Communications and Change Management Lead

Key Responsibilities

• Lead change management and communications efforts supporting large-scale HR and organizational transformation initiatives.
• Develop and execute change strategies related to organizational redesign, span-of-control optimization, workforce right-sizing, offshore team integration, and acquisition integration activities.
• Create executive communications, employee messaging, leader toolkits, presentations, FAQs, change impact assessments, and readiness plans.
• Partner with HR leadership and business stakeholders to drive alignment, adoption, and employee engagement throughout transformation initiatives.
• Establish governance, communication cadences, stakeholder mapping, and change management frameworks where processes may not currently exist.
• Serve as a trusted advisor to HR leadership while also functioning as a hands-on individual contributor responsible for execution.

Requirements

• Significant experience leading change management and communications programs within large, complex organizations.
• Strong background supporting HR transformations, organizational redesigns, workforce integrations, mergers/acquisitions, or global business change initiatives.
• Proven ability to develop executive-level communications and manage diverse stakeholder groups.
• Experience supporting global employee populations across multiple regions.
• Strong organizational skills with the ability to bring structure and discipline to evolving environments.
• Comfortable operating as a hands-on contributor who can independently build plans, communications, presentations, and change deliverables.
• Ability to navigate ambiguity, influence without authority, and drive accountability across teams.

Qualifications

• Logistics, transportation, supply chain, manufacturing, or similarly complex global environments experience.
• Background partnering directly with senior HR leaders and executive stakeholders.
• Familiarity with change management methodologies and organizational readiness frameworks.

Skills

• Change management and communications expertise.
• Strategic thinking and execution.
• Effective stakeholder engagement and employee communication.
• Global business change experience.

Benefits

• Medical, vision, dental, and life and disability insurance.
• Access to company 401(k) plan.

Pay

• Competitive compensation package.

Schedule

• Hybrid work arrangement, with preference given to candidates based in the Chicago area.