Sr. Manager Change Management

Job Description Summary

Leads the strategy and execution for assigned change initiatives, delivering end-to-end change management activities such as communications, training, stakeholder engagement, readiness and impact assessments, resistance management, and change reinforcement. This role supports business system transformation within a leading healthcare information technology organization as part of a growing Business Transformation team.

Position Summary

Health a Division of Wolters Kluwer Health, is searching for a Sr. Manager Change Management. In this role you will help mature our change capabilities. You will own the execution and strategy for assigned change initiatives and be responsible for planning, developing, delivering, and tracking change management deliverables including communications, training, stakeholder engagement, change impact assessment, organizational readiness analysis, coaching, resistance management, and change reinforcement. This is an exciting opportunity to join a growing Business Transformation team and help transform the business systems of a leading healthcare information technology company.

Responsibilities

• Proactively engage with members of Health’s senior leadership and their teams in representing the unique people challenges and needs from a change, communications, and training perspective specific to the Business Transformation Team’s Strategic projects.

• Designs, leads, and oversees change implementation efforts on strategic initiatives, specifically applying structured change management methods and tools for stand-alone projects or as an integral component of larger projects.

• Guides and conducts assessment needs, readiness and progress of change management efforts, readiness assessments, driving progress toward future state, results evaluations, and mitigation of resistance

• Builds and manages a comprehensive view of change capacity for key stakeholder segments of the organization so that executive leadership has visibility into change saturation and can make informed decisions regarding readiness for deployment of additional initiatives.

• Develops people metrics that are critical to achieve to realize the financial, operational, and customer success of the initiative. This includes pre-deployment metrics for measuring readiness and post-deployment metrics for measuring performance.

• Builds strong working partnerships with all stakeholders who have a responsibility in ensuring people are prepared for change, including business leads and sponsors, communications, training, and other roles as needed.

• Ensures change communication and training strategies are planned, designed, and delivered in a manner that has optimal impact and absorption and is the most effective to learn. This includes leveraging multiple communication vehicles, mediums for learning, and for the targeted audience.

• Maintains industry leading knowledge and educates key stakeholders on change methods and tools. Refines Health’s management methodology to ensure that it adapts to specific needs over time.

Education

• Bachelor's degree or related experience

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years in a program/change management and training capacity

• Experience with Prosci Methodology and the ADKAR model

• Proven track record of driving and supporting change management strategy

• Experience delivering large-scale technology and behavioral change in an organization

• Strong interpersonal leadership skills and ability to commit, influence, motivate and successfully manage teams while working in a matrix / dotted line management structure, teams are not direct reports

• Proven ability to influence cross-functional teams without formal authority

• Analytical, problem solving and communication skills (written and oral)

• Ability to manage multiple priorities and work well under pressure

• Ability to learn new concepts/hardware/technologies quickly

• Excellent detailed written and verbal communication skills, possibly including some end-user and technical documentation skills

• Familiarity with Agile and SDLC

• Team spirit and good communication abilities

• Excellent written, editorial, and presentation skills

• Excellent meeting management and facilitation skills

• Strong organization skills, ability to prioritize in the face of multiple project demands focus on critical details

• Ability to form relationships across functional areas including, but not limited to, finance, order management, pricing, sales, service, operations, engineering, and technology.

• Experience working with cross functional teams comprised of internal resources, shared enterprise resources and 3rd party vendors / implementation partners

• A style that is engaging and open, capable of working hard under significant pressure

• Ability to build relationships with business partners and to influence within both IT and business communities

• Solid analytical and critical thinking skills

• Demonstrated track record of consistently meeting and/or exceeding performance expectations.

• Proactive, creative, and self-starting nature.

• Enthusiasm, positive attitude, and a drive to succeed are critical.

To maintain a fair and genuine hiring process, we kindly ask that all candidates participate in interviews without the assistance of AI tools or external prompts. Our interview process is designed to assess your individual skills, experiences, and communication style. We value authenticity and want to ensure we’re getting to know you—not a digital assistant. To help maintain this integrity, we ask to remove virtual backgrounds and include in-person interviews in our hiring process. Please note that use of AI-generated responses or third-party support during interviews will be grounds for disqualification from the recruitment process.

Applicants may be required to appear onsite at a Wolters Kluwer office as part of the recruitment process.

Compensation:

Compensation range listed is based on primary location of the position.  Actual base salary offer is influenced by a wide array of factors including but not limited to skills, experience and actual hiring location. Your recruiter can share more information about the specific offer for the job location during the hiring process. 

Wolters Kluwer offers a wide variety of competitive benefits and programs to help meet your needs and balance your work and personal life, including but not limited to: Medical, Dental, & Vision Plans, 401(k), FSA/HSA, Commuter Benefits, Tuition Assistance Plan, Vacation and Sick Time, and Paid Parental Leave. Full details of our benefits are available upon request.