Freelance Change Manager
Posted 1 week ago by 1749874763
Negotiable
Undetermined
Remote
Location Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlands
Summary: An experienced Change Manager is needed to lead a transformation initiative focused on establishing governance and performance measurement standards. The role involves implementing a unified methodology for impact aggregation and standardizing key business metrics to enhance decision-making and consistency across business units. The ideal candidate will have extensive experience in change management and a strong background in data and analytics. This position is remote-friendly and requires collaboration with various stakeholders to ensure successful adoption of new practices.
Key Responsibilities:
- Design and implement a comprehensive change management strategy to support the rollout of new governance frameworks and metric standards.
- Evaluate the impact of changes on roles, teams, tools, and processes across departments.
- Collaborate with leadership, product teams, data professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and secure buy-in.
- Develop and execute a clear communication plan to articulate the purpose, benefits, and expectations of the changes.
- Work with learning and development teams to create training materials and resources that support adoption of new methodologies and tools.
- Drive engagement initiatives, monitor adoption, gather feedback, and support the transition to standardized reporting and measurement practices.
- Establish mechanisms for collecting feedback and continuously improving the change process and supporting tools.
- Identify potential resistance and risks, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful implementation.
Key Skills:
- 8+ years of experience leading complex change management programs.
- Strong knowledge of change management frameworks and best practices.
- Experience in data, analytics, technology, or product development environments.
- Familiarity with experimentation (e.g., A/B testing), metrics governance, and statistical concepts is a plus.
- Proven ability to drive behavioral and process change across matrixed organizations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior leadership.
- Ability to simplify complex topics and navigate ambiguity in dynamic environments.
- Strong planning, organizational, and execution skills.
Salary (Rate): undetermined
City: Amsterdam
Country: Netherlands
Working Arrangements: remote
IR35 Status: undetermined
Seniority Level: undetermined
Industry: Other
An experienced Change Manager is sought to support a major transformation initiative focused on experimentation governance and performance measurement. This role is central to implementing a unified methodology for impact aggregation and introducing a formal structure around key business metrics (e.g., "Golden" and "Silver" metrics). These changes aim to standardize how success is measured, improve strategic decision-making, and foster consistency across business units.
Key Responsibilities:
- Change Strategy & Planning:Design and implement a comprehensive change management strategy to support the rollout of new governance frameworks and metric standards.
- Impact Assessment:Evaluate the impact of changes on roles, teams, tools, and processes across departments.
- Stakeholder Engagement:Collaborate with leadership, product teams, data professionals, and other stakeholders to ensure alignment and secure buy-in.
- Communication:Develop and execute a clear communication plan to articulate the purpose, benefits, and expectations of the changes.
- Training & Support:Work with learning and development teams to create training materials and resources that support adoption of new methodologies and tools.
- Adoption & Reinforcement:Drive engagement initiatives, monitor adoption, gather feedback, and support the transition to standardized reporting and measurement practices.
- Feedback Loop:Establish mechanisms for collecting feedback and continuously improving the change process and supporting tools.
- Risk Management:Identify potential resistance and risks, and develop mitigation strategies to ensure successful implementation.
Ideal Candidate Profile:
- 8+ years of experience leading complex change management programs.
- Strong knowledge of change management frameworks and best practices.
- Experience in data, analytics, technology, or product development environments.
- Familiarity with experimentation (e.g., A/B testing), metrics governance, and statistical concepts is a plus.
- Proven ability to drive behavioral and process change across matrixed organizations.
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills, including experience working with senior leadership.
- Ability to simplify complex topics and navigate ambiguity in dynamic environments.
- Strong planning, organizational, and execution skills.