Kearney Activate Change Manager- Digital & Platform Transformations
About Kearney Activate
Kearney Activate is the business acceleration and enablement arm of Kearney Management Consulting, helping clients accelerate transformation through Data and AI.
Our Data & AI business line bridges strategy, technology, and execution to deliver data-driven, AI-enabled, and cloud-powered transformations. We partner with leading platforms such as Microsoft, AWS, Snowflake, Databricks and Nvidia to help organizations build trusted data foundations, deploy intelligent solutions, and scale innovation.
We operate across four key focus areas:
- Advisory & Assurance Services: Driving strategy, governance, and change management to ensure impactful transformation.
- Data Services: Building trusted, high-quality data foundations using Agentic AI across engineering, architecture, and governance.
- Insights Services: Unlocking value through analytics, data science, and AI-driven storytelling for better decision-making.
- Asset Services: Developing reusable GenAI assets, accelerators, and AI-powered solutions that push the boundaries of innovation.
About the Role
We are seeking a Change Manager to support digital, platform, and AI transformation initiatives. Based in the United States, you will work closely with client stakeholders and delivery teams across North America, with regular collaboration across Europe and APAC as required.
This role is focused on end-to-end ownership of the change management work stream within consulting engagements. You will be responsible for shaping, planning, and delivering change approaches that drive adoption of solutions such as Salesforce, Anaplan, dashboards/reporting platforms, and AI-enabled tools.
The role combines structured change management execution with a core consulting skillset: stakeholder engagement, problem solving, workshop facilitation, and clear executive communication. You will adapt Kearney Activates existing change frameworks to client context, maturity, and objectives, rather than creating approaches from scratch.
Your Responsibilities
1. Change Strategy & Impact Assessment
- Own the change management work stream end to end across client engagements.
- Conduct change impact and readiness assessments across processes, roles, behaviors, and technology.
- Identify stakeholder groups, assess impacts, and define targeted change strategies aligned to client context.
- Tailor existing change frameworks, tools, and templates to suit client needs, scale, and delivery approach.
2. Stakeholder Engagement, Communications & Adoption
- Develop and execute stakeholder engagement and communication plans to support adoption of new platforms and ways of working.
- Design and deliver change-related workshops, interviews, and playback sessions with client teams and leadership.
- Partner with client leaders and sponsors to support effective change sponsorship and decision-making.
- Actively manage resistance and risks to adoption, identifying mitigation actions and escalation where required.
3. Enablement, Training & Go-Live Support
- Define and execute training and enablement approaches aligned to the solution being delivered (e.g. Salesforce, Anaplan, dashboards, AI tools).
- Work with delivery teams to ensure training content and materials align with solution design and user needs.
- Support go-live planning, hyper care activities, and post-implementation reinforcement to embed change.
- Track and monitor adoption risks and issues during and after deployment.
4. Delivery Collaboration & Consulting Execution
- Work closely with teams to ensure change activities are integrated into overall project plans.
- Collaborate with project and program leads to manage dependencies, risks, and timelines related to change.
- Own high-quality client deliverables, including change strategies, plans, communications, and executive materials.
- Translate complex technology and delivery concepts into clear, people-focused narratives for business stakeholders.
5. Business Development & Practice Contribution
- Support business development activities, including proposal inputs, change approach design, and effort estimation.
- Contribute to internal assets, accelerators, and best practices related to change management in digital and platform transformations.
- Share learnings across engagements to continuously improve change delivery approaches.
Who you Are
Who You Are
Consulting & Change Management Expertise
- You bring 6+ years of experience in change management, technology consulting, or transformation roles, with hands-on experience delivering change activities across full project lifecycles.
- You are skilled in stakeholder management, facilitation, and communication, with experience of engaging senior client audiences.
- You have a strong ability to structure complex problems, synthesize insights, and translate them into practical, actionable change initiatives, adapting structured frameworks pragmatically to different organizational contexts.
Platform & Technology Context
- You have experience supporting Salesforce implementations (preferred) within consulting or transformation environments.
- You bring exposure to enterprise platforms such as Anaplan, BI/reporting tools, or AI-enabled solutions, and understand how technology change impacts roles, processes, and behaviors.
- You are comfortable working alongside technical and delivery teams, contributing effectively without requiring deep hands-on technical expertise.
Ways of Working
- You have experience working in consulting environments with multiple stakeholders and parallel work streams.
- You are familiar with agile or hybrid delivery approaches and demonstrate strong organizational skills, attention to detail, and priority management across engagements.
Education
Required:
Bachelor's degree in business, Psychology, Information Systems, Technology, or related field.
Preferred (not required):
Postgraduate qualification in a relevant discipline.
Personal Attributes
- You are structured, pragmatic, and outcome-focused, confident operating in ambiguous, fast-paced client environments.
- You are a strong collaborator who builds trust across cultures and disciplines, and you are comfortable taking ownership and accountability for outcomes.
Why Join Kearney Activate
- Transformative Impact – Lead next-generation data and AI architecture projects that redefine how enterprises operate and compete.
- Innovation at Scale – Work at the forefront of Generative and Agentic AI within an established global consulting network.
- Learning & Growth – Access deep technical training, leadership development, and cross-disciplinary collaboration opportunities.
- Collaborative Culture – Join a diverse, hands-on, and high-energy team that thrives on innovation and real-world impact.
- Purposeful Work – Help global enterprises build intelligent systems that connect data, AI, and business outcomes.
Kearney Activate Manager Range: $130k-$190k. It is important to note that at Kearney, it is not typical for an individual to be hired at the top of the range for their role. Individual salaries within each range are determined through a wide variety of factors including but not limited to education, experience, knowledge and skills. Kearney reviews compensation regularly and may adjust base salaries to reflect market competitiveness. In addition to salary, individuals may be eligible for a discretionary performance bonus. Our full suite of benefits includes paid time off, 401(k) match and profit sharing, medical, dental and vision coverage, healthcare concierge, backup child/adult care, annual employer HSA contribution, home office stipend, subsidized Gympass and annual wellness program, and leaves of absence when needed to support employees’ physical, mental, and emotional well-being.
Equal Employment Opportunity and Non-Discrimination
Kearney prides itself on providing a culture that allows employees to bring their best selves to work every day. Our people can feel comfortable, confident, and joyful to do great things for our firm, our colleagues, and our clients. Kearney aims to build diverse capabilities to help our clients solve their most mission critical problems. Kearney is committed to building a diverse, unbiased and inclusive workforce. Kearney is an equal opportunity employer; we recruit, hire, train, promote, develop, and provide other conditions of employment without regard to a person’s gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, race, religion, age, national origin, disability, marital status, pregnancy status, veteran status, genetic information or any other differences consistent with applicable laws. This includes providing reasonable accommodation for disabilities, or religious beliefs and practices. Members of communities historically underrepresented in consulting are encouraged to apply.