Director, Enterprise Transformation & Organizational Change Management

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Confidential retained search. An established organization undergoing significant enterprise transformation and growth is seeking an accomplished Director, Enterprise Transformation & Organizational Change Management to provide strategic leadership across complex business transformation initiatives. This is a high-impact leadership position for a transformation professional who can move beyond developing change plans and lead enterprise-wide change from strategy through implementation, adoption and measurable business outcomes. Reports to senior executive leadership. Competitive executive compensation package plus performance incentives and comprehensive benefits.

What you'll do

• Lead enterprise-wide transformation initiatives from strategic planning through implementation, adoption and sustainability
• Translate executive-level business priorities into structured, actionable transformation programs, roadmaps and governance structures
• Coordinate complex initiatives across functions, business units and stakeholder groups, surfacing dependencies, risks and barriers
• Develop and execute comprehensive organizational change management strategies for enterprise-level initiatives
• Assess organizational impacts, build readiness plans and drive sustainable adoption of new processes, operating models and technologies
• Identify resistance and adoption barriers and deploy targeted strategies to address them
• Partner directly with senior executives to align leadership around transformation priorities, risks and expected outcomes
• Build stakeholder engagement strategies tailored to different audiences and levels of the organization
• Develop enterprise communications strategies that turn complex objectives into clear, compelling messages for executives, managers and employees
• Establish frameworks for measuring organizational readiness, employee adoption and long-term sustainability
• Define transformation success metrics and provide leadership with clear reporting on progress, risks and outcomes
• Support effective governance and executive decision-making throughout the transformation lifecycle

What we're looking for

• 15+ years of progressive experience across enterprise transformation, organizational change management, strategic communications or stakeholder engagement
• Proven experience leading enterprise-wide transformation initiatives end to end
• Demonstrated success developing and implementing organizational change strategies
• Strong experience with organizational readiness, adoption and stakeholder engagement
• Proven ability to influence and advise executives and senior stakeholders without relying on formal authority
• Significant experience developing enterprise communications and engagement strategies
• Strong understanding of how organizational, operational, technological and cultural change affects employees and business performance
• Experience operating within complex, highly cross-functional organizations
• Exceptional executive presence, strategic thinking and business judgment
• Ability to operate effectively through ambiguity, complexity and competing priorities

Nice to have

• Formal change methodology certification (Prosci, ADKAR or equivalent)
• Experience leading transformation alongside large technology or ERP implementations
• Track record building sustainable internal change capability and centres of excellence
• Experience in a confidential, executive-level retained search process