Process Change Manager
job description
What you will be doing:
- Manage core end-to-end People process design activities for Joiner / Mover/ Leaver for the WPP global People organization and its operating companies
- Partner with 3rd parties for operating model &
related business processes to provide POV and insights into best practices and work performed is consistent with WPP’s Ways of Working model - Partner with agency People Process Owners &
Process Stewards to develop business processes and requirements which streamline current business processes, leveraging Workday HCM with a view to simplifying and standardizing across operating companies - Work with the WPP and agency People key stakeholders across agencies to incrementally design and roll-out the People Ways of Working for People Operations, enabled by Workday and other technology platforms
- Partner closely with People HCM Technology team and Comms, Change &
Training team to ensurealignment on the build/ development cycle and timeline - Act as the global champion, providing coaching to Process Stewards on process design and change management tools to embed a continuous improvement mindset to teams who own the processes in our Global People teams
- Key contributor of process design and maintaining global standards for documentation (eg. SOP templates, user journey maps, training materials)
- Partner with Deployment Lead to ensure agencies are operationally ready for milestone activities and escalate to the Program team any upstream/ downstream dependencies that may impact end to end business processes
CHANGE MANAGEMENT
- Manage change impact assessments for agencies partnering with Process Stewards &
Deployment Leads, identifying critical points of intervention &
key messages which can be leveraged by the Comms, Change &
Training team - Partner with CCT team on strategy &
plans to ensure adoption of new processes, roles &
technology - Continue to partner with Process Owners and People Operations leaders to diagnose change impacts and develop appropriate methods for intervention to drive adoption.
What you'll need:
- Min 10 yrs. experience with preference for HR, IT or other corporate function
- Process engineering experience is a must – includes design, mapping &
SOP development - Workday HCM or other HCM Cloud experience strongly preferred
- Technical deployment experience and understanding of technology required
- Experience working in a complex agency environment is preferred.
- A solid understanding of how people go through a change and the change process
- Experience with large-scale, complex organizational change efforts
- Experience and knowledge of change management principles, methodologies and tools
- Exceptional communication skills – both written and verbal
- Excellent active listening skills
- Ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
- Ability to clearly articulate messages to a variety of audiences
- Ability to establish and maintain strong relationships
- Flexible and adaptable;
able to work in ambiguous situations - Resilient and tenacious with a propensity to persevere
- Forward-looking with a holistic approach
- Organized with a natural inclination for planning strategy and tactics
- Problem solving and root cause identification skills
Who you are:
You're open:
We are inclusive and collaborative;
we encourage the free exchange of ideas;
we respect and celebrate diverse views. We are accepting:
of new ideas, new partnerships, new ways of working.
You're optimistic:
We believe in the power of creativity, technology and talent to create brighter futures or our people, our clients and our communities. We approach all that we do with conviction:
to try the new and to seek the unexpected.
You're extraordinary:
We are stronger together:
through collaboration we achieve the amazing. We are creative leaders and pioneers of our industry;
we provide extraordinary every day.
What we'll give you:
Passionate, inspired people – We promote a culture of people that do extraordinary work.
Scale and opportunity – We offer the opportunity to create, influence and complete projects at a scale that is unparalleled in the industry.
Challenging and stimulating work – Unique work and the opportunity to join a group of creative problem solvers. Are you up for the challenge?
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