Title: Change Management Lead - M&A Integration
Location: Pittsburgh, PA (Remote)
Type: Contract
Experience Required:
• 5 8 years of relevant experience in Change Management, Organizational Change, or Transformation initiatives, with preference for M&A integration experience.
Role Overview:
• We are seeking an experienced Change Management professional to support Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) activities, with a strong focus on change adoption, stakeholder engagement, and communication. This role will partner closely with business leaders, HR, IT, and program teams to ensure successful adoption of changes arising from M&A initiatives.
• The ideal candidate brings structured change management expertise, strong communication skills, and experience navigating complex, cross-functional environments.
Key Responsibilities:
• Change & Adoption Strategy
• Develop and execute comprehensive change management strategies to support M&A integration initiatives.
• Identify change impacts and adoption risks associated with M&A activities and define mitigation strategies.
• Apply Prosci or equivalent change frameworks to drive sustained adoption and business readiness.
• Communication & Engagement
• Create and manage a multi-channel communication plan tailored to diverse stakeholder groups.
• Develop clear, concise, and targeted messaging aligned to M&A milestones and business objectives.
• Partner with leadership to enable consistent, transparent, and timely communication throughout the change lifecycle.
Stakeholder & Cross-Functional Alignment:
• Conduct stakeholder assessments to identify influence, readiness, and engagement levels.
• Collaborate with Business, IT, HR, and other functional teams to ensure alignment and coordinated execution.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to program leadership on change readiness and organizational impact.
Training & Enablement:
• Leverage adult learning principles to design effective training and enablement approaches.
• Partner with learning teams to support training design methodologies that reinforce adoption and behavior change.
• Ensure learning materials align with change objectives and user needs.
Risk Management & Reporting:
• Proactively identify risks related to change adoption, resistance, and communication gaps.
• Track change metrics, adoption indicators, and feedback to inform course corrections.
• Provide regular status updates and insights to leadership and program stakeholders.
Required Skills & Qualifications:
• 5 8 years of experience in Change Management, Organizational Change, or Transformation roles.
• Prosci Certification (required).
• 5+ years of strong experience in communication strategy development and multi-channel delivery.
• 2 3 years of solid understanding of adult learning principles and training design methodologies.
• 2 3 years of experience supporting M&A initiatives or large-scale transformations (preferred).
• Proven ability to work effectively across business and IT functions.
• Excellent written, verbal, and executive-level communication skills.
• Strong stakeholder management, facilitation, and influence capabilities.
Preferred Qualifications:
• Experience in global or matrixed organizations.
• Exposure to HR, technology, or operating model integrations during M&A.
• Familiarity with change analytics and adoption measurement tools.
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