Change Management Leader

About Rockwood:
Rockwood Company, LLC is a woman-owned rapidly growing change management consulting firm that delivers unrivaled value in the Washington metropolitan area. Rockwood devises and implements bold, yet practical solutions to complex problems. We work side-by-side with our clients to take on the most critical challenges our nation faces. Our goal is to enable a more innovative, collaborative, and effective government capable of successfully executing today’s mission and anticipating tomorrow’s evolving challenges and opportunities.

We bring human-centered design approaches to ensure our clients adopt and institutionalize sustainable change. Our core service offerings include assessments and strategic planning, strategy implementation, program management, strategic communications, and training and resiliency.

Rockwood provides a team-oriented learning environment that pushes our employees to grow. Our team members own their own success and partner with leadership to achieve their professional development goals.

About the Position:
Rockwood’s Change Management Leader supports our federal clients to develop and implement strategies to deliver mission impactful solutions. This role requires someone who loves client engagement, can design change management approaches and complex deliverables, understands how to connect dots across large systems, enjoys developing staff, has experience growing business, and can work across one or several change projects in a fast-paced environment.

Navigate complex environments:: Understand complex environments and advise client on coalition-building, strategic planning, and multiple workstreams as they navigate change.

Develop organizational strategies: Create client strategies, frequently focused on managing change for enterprise-level initiatives and applying a structured methodologies.

Engage key stakeholders: Develop and expand trusted relationships with clients and stakeholders to gather a deep understanding of client needs and to help them navigate the political and ever-changing environment.

Lead strategy and change management projects: :Lead large project(s) as the change management expert to assess the current state, help the client define the future state, and drive change in a client organization or across an enterprise. Ensure exceptional quality delivery and results.

Expand relationships and projects: :Expand the relationship base and identify opportunities with existing client organizations to expand the work. Identify new leads and craft the ideas into new project work.

• Develop Staff: :Support staff to create professional development goals and activities. Provide feedback and growth opportunities to develop the staff at multiple levels.

Required Qualifications & Skills :

DoD (DoS and DoJ considered) security clearance (minimum of Secret, Top Secret preferred)

10 years of strategy and change management consulting and business growth experience, ideally in the DoD and/or national security environment

Bachelor’s in a related field (such as business, psychology, industrial psychology, organizational development, or communications)

Demonstrated experience to build, lead, and develop high-performing consulting teams

Business acumen, including an understanding of the government contracting industry, market trends, and competitive landscape

Knowledge of various change management methodologies and frameworks (such as Prosci, ADKAR, and Kotter's eight-step model)

Ability to commute regularly to sites within the Washington metropolitan area and participate in a hybrid work environment, to include on-site and virtual locations

Desired Qualifications :

Demonstrated success developing and growing business while delivering strategy and change management services

Knowledge and understanding of the national security environment, including the DoD and Intelligence Community (IC)

Relevant change management certifications such as Prosci Certified Change Practitioner or Certified Change Management Professional

PMP certification

• Master’s degree

Benefits :

Competitive medical, dental, and vision insurance plans

Employer paid short-term, long-term disability, and life insurance

Rockwood will match eligible 401(k) plan members’ contributions in an amount equal to 100% of your employee contributions, not to exceed 4%

Four weeks of paid vacation

Eight federal paid holidays

Tuition reimbursement

Choice of cell phone, hotspot, or internet reimbursement

Wellness stipend (for gym membership and other wellness-related activities)

Laptop, office supplies, and other equipment to maximize effectiveness when working from a home office (when necessary)

• Paid maternity and parental leave

Rockwood Company values creating a diverse and inclusive environment and is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. Rockwood will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, national origin, disability status, genetics, protected veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. If you have a disability and would like to request an accommodation to apply for a position with Rockwood, please e-mail careers@rockwoodcompany.com.

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