization targets during periods without OCM assignments

• Stay supportive and compliant with all LVS policies, including Health, Safety & Environment (HSE), Security Compliance, and Respectful Workplace Programs

• Actively contribute to government audits and special programs at Long View each year; part of your responsibilities includes participation in these programs as they relate to your area of technology

What You Bring::
• 5+ years of experience in a change management role with a focus on supporting the people side of change in technology adoption consulting

• Experience with technical implementations and changes including SharePoint and Teams projects

• Ability to follow established processes to deliver quality outcomes, understand hand-off, and be able to suggest and apply improvements

• Experience eliciting requirements and creating role-based user requirements and impact assessment documentation

• Experience creating communication plans and messages, using various communication methods and tools

• Experience creating training plans and materials including the development of training videos, quick reference cards, Microsoft Forms Quizzes, and PowerPoint decks

Who You Are::
• Customer-oriented with a passion for total client satisfaction

• Flexible, adaptable, and able to work with and in ambiguous situations

• Resilient and tenacious

• Self-motivated with lots of initiative

• Interested in and knowledgeable about current news, system information, problems, changes and updates relevant to the IT user community

• Committed to Long View’s four core values: Integrity, Competence, Value and Fun

• Dedicated to ongoing learning

• Willing to assist in other areas of the business

What Makes You Extra Awesome::
• Organizational Change Management certification (Prosci)

• Certified Microsoft Service Adoption Specialist

• Accredited Instructional Designer/Trainer

• Technical certification in a Microsoft application or platform (M365, SharePoint, Dynamics).

• Certification with other technology platforms or methodology such as ITIL, SAP, or Google.

Why Work at Long View::
• Great people and culture

• Career growth – Permanent staff positions, paid training, career life planning, and relocation and travel opportunities

• Interesting work – Be part of exciting projects while accessing all the latest technologies

Benefits

Long View Systems (LVS) is proud to offer a comprehensive benefits package to eligible, full-time employees who work 30 or more hours per week. You share the costs of some benefits (medical/prescription, dental, vision) and LVS provides other benefits at no cost to you (group life insurance, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, short-term disability, and long-term disability). In addition, there are voluntary benefits with reasonable group rates that you can purchase through LVS payroll deductions (supplemental life insurance, Flexible Spending Accounts, accident insurance, and critical illness insurance).

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Long View’s mission of building the best and most sustainable team-driven organization requires dedicated and ambitious people. Through employee resource groups, impactful and effective conversations, townhalls and various company-wide training, including how to reduce unconscious bias, we are fostering an inclusive environment. We are committed to taking consistent, positive and lifelong action to be a diverse and equitable workplace because we know that the most effective companies are made up of people with varied identities, experiences and backgrounds.

Long View is an equal opportunity employer. If you have any accommodation requests for your interview or the role, please let your friendly Recruiter know