Change Management Senior Associate

About the role

Workforce Transformation Senior Associate at Grant Thornton is a role focused on driving workforce transformation through strong governance, program leadership, process optimization, and change management across payroll, HR, and organizational transformation initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Apply Grant Thornton methodologies and best practices across workforce transformation engagements, supporting initiatives related to organizational change, HR, payroll, and workforce operations.
• Support the development and execution of scalable approaches to manage workforce and operational change, including assessing impacts, readiness, and capability needs across stakeholders.
• Develop a strong understanding of client workforce operations, risks, governance structures, and business drivers, adapting delivery approaches to align with client culture and ways of working.
• Collaborate with engagement teams to design and execute integrated communication strategies that keep stakeholders informed, aligned, and engaged through clear messaging, appropriate channels, and feedback mechanisms.
• Prepare and deliver clear, concise presentations and facilitate a variety of forums, including project meetings, client workshops, requirements gathering sessions, and workforce transformation working sessions.
• Analyze qualitative and quantitative data related to workforce operations, HR, payroll, and organizational readiness to identify risks, opportunities, and insights, and communicate findings effectively to client and engagement leadership.
• Identify opportunities and constraints impacting readiness, capacity, and execution across workforce transformation initiatives; translate insights into actionable plans, roadmaps.
• Proactively manage assigned workstreams and tasks, address challenges, escalating risks as appropriate, and contributing to the successful, timely delivery of engagements in dynamic, fast-paced environments.
• Support the management, coaching, and development of engagement team members, contributing to performance feedback for project and year-end review processes.
• Support business development efforts by helping draft proposals, responding to client information requests, and participating in meetings with current and prospective clients.
• Contribute to practice and talent development initiatives across the Workforce Transformation service line, including internal initiatives, knowledge sharing, and team enablement efforts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in communications, Human Resources, Organizational Development, Industrial/Organizational Psychology, Business Administration, or other relevant degree required.
• 3+ years of related work experience required, in a similar consulting practice preferred.
• Change management, program management, financial, accounting, process improvement or other relevant certifications preferred (Prosci, CCMP, La Marsh, PMP, Lean, Six Sigma, CPP, etc.).
• Ability to work effectively in a collaborative and dynamic environment.
• Experience in one or more areas of program/project management and/or organizational change management.
• Experience in culture awareness, communications planning and/or execution, stakeholder engagement, job role design, training planning and/or execution, or other related areas.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (PowerPoint, Visio, Word, Excel, and Project).
• Demonstrated ability to leverage productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft 365 Copilot or other AI tools) appropriately to accelerate work, improve quality, and support effective analysis and communication.
• Preferred skills within communication technologies and tools (Camtasia, Canva, Poll Everywhere, etc.).
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

Benefits

The base salary range for this position is between $110,400 and $140,760. Placement within the pay range is at Grant Thornton’s discretion, and it is based on multiple factors, including but not limited to, job-related knowledge/skills, experience, business needs, progression within the role, geographic location, and internal equity.