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Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
As a key leader in the IT Change Management Office (CMO), you will be responsible for building change management capability within the BTS organization and enabling the organizational change management workstream for BTS-led projects. You will collaborate with senior IT and business leaders to ensure end-user adoption of IT-led changes throughout the business.
What You’ll Work On
- Leading BTS Change Management Community of Practice: Manage membership, programming, governance, and structure for BTS CM CoE and CoP, providing resources to seasoned OCM practitioners and promoting interest in OCM across all functions
- Building OCM Capability: Build and deliver OCM methodology training, OCM onboarding for new-to-BTS OCM practitioners, and knowledge sessions for the wider BTS and Abbott community
- OCM triage for BTS projects: Work with BTS delivery teams to provide OCM effort estimates and resourcing options based on project complexity.
- OCM sourcing for BTS projects: Work directly with OCM suppliers to source OCM staffing as needed for BTS projects.
- OCM strategy and execution delivery: Provide direct project support with OCM deliverables for select BTS-led internal projects, either during planning stage (Phase 0) or for the full project life-cycle.
- Change Management Coaching & Consulting: Provide coaching and consulting services to BTS employees related to managing organizational change, either within specific project contexts or ad-hoc on demand.
- Maintaining tools, templates & knowledge resources: Maintain and promote updated repository of OCM tools, templates, and examples for consistent use across projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Learning and Development, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in OCM, preferably in a technology or IT environment.
- Strong experience building and delivering OCM methodology training.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and manage complex programs.
- Certification in ADKAR, La Marsh, or other organizational change management models.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building learning content and computer based trainings.
- Experience in healthcare, medical device, or other regulated industries.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience working in large, global, matrixed organizations.
Misc: This is an onsite role at Abbott location in IL This is not a remote role/opportunity.
- Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
- Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
- Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
Abbott is a global healthcare leader that helps people live more fully at all stages of life. Our portfolio of life-changing technologies spans the spectrum of healthcare, with leading businesses and products in diagnostics, medical devices, nutritionals and branded generic medicines. Our 115,000 colleagues serve people in more than 160 countries.
Working at Abbott
At Abbott, you can do work that matters, grow, and learn, care for yourself and your family, be your true self, and live a full life. You’ll also have access to:
- Career development with an international company where you can grow the career you dream of.
- Employees can qualify for free medical coverage in our Health Investment Plan (HIP) PPO medical plan in the next calendar year.
- An excellent retirement savings plan with a high employer contribution
- Tuition reimbursement, the Freedom 2 Save student debt program, and FreeU education benefit - an affordable and convenient path to getting a bachelor’s degree.
- A company recognized as a great place to work in dozens of countries worldwide and named one of the most admired companies in the world by Fortune.
- A company that is recognized as one of the best big companies to work for as well as the best place to work for diversity, working mothers, female executives, and scientists.
The Opportunity
As a key leader in the IT Change Management Office (CMO), you will be responsible for building change management capability within the BTS organization and enabling the organizational change management workstream for BTS-led projects. You will collaborate with senior IT and business leaders to ensure end-user adoption of IT-led changes throughout the business.
What You’ll Work On
- Leading BTS Change Management Community of Practice: Manage membership, programming, governance, and structure for BTS CM CoE and CoP, providing resources to seasoned OCM practitioners and promoting interest in OCM across all functions
- Building OCM Capability: Build and deliver OCM methodology training, OCM onboarding for new-to-BTS OCM practitioners, and knowledge sessions for the wider BTS and Abbott community
- OCM triage for BTS projects: Work with BTS delivery teams to provide OCM effort estimates and resourcing options based on project complexity.
- OCM sourcing for BTS projects: Work directly with OCM suppliers to source OCM staffing as needed for BTS projects.
- OCM strategy and execution delivery: Provide direct project support with OCM deliverables for select BTS-led internal projects, either during planning stage (Phase 0) or for the full project life-cycle.
- Change Management Coaching & Consulting: Provide coaching and consulting services to BTS employees related to managing organizational change, either within specific project contexts or ad-hoc on demand.
- Maintaining tools, templates & knowledge resources: Maintain and promote updated repository of OCM tools, templates, and examples for consistent use across projects.
Required Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in human resources, Organizational Development, Learning and Development, or a related field.
- 10+ years of experience in OCM, preferably in a technology or IT environment.
- Strong experience building and delivering OCM methodology training.
- Proven ability to lead cross-functional teams, influence senior stakeholders, and manage complex programs.
- Certification in ADKAR, La Marsh, or other organizational change management models.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience building learning content and computer based trainings.
- Experience in healthcare, medical device, or other regulated industries.
- Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder engagement skills.
- Experience working in large, global, matrixed organizations.
Misc: This is an onsite role at Abbott location in IL This is not a remote role/opportunity.
- Learn more about our health and wellness benefits, which provide the security to help you and your family live full lives: www.abbottbenefits.com
- Follow your career aspirations to Abbott for diverse opportunities with a company that can help you build your future and live your best life. Abbott is an Equal Opportunity Employer, committed to employee diversity.
- Connect with us at www.abbott.com, on Facebook at www.facebook.com/Abbott, and on Twitter @AbbottNews.
The base pay for this position is $99,300.00 – $198,700.00. In specific locations, the pay range may vary from the range posted.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in change management lead jobs.
- Five or more years of experience leading organizational change initiatives end to end
- Prosci ADKAR methodology certification or equivalent change management framework expertise
- Demonstrated experience with large-scale ERP, cloud, or digital transformation programs
- Strong stakeholder engagement and executive communication skills across all levels
- Proficiency with project management tools such as Jira, Smartsheet, or Microsoft Project
- Bachelor's degree in business administration, organizational development, or a related field
Tips for Your Change Management Lead Job Search
Tailor your resume to transformation scope
Hiring managers want to see the scale of change you've led, not just that you led it. Quantify stakeholder groups affected, number of business units involved, and whether you drove adoption across a single site or a global rollout.
Get your Prosci or CCMP certification ready
Many change management lead postings filter for Prosci ADKAR certification or CCMP credentials before the first screen. If you hold one, surface it in your headline and summary, not buried in a certifications section at the bottom.
Target postings tied to active ERP rollouts
Companies mid-way through a Workday, SAP, or Salesforce implementation hire change management leads urgently and often at premium scope. Filter your search by keywords like 'ERP adoption' or 'digital transformation' to find these high-priority openings.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists change management lead openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Prepare a stakeholder resistance case study
Interviewers for change management lead roles almost always ask how you handled resistant senior stakeholders. Prepare one concrete story where you shifted a skeptical executive or department head, with a clear before-and-after on their engagement level.
Negotiate scope before you negotiate salary
Change management lead offers often have more flexibility on reporting structure, budget authority, and team size than on base pay. Clarifying whether you'll own the change strategy or execute someone else's affects your leverage and your day-to-day influence.
Change Management Lead Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most change management leads?
The companies hiring the most change management leads right now include Ascension, Deloitte, and JPMorganChase, with the largest share of openings in Texas, Illinois, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of August 2026. Consulting firms, large healthcare systems, and financial services companies tend to post the most consistently throughout the year.
How many change management lead jobs are remote?
About 65% of change management lead openings are fully remote or hybrid as of August 2026, making it one of the more flexible roles in organizational development. Roles focused on communications, training content design, and change analytics tend to be the most remote-friendly, while positions requiring on-site stakeholder facilitation or go-live support are more likely to be hybrid or on-site.
How do you become a change management lead?
Most change management leads start in project management, HR business partner, or organizational development roles and gradually take on larger change initiatives. Earning a Prosci or CCMP certification signals formal methodology knowledge to employers. From there, building a portfolio of end-to-end transformation projects, particularly ones with measurable adoption outcomes, is what moves candidates into lead-level roles.
Can I get hired as a change management lead without direct experience in the role?
Yes, if you can demonstrate transferable experience running stakeholder engagement, communications planning, or training delivery on major projects. Employers often promote strong project managers or HR business partners into change management lead roles when they show they can drive adoption, not just manage timelines. Framing your resume around resistance mitigation and adoption results rather than task completion is the key shift.
What does the change management lead interview process look like?
Most processes include an initial recruiter screen, a competency-based interview focused on past transformation projects, and a panel interview with HR leadership, a program manager, and sometimes a senior business stakeholder. Many employers add a case study or presentation round where you walk through how you'd approach a specific change scenario, so preparing a structured methodology response in advance is essential.
Where can I find and apply to change management lead jobs?
You can find and apply to change management lead jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from employers across the United States. Search the listings to find roles that match your experience and specialization, then apply directly to each one that fits.
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