Organizational Change Management (OCM) Consultant

Job Description

Organizational Change Management (OCM) Consultant

Hybrid onsite in Des Moines, IA

12+ month contract

Pay rate: 65-72/hr

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Organizational Change Management (OCM) Consultant who will partner closely with business leaders, project teams, and change practitioners to help teams anticipate change impacts, proactively plan for adoption, and successfully implement new processes, technologies, and ways of working.

The ideal candidate is a strong relationship builder who can balance strategic thinking with hands-on execution. They should be comfortable working across multiple stakeholder groups, navigating ambiguity, challenging assumptions when appropriate, and helping teams move from reactive change support toward a more proactive and repeatable approach.

Key Responsibilities

• Partner with leaders, project teams, and business stakeholders to assess organizational impacts and develop appropriate change strategies.

• Proactively identify upcoming change needs, risks, dependencies, and potential adoption challenges.

• Develop and execute change management plans supporting communications, stakeholder engagement, readiness, adoption, and sustainment.

• Conduct stakeholder and change-impact assessments to understand how initiatives affect employees, teams, processes, and ways of working.

• Support leaders and change practitioners in effectively communicating and leading teams through change.

• Facilitate conversations across business and technology teams to create alignment and drive adoption.

• Develop practical OCM tools, resources, and deliverables that can be consistently leveraged across initiatives.

• Help measure change readiness, adoption, and effectiveness and use insights to adjust change strategies.

• Operate effectively within Agile environments, partnering with product, technology, and business teams as initiatives evolve.

• Serve as a trusted advisor who can respectfully challenge stakeholders and provide recommendations rather than simply taking direction.

• Required Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in Organizational Change Management, change enablement, transformation, or a related consulting role.

• Strong understanding of core OCM disciplines, including:

• Change impact assessment

• Stakeholder analysis and engagement

• Communications

• Readiness and adoption

• Training/enablement

• Reinforcement and sustainment

• Demonstrated experience supporting complex, cross-functional organizational or technology change.

• Experience working in an Agile delivery environment.

• Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder-management skills.

• Ability to work independently and proactively identify where change support is needed.

• Comfortable working at the strategic, tactical, and operational levels.

• Ability to influence stakeholders without direct authority.

• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build credibility across both business and technical audiences.

• Preferred Qualifications

• Experience within highly regulated environment.

• Prosci / ADKAR experience or certification.

• Experience working within an OCM Center of Excellence or enterprise change practice.

• Experience developing or maturing change management frameworks, toolkits, or practitioner communities.

• Familiarity with measuring change maturity, adoption, and business outcomes.

• Experience supporting enterprise technology transformation or modernization initiatives.

• Exposure to AI-enabled workplace tools, automation, or Microsoft Copilot is a plus.

• Everforth Apex is a world-class IT services company that serves thousands of clients across the globe. When you join Everforth Apex, you become part of a team that values innovation, collaboration, and continuous learning. We offer quality career resources, training, certifications, development opportunities, and a comprehensive benefits package. Our commitment to excellence is reflected in many awards, including ClearlyRateds Best of Staffing in Talent Satisfaction in the United States and Great Place to Work in the United Kingdom and Mexico.

Benefits

• Overview: Everforth Apex offers a range of supplemental benefits, including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, and other insurance plans that offer an optional layer of financial protection. We offer an ESPP (employee stock purchase program) and a 401K program which allows you to contribute typically within 30 days of starting, with a company match after 12 months of tenure. Everforth Apex also offers a Health Savings Account (HSA), an Employee Assistance Program with up to 8 free counseling sessions, a corporate discount savings program and other discounts. In terms of professional development, Everforth Apex hosts an on-demand training program, provides access to certification prep and a library of technical and leadership courses/books/seminars once you have 6+ months of tenure, and certification discounts and other perks to associations that include CompTIA and IIBA. Everforth Apex has a dedicated customer service team for our Consultants that can address questions around benefits and other resources, as well as a certified Career Coach. You can access a full list of our benefits, programs, support teams and resources within our ‘Welcome Packet’ as well, which an Everforth Apex team member can provide.

• Everforth Apex Systems is an equal opportunity employer. We do not discriminate or allow discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, creed, sex (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), age, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, ancestry, citizenship, genetic information, registered domestic partner status, marital status, disability, status as a crime victim, protected veteran status, political affiliation, union membership, or any other characteristic protected by law. Everforth Apex will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable law.

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