Associate Manager- Business Transformation - Sia Partners

Sia Partners is a next-generation management consulting firm. We offer a unique blend of AI and design capabilities, augmenting traditional consulting to deliver superior value to our clients. Counting 3,000 consultants in 19 countries, we expect to achieve USD 420 million in turnover for the current fiscal year. With a global footprint and expertise in more than 30 sectors and services, we optimize client projects worldwide. Through our Consulting for Good approach, we strive for next-level impact by developing innovative CSR solutions for our clients, making sustainability a lever for profitable transformation.

Why Join The Sia Village?

Excellence | Entrepreneurship | Innovation | Teamwork | Care & Support | Employee Wellbeing

These are the six core values that guide all our actions. As an expression of our values, our Sia Village concept describes our commitment to fostering a sense of community within and among our offices. We believe that knowledge sharing is the key, not only to innovation, but to the growth and development of our people.

Your experience at Sia Partners will be enriched by a(n):  

• Entrepreneurial journey
• Career advocacy program that supports achieving professional development goals through guidance, and real-time feedback
• Continuous learning & development opportunities
• Diversity, equity, and inclusion programs with an ever-growing list of global affinity initiatives

Sia Partners is hiring an associate manager with a deep focus in Change Management and Large Scale Transformation and Human Capital. Your role will be to assist in managing and delivering business-critical change initiatives with local clients. Candidates must be capable of exceptional client delivery, have the desire to lead, and have passion for the growth of our firm. 

Our team members create great client experiences by bringing energy, intelligence, and effective problem-solving capabilities. We drive growth for top-tier clients throughout their business lifecycle from envisioning and planning through deployment and optimization. 

Responsibilities 

• Support clients in achieving sustainable performance and/or improvements within their organizations 
• Create a customized change management strategy and roadmap based on the needs of the project and implement the change management activities for each phase of the project 
• Lead impact analyses, assess change readiness, and identify key stakeholders 
• Provide status reporting of progress, dependencies, issues, risks and overall program health 
• Anticipate organizational changes that come with large-scale implementations and the change management and communications interventions which will be needed 
• Ensure that key change initiatives deliver on business, schedule, and budget objectives 
• Determine appropriate metrics and measures that will help the client measure progress, reinforce behavior, and adjust improve implementation results 
• Determine new target operating models and organization design 
• Coordinate with other initiatives to make sure there is a common understanding on timelines and other overlaps 
• Develop Executive-level presentations  
• Develop readiness and skilling content leveraging multiple modalities based on customer experience best practices 
• Utilize Project Management frameworks and methods in a variety of roles 
• Identify opportunities to provide or create additional client value 
• Contribute to internal areas such as business development, people development, recruiting, marketing, and more 
• Engage in activities dedicated to supporting our culture 
• Collaborate with internal and client project team members, and contribute to internal communications and readiness activity within the program team and with client groups  
• Maintain program sites as a repository for all project information 
• Contribute to the development of high-quality and timely deliverables 
• Assess the current business process and supporting systems in an effort to identify process gaps and/or deficiencies. 
• Develop and document processes, use cases, etc. to demonstrate business requirements. 
• Analyze “as is” state and document future needs; make recommendations about potential opportunities to streamline business processes. 
• Influence a broad spectrum of stakeholders toward achieving business goals, understanding how potential process and system changes might impact upstream and downstream processes and/or systems. 
• Work and/or collaborate with key business stakeholders to develop business cases as well as define a roadmap to implement the remediation. 
• Advise key stakeholders on the latest principles, best practices, and/or technologies and their practical application. 
• Work with key stakeholders to improve existing or developing new operational processes and procedures, on a regional/global basis as needed. 
• Assist with the organization transformation including building internal process expertise and capabilities. 
• Implement recommended solutions and support business transformation 
• Conduct effective meetings 
• Contribute to the development of high-quality and timely deliverables. 
• Perform subject matter research and business analysis. 
• Assist in the coordination and development of client proposals. 
• Support practice, thought leadership, and people development.

• 5+ years’ experience leading significant business transformation engagements with successful outcomes in complex organizations 
• Consulting experience required 
• Bachelor’s degree required 
• Experience and knowledge of change management principles and methodologies 
• Strong coaching and influencing skills; ability to influence others and move toward a common vision and/or goal 
• Ability to quickly build trust and value-based relationships with employees at all levels of the organization  
• Solid facilitation experience 
• Proficient with the Microsoft Office Suite and Project Management frameworks 
• Prosci or other Change Management certifications preferred 
• Motivated by an entrepreneurial mindset and comfortable with ambiguity 
• Confident, self-aware team player open to receiving and providing, effective feedback 
• Ability to facilitate project teams, guided by a strong understanding of group dynamics while driving results 
• Exhibit exceptional communication skills and strong work ethic 
• Competent in group facilitation

Compensation & Benefits 

• Salary + Annual Discretionary Bonus
• Healthcare coverage that includes medical, dental, vision and life insurance policies
• Generous time off 
• Parental leave paid at 100% of base pay for all new parents regardless of gender 
• Building Healthy Families Program
• 9 Company Holidays + 1 Floating Holiday 
• 401(k) Plan – 4% matching on day 1
• College save-up plan & college loan repayment plan
• Monthly cell phone stipend 
• Commuter Benefits 
• Gym Reimbursement through firm medical plan

New York Compensation Info:

New York compensation for this role is between $126,000 and $132,000 per year. Actual compensation within that range will be dependent upon the individual’s skills, experience, qualifications, and market location.

Our Commitment To Diversity

Diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging (DEIB) are part of Sia Partners’ DNA. Thanks to our expertise in several sectors and our international growth, our teams include a variety of experiences and cultures. We’re confident that promoting DEIB creates an environment in which everyone can reach their full potential.

Our global network, DEIB@Sia Partners, brings together our people worldwide to facilitate local and global progress, focused on the following areas:

• Gender equality (global Gender Equality Index score of 93/100 for 2023)
• LGBTQ+
• Race & Ethnicity
• Working Parents
• Disabilities

Hybrid Workplace Guidelines

Sia Partners maintains its hybrid workplace arrangements and provides a flexible workplace environment that is driven by client and business/market needs. At this time, in-person requirements are issued by departments (Business Unit/Business Line) and vary by office location. Consultants are expected to have the ability to be flexible with work location depending on business needs and live within a reasonable distance to the office.

Work Authorization & Sponsorship 

At this time, Sia Partners does not intend to pursue employment with applicants who will require now or in the future visa by our company for work authorization in the United States (i.e., H1-B visa, F-1 visa (OPT), TN visa, or any other non-immigrant status). 

Sia Partners is an equal opportunity employer. All aspects of employment, including hiring, promotion, remuneration, or discipline, are based solely on performance, competence, conduct, or business needs.