Chicago, IL - Lead Consultant - Organizational Change Management

We are seeking a Lead Delivery Leadership Consultant - OCM Strategist to join our fun and collaborative team. This role is designed for a seasoned, organized change leader who thrives in complex environments and is passionate about driving large?scale, sustainable transformation.

As a Lead OCM Strategist, you will define and own the enterprise change strategy for digital, product, and agile transformations, ensuring consistent adoption across multiple teams transitioning concurrently. You will align senior leadership, establish governance and decision-making structures, and ensure change is embedded in delivery and sustained over time. This role is accountable for achieving adoption outcomes across the organization, not just defining change strategy.

The ideal candidate will possess product/project management skills and expertise in at least two of the following areas: Agile Frameworks, Product Management, or Process Improvement. You will be responsible for supporting business development initiatives, delivering thought leadership content, and contributing to the development of our practice strategy.

Day-to-day, you will:

Lead Enterprise Organizational Change Management:

• Define and lead the overall change management strategy for Digital, Product & Agile transformations
• Define roles, decision rights, and governance structures to support sustained adoption
• Translate business objectives into a clear, compelling case for change and adoption roadmap
• Align change efforts across multiple concurrent initiatives to minimize confusion and change fatigue
• Ensure the change strategy integrates with existing initiatives and operating rhythms
• Partner with executive & product leadership to drive alignment on priorities, sequencing, and timing
• Support and activate change champions across teams and leadership
• Identify systemic adoption risks, resistance patterns, and barriers across teams and drive resolution

Agile Methodology/Product Management/Process Improvement

• Apply expertise in Agile, product management, or process improvement to drive efficiency and effectiveness in client engagements
• Utilize Agile principles to enable iterative and adaptive approaches to project delivery
• Lead workshops and facilitate sessions to identify opportunities for process improvement
• Collaborate with clients to streamline workflows, optimize resources, and enhance performance

Coach and Develop Teams

• Interview, hire, develop, and mentor a team to deliver exceptional results
• Guide and align OCM execution across teams, ensuring consistency while allowing for contextual adaptation
• Coach and support Product, Agile, and delivery teams to embed new behaviors
• Establish standards, tooling, and guidance to support disciplined OCM execution

Communication and Engagement:

• Design and implement enterprise-wide and targeted communication strategies, stakeholder engagement models, and adoption approaches
• Ensure messaging is clear, consistent, and aligned across multiple teams transitioning concurrently

Measurement & Continuous Improvement

• Define and track adoption metrics tied to behavior change and business outcomes
• Monitor adoption trends across teams, identify systemic issues, and drive course correction
• Identify risks, resistance, and change fatigue early and enable proactive intervention

Delivery Leadership & Consulting Excellence

• Serve as a trusted advisor to senior leaders throughout the transformation
• Lead change governance forums and drive decision-making alignment
• Provide leadership with visibility into progress, risks, and adoption trends
• Partner closely with Product Coaches, Agile Coaches, and enablement teams to integrate change into delivery
• Govern quality and consistency of execution across teams and workstreams
• Advise leaders on course corrections to improve adoption and sustainability

Business Development & Practice Contribution

• Partner with Sales and Consulting leaders to shape and sell engagements
• Support proposal development, solution design, and executive presentations
• Contribute to the evolution of AIM's Delivery Leadership and OCM offerings

Thought Leadership and Practice Development

• Contribute to the development of thought leadership content, including articles, whitepapers, and presentations on topics related to organizational change management and other disciplines
• Stay on top of industry trends, emerging best practices, and innovative OCM delivery leadership approaches
• Collaborate with team members to develop and refine practice methodologies, tools, and frameworks

You are passionate about driving business value through products and business solutions while identifying additional opportunities to offer AIM Consulting services. You are excited to be the driving force that collaborates with AIM Consulting's portfolio of clients, ensuring world-class solutions are being delivered that are highly scalable and flexible. You take charge, are viewed as a leader among any team you work with, and consistently deliver exceptional results and great ideas., * 10+ years of experience in organizational change management within complex, multi-team transformations, with exposure to digital, product, agile, or process improvement

• 5+ years of management consulting experience with proven ownership of end-to-end OCM workstreams and change strategy tied to business outcomes, with the ability to operate independently
• Experience leading enterprise or large-scale transformations across multiple teams
• Strong experience working with executive stakeholders, with the ability to influence without authority, challenge thinking, and drive alignment
• Experience embedding OCM into delivery, partnering closely with product, agile, and cross-functional teams, rather than operating as a separate workstream
• Strong command of change management frameworks such as Prosci, ADKAR, Kotter, or equivalent, with the ability to tailor approach pragmatically
• Experience conducting stakeholder, impact, and readiness analyses and translating insights into actionable plans
• Ability to identify and address systemic adoption risks across multiple teams
• Excellent communication, facilitation, and stakeholder management skills, with strong executive presence and consulting EQ
• Familiarity with delivery and product tooling (e.g., Jira, ADO)
• Demonstrated success in business development, including contributing to or leading sales efforts
• Relevant certifications such as Prosci, CCMP, or Agile
• Bachelor's degree or MBA

The OTE compensation range for this role is $155,000-$190,000 and is comprised of base salary and bonus with YoY growth. Actual compensation may vary based on experience and skillset as assessed in the interview process. In addition, all our full-time positions at AIM Consulting include the following: Medical, Dental, and Vision insurance (spousal and dependent coverage), 401k with company matching, paid certifications, disability insurance, commuter benefits, paid time off and sick days, paid maternity and paternity leave, and wellness programs.

At AIM Consulting, we are a focused, energetic group of people working together with passion, enthusiasm, and commitment to being an industry leader in digital innovation consulting services. We lead by developing and maintaining long-term relationships with our consultants and clients. We invest in our employees, fostering career growth by enabling access to training, encouraging personal development, and providing mentorship. All our employees are encouraged to be creative and are driven to succeed. We value honest communication, reward performance, and produce high-quality results and happy clients. Our days are competitive, fast, fun, and exciting. AIM's Delivery Leadership Practice is centered around consultants who excel at leading delivery, not just providing advice. Our seasoned delivery leaders are embedded within client organizations to drive complex technology projects from start to finish, instilling structure, accountability, and decisive leadership that high-impact initiatives demand., At AIM Consulting, we value people from all walks of life. We understand not everyone will meet all the above qualifications on day one, and that's okay. We are heavily invested in further education and training, and we are committed to building a diverse, inclusive, and equitable workplace where you can show up as your true self. If you're passionate about technology, but your previous experience doesn't perfectly align with every qualification listed, we still encourage you to apply. We are a diverse group of individuals. No two people, ideologies, or thoughts are the same. Our different experiences and perspectives are our strengths. We are passionate about seeing each other succeed and live & breathe our company values; we choose positivity, we take ownership, we are relationship driven, we build trust, and we are self-aware. We work hard to come through for our clients and for one another. We are many unique people, with the same common goal in mind - to connect, inspire, and empower our customers by leveraging an amazing workforce to help solve business challenges, drive innovation, and produce results that exceed expectations. Simply put, we are more than a company; we are our clients' trusted partner. AIM Consulting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. AIM Consulting provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, national origin, age, disability, genetic information, marital status, amnesty, or status as a covered veteran in accordance with applicable federal, state, and local laws. AIM Consulting complies with applicable state and local laws governing non-discrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. Reasonable accommodation is available for qualified individuals with disabilities, upon request.