Global Operations Change Manager, Tag Integration

Company Description

Dentsu Creative is comprised of audacious thinkers and award-winning collaborators across the globe who blend local knowledge with global expertise.

Choosing substance over stunts, our Modern Creative mandate is about unlocking sustained growth and holistic impact for brands in ways that Create Culture, Change Society and Invent the Future. We do it daily for notable brands.

Our borderless approach allows us to assemble great people around each brief, tapping into the expertise of the 9,000+ people in dentsu international's global creative network. This integrated model also allows our talent to learn about and explore the breadth of career possibilities within Dentsu Creative.

Job Description

An important part of the Global Operations & Business Transformation team, the Change Manager, Tag Integration shapes and drives change strategies for operational integration activities related to dentsu's recent acquisition of Tag at a regional and market level. The Change Manager, Tag Integration will oversee and manage a portfolio of integration-related change projects to ensure the focus remains on people, minimizing business impacts, and coaching business leads to set them up for success throughout the integration process. The role's main responsibility will be to ensure that an acquired business, process or organizational changes and impacts are identified, strategized, and executed to help achieve dentsu's commercial goals.

You will report into the VP, Global Operations Program Management, Tag Integration and the Global Operations and Business Transformation team. You will create change plans to drive the execution of current integration work streams relevant to the integration of Tag. You will also work with the broader integration Change Team, HR, Marketing and Communications, Production, Client Management, and Creative teams to deliver a positive employee experience. This role is open to remote candidates. Some of your responsibilities will include:

• Change Management Leadership and Delivery
• Change Planning & Impact Analysis
• Change Communications
• Risk management
• Stakeholder Engagement & Management
• Business Readiness and Adoption Management

Qualifications

• 5+ years of Change Management & Strategy experience at an integrated agency or relevant environment
• Experience undertaking change management within the M&A life cycle, brand closure and/or brand integration operating environment
• Knowledge of the end-to-end change process, using a range of tools and methodologies.
• Experience conducting and delivering change activities including: Change impact assessments, Change readiness assessments, Stakeholder engagement, Training planning and training material creation and delivery, Adoption and benefit realization approach and tracking
• Expertise in leading and delivering a range of different change types (e.g. culture, operating model re-design, technology, process, behavioral-based change)
• Strong and relevant track record of operating within large, matrixed global organizations, can collaborate with multiple levels of business and functional leaders to guide appropriate solutions
• Demonstrate capacity to understand dynamics of multi-discipline teams and resolve team-related issues that could affect deliverables
• Proficient in Microsoft excel (can maintain complex spreadsheets), PowerPoint, SharePoint, and PM Tools (i.e. SmartSheets/Gantt)
• Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience
• Prosci certification preferred

Additional Information

The anticipated base salary range for this position is $78,000-$126,500. Salary is based on a range of factors including relevant experience, knowledge, skills, other job-related qualifications, and geography. A range of medical, dental, vision, 401(k) matching, paid time off, and/or other benefits also are available. For more information regarding dentsu benefits, please visit dentsubenefitsplus.com

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