Change Manager
Microsoft · microsoft.com
United StatesLead / Manager4+ yrs
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The job in short
Change management for cross-functional programs.
Details
- Found
- 5 d ago · posted 2026-10-20
- Location as listed
- US
- Role
- Change Management Specialist
- Source
- The company’s own careers site
Full description
Develop and execute change management strategies and plans that support the successful adoption of new processes, tools, governance models, and ways of working across complex, cross-functional programs. Conduct stakeholder identification, change impact assessments, readiness assessments, and adoption analyses to understand affected audiences and determine appropriate change interventions. Partner with program leaders, process owners, subject matter experts, and regional stakeholders to align on change objectives, roles, decision points, dependencies, and implementation plans. Create targeted communication and engagement plans that translate complex program changes into clear, relevant, and actionable messages for diverse audiences. Develop leadership communications, presentations, newsletters, FAQs, talking points, launch materials, and other change-enablement content. Establish and support change champion networks that enable two-way communication, reinforce key messages, gather feedback, and help cascade changes across teams and regions. Define training and performance-support strategies, including audience analysis, learning requirements, training materials, demonstrations, working sessions, and post-launch support. Support business readiness by identifying adoption risks, resistance, capability gaps, and operational impacts, and partner with stakeholders to develop mitigation actions. Define and track change success measures, including awareness, readiness, participation, adoption, usage, effectiveness, and stakeholder feedback. Use surveys, dashboards, stakeholder feedback, and program data to identify adoption trends, generate actionable insights, and continuously improve the change approach. Coordinate change activities across multiple workstreams and maintain integrated plans, milestones, risks, dependencies, decisions, and status reporting. Promote consistent process documentation, governance, and knowledge management to support sustained adoption and continuous improvement. Build trusted relationships across functions and levels, influence without direct authority, and drive clarity and alignment in a complex, evolving environment. Embody our Culture and Values Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 4+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement These requirements include, but are not limited to the following specialized security screenings: Master's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 6+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR Bachelor's Degree in Business, Operations, Finance, or related field AND 8+ years experience in program management, process management, or process improvement OR equivalent experience.