OCM Lead

Overview

Allied Consultants, Inc is a proudly Austin based firm with over 34 years of experience delivering top-tier technical and business professionals within Texas State Agencies. We are currently seeking an experienced OCM Leadto play a key role within a high-impact technical services team.

 

At Allied Consultants, we value our consultants and are committed to providing an exceptional experience including:

• Highly competitive pay rates
• Local support staff for responsive, personal service
• Comprehensive benefits package, including:
  • Medical insurance (with employer cost sharing)
  • Life insurance
  • A 401(K) plan with company match
  • Flexible spending through a cafeteria plan

Candidates selected for interviews will be subject to a criminal background check and may be required to pass a drug screening, in compliance with federal and state regulations. All offers of employment are contingent upon successful completion of these checks.

 

Allied Consultants is a proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.

Responsibilities

The Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts (CPA) requests responses from qualified Respondents to provide Organizational Change Management (OCM) and agency transition support services for the Centralized Accounting Payroll/Personnel System (CAPPS) State of Texas Accounting and Reporting Resource (STARR) financial system implementation.

CPA is seeking an experienced change management professional to lead organizational change management, coordinate agency communications, support User Acceptance Testing (UAT), Train-the-Trainer (TTT), and End User Training (EUT) activities, with the goal of ensuring a successful transition for the over 200 state agencies and institutions of higher education that interface with CPA's statewide financial systems. Successful adoption of CAPPS STARR will require more than awareness; end-user agency staff must feel capable and ready to operate in the new environment. The selected Vendor’s Candidate will support that outcome by focusing on clarity, competence-building, and participation at the agency level.

 

For information regarding CPA's CAPPS STARR Program, visit: CAPPS — State of Texas Accounting and Reporting Resource (STARR)

 

 

SCOPE OF SERVICES.

Services Overview. The selected Vendor’s Candidate will work alongside CPA's OCM team to support agency coordination, communications, and readiness to support the CAPPS STARR implementation. Central coordination authority and agency relationships remain with CPA; the selected Vendor’s Candidate’s function is to extend CPA's reach by serving as a structured OCM liaison to state agencies throughout testing, training, and transition activities.

 

Position Requirements. The CPA Work includes, but is not limited to, the following:

Performing highly advanced (senior-level) consultative services and technical assistance work related to supporting the CAPPS STARR Program. The Comptroller retains ownership of all system decisions, training content, policies, and final communications. All work products are subject to CPA review and approval.

Services to be delivered under this engagement are organized into the following functional areas:

• Stakeholder and Agency Liaison Support
• The selected Candidate will work alongside and under the direction of CPA's OCM team to support agency coordination, communications, and readiness. Central coordination authority and primary agency relationships remain with CPA. The selected Candidate's role is to extend CPA's reach by serving as a structured liaison to state agencies, ensuring they receive the information and support they need to feel capable and prepared, not necessarily to enlist them as advocates or to build change-champion networks within them. Scope includes, but is not limited to:
  • Maintaining familiarity with CPA-approved CGI OCM, training, and testing deliverables to effectively support agency communications and readiness activities. The Respondent is not responsible for reviewing or approving such deliverables but must understand their content and implications for agency stakeholders.
  • Participating as a standing attendee in CPA-led OCM and training team meetings. Attending select CPA-led testing coordination meetings as directed, beginning with integration testing activities as preparation for UAT coordination.
  • Establishing and maintaining a structured engagement model for interfacing with designated agency points of contact, i