Change Management Senior Analyst in Chicago, Illinois at Sidley Austin LLP

The Change Management Senior Analyst is a member of Sidley's Organizational Effectiveness team and plays a key role in supporting the successful adoption of strategic initiatives, business process improvements, and technology transformations across the Firm. Working closely with business leaders, project teams, and stakeholders, this position develops and executes change management strategies that drive organizational readiness, user adoption, and sustainable business outcomes while minimizing disruption.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Lead change management activities for medium- to large-scale strategic, operational, and technology initiatives.

• Develop and execute change management plans, including stakeholder engagement, communications, training, and adoption strategies.

• Conduct organizational change impact and readiness assessments to identify risks, barriers, and opportunities for successful adoption.

• Partner with executive sponsors, project managers, and business leaders to build alignment and strengthen change leadership.

• Develop and deliver communication plans, presentations, messaging, and other materials that promote awareness and engagement throughout the change lifecycle.

• Collaborate with Learning & Development to design and support role-based training, learning resources, and user enablement activities.

• Monitor adoption, readiness, and engagement metrics; analyze results and provide recommendations to improve outcomes.

• Prepare executive dashboards, status reports, and presentations that communicate progress, risks, and organizational impacts.

• Contribute to the development and continuous improvement of the Firm's change management methodology, tools, templates, and best practices.

• Stay informed on emerging change management, organizational effectiveness, and digital adoption practices to enhance Firm capabilities.

Education and/or Experience:

Required:

• Bachelor's degree in Business Administration, Organizational Development, Communications, Human Resources, Psychology, or a related discipline required.

• A minimum of 5 years of progressive experience leading organizational change management, business transformation, organizational development, consulting, or strategic project initiatives.

• Excellent writing and grammar skills

• Superior knowledge of the MS Office Suite

Preferred:

• Experience supporting enterprise-wide technology implementations, including cloud platforms, collaboration tools, knowledge management, ERP, CRM, document management, or other business applications.

• Experience working in a global professional services organization, law firm, accounting firm, or management consulting environment strongly preferred.

• Prosci Change Management Certification strongly preferred.

• Change Management Institute (CMI), ACMP CCMP, or similar certification preferred.

• PMP, Agile, Scrum, Lean, or Six Sigma certifications are a plus.

Other Skills and Abilities:

The following will also be required of the successful candidate:

• Strong organizational skills

• Strong attention to detail

• Good judgment

• Strong interpersonal communication skills

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills

• Able to work harmoniously and effectively with others

• Able to preserve confidentiality and exercise discretion

• Able to work under pressure

• Able to manage multiple projects with competing deadlines and priorities

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The target salary range for this role is:

Salaries vary by location and are based on numerous factors, including, but not limited to, the relevant market, skills, experience, and education of the selected candidate. Our compensation package also includes bonus eligibility and a comprehensive benefits program. Benefits information can be found at Sidley.com/Benefits.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform the Duties and Responsibilities above satisfactorily and meet the requirements. The requirements listed above are representative of the minimum knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job. If you need such an accommodation, please email sidleytalentacquisition@sidley.com (current employees should contact Human Resources).

Sidley Austin LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Sidley is an elite global law firm with a known reputation of deploying innovative strategies to achieve powerful results.