Atlanta, Georgia, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Change management, Transformation strategy, Stakeholder engagement, Business acumen, Leadership
Carlsbad, California, United States · On-site
$87k–$146k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Tax preparation, Tax advisory, Engagement management, C corporation tax, S corporation tax
Naples, Florida, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Palantir Foundry, TypeScript, JavaScript, Python, SQL
Appleton, Wisconsin, United States · Hybrid
We recognize that not everyone wants to grow their career paths in the same way. That’s why CLA exists to create opportunities. With 8500 employees and over 130 offices nationwide, We promise to know you and help you! If…
Skills: Financial strategy, Budgeting, Financial planning, Cash flow management, Forecasting
Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States · On-site
$71k–$117k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statement Preparation, Account Reconciliation, Payroll Processing
Mankato, Minnesota, United States · On-site
$130k–$400k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Tax Compliance, Tax Consulting, Client Advisory, Relationship Development, Leadership
Glendora, California, United States · On-site
$165k–$400k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Tax Compliance, Tax Consulting, Client Advisory, Relationship Development, Leadership
Carlsbad, California, United States · On-site
$112k–$194k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Tax Planning, Succession Planning, Tax Engagement Management, Corporate Tax Returns, Individual Tax Returns
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Tax Planning, Succession Planning, Corporate Tax, Tax Engagement Management, Team Leadership
Phoenix, Arizona, United States · On-site
$119k–$227k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: CRM Management, Marketing Technology, Microsoft Dynamics 365, Team Leadership, Project Management
Moses Lake, Washington, United States · On-site
$104k–$177k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Financial Statement Preparation, Auditing, Reviews, Compilations, Client Relationship Management
Chicago, Illinois, United States · On-site
$65k–$117k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Accounts Payable, Accounts Receivable, Financial Statement Preparation, Account Reconciliation, Payroll Processing
Quinte West, Ontario, Canada · On-site
$190k–$300k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Tax Compliance, Tax Consulting, Client Advisory, Relationship Development, Leadership
Hudson, Wisconsin, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Platform Architecture, Cloud Architecture, CI/CD, Infrastructure as Code, Site Reliability Engineering
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States · On-site
$74k–$125k/yr
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Employee Relations, HR Generalist, Coaching, Compensation Management, Performance Management
Tampa, Florida, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Kubernetes, Azure, Cloud Security, Python, Bash Scripting
Charlotte, North Carolina, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Kubernetes, Azure, Cloud Security, Linux, Python
Salt Lake City, Utah, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: C#, SSIS, Microsoft SQL Server, SSAS, Power BI
Boise, Idaho, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: ERP Configuration, Workday, System Integration, Technical Requirements Gathering, Application Support
Orlando, Florida, United States · On-site
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, …
Skills: Software Engineering Leadership, Solution Architecture, Cloud Architecture, Microsoft Platform Delivery, Power Platform Governance
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The Change Management Director leads the strategy and execution of transformation initiatives by aligning stakeholder engagement, communications, and readiness activities. This role partners with leadership to ensure change impacts are understood and managed throughout the transformation lifecycle.
Candidates must have at least 7 years of experience in project or change management and a bachelor's degree. A strong background in leading complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives and coaching change professionals is preferred.
CLA is a top 10 national professional services firm where our purpose is to create opportunities every day, for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, digital, audit, tax, consulting, and outsourcing services. Even with more than 8,500 people, 130 U.S. locations, and a global reach, we promise to know you and help you.
CLA is dedicated to building a culture that invites different beliefs and perspectives to the table, so we can truly know and help our clients, communities, and each other.
We are seeking a dynamic and forward-thinking Change Management Director, The change management director leads change management strategy and execution for CLA transformation initiatives. This role is responsible for helping the firm prepare for, adopt, and sustain change by aligning change strategy, stakeholder engagement, communications, readiness, training, adoption, and sustainment activities to business outcomes.
The director partners with business navigation, transformation, implementation, drive through performance, service line leaders, functional leaders, project teams, and business stakeholders to ensure change impacts are understood early and managed throughout the transformation lifecycle.
This role requires strong leadership, business acumen, change management expertise, stakeholder influence, and the ability to guide teams through complex, cross-functional change.
How you’ll create opportunities in this Change Management Director role:
Lead change management strategy for transformation initiatives, including stakeholder impact, readiness, communications, adoption, training, resistance, and sustainment planning.
Partner with business navigation and transformation leaders to identify change impacts, risks, stakeholder needs, and readiness considerations early in the process.
Guide project teams and business leaders in understanding the people-side impact of change and what is needed to support adoption.
Develop and oversee change plans, communication strategies, readiness plans, stakeholder engagement approaches, and adoption support.
Lead and coach change seniors and change associate's in building change capability and delivering high-quality change work.
Provide direction, feedback, and action plans to support team member development and performance.
·Partner with service line and functional leaders to align change activities to business priorities, timing, capacity, and readiness.
Identify change saturation, competing priorities, resistance themes, adoption risks, and stakeholder concerns that may impact success.
Prepare leadership-ready updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials related to change readiness, adoption, risks, and business impact.
Support governance, roadmap, and transformation discussions by bringing a change management lens to planning and decision-making.
Monitor change effectiveness and recommend adjustments to improve readiness, adoption, sustainment, and value realization.
Strengthen change management processes, tools, templates, and ways of working across the team.
Strong knowledge of change management principles, methodologies, tools, and best practices.
Strong business acumen and ability to connect change strategy to firm priorities and transformation outcomes.
Ability to lead through ambiguity and guide teams through complex, cross-functional change.
Strong stakeholder management, influence, facilitation, and executive communication skills.
Ability to assess change impacts, readiness needs, resistance risks, adoption barriers, and sustainment needs.
Ability to develop change strategies that are practical, business-focused, and aligned to project and transformation goals.
Strong leadership, coaching, feedback, and team development skills.
Ability to prepare clear, leadership-ready updates, recommendations, and decision-support materials.
Ability to manage multiple initiatives, priorities, stakeholders, and timelines.
Strong judgment, accountability, follow-through, and ability to operate at both strategic and execution levels.
7 years' experience in project management and/or change management
Bachelor's degree is required. Combination of relevant experience, education, and training may be accepted in lieu of degree.
Bachelor’s degree in business, communications, organizational development, change management, human resources, project management, strategy, or related field preferred.
8+ years of experience in change management, transformation, organizational development, business readiness, strategy, or related work preferred
Experience leading change management for complex, cross-functional transformation initiatives preferred
Experience developing change strategies, stakeholder impact assessments, communication plans, readiness plans, training support plans, adoption plans, and sustainment approaches preferred
Experience coaching or leading change professionals, project teams, or cross-functional stakeholders preferred
Experience partnering with senior leaders and business stakeholders to influence decisions, manage risks, and support adoption preferred
Experience working in a professional service, matrixed, or enterprise transformation environment preferred.
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To support our CLA family members, we focus on their physical, financial, social, and emotional well-being and offer comprehensive benefit options that include health, dental, vision, 401k and much more.
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Create Opportunities
CLA exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax, and consulting services. With more than 9,000 people, 130 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, we promise to know you and help you. For more information visit CLAconnect.com. Investment advisory services are offered through CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor. CLA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law. EOE/AA Employer/Vets/Disability Hiring rights: https://www.claconnect.com/general/equal-employment-opportunity Disclaimer: http://www.CLAconnect.com/Disclaimer/
Offices: 10700 Northup Way, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004-1446, US · 646 Okoma Drive, Suite A, Omak, WA 98841-9515, US · 601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 700, Spokane, WA 99201-0622, US · 517 North Mission Street, Suite B, Wenatchee, WA 98801, US · 405 South Central Avenue, PO Box 277, Quincy, WA 98848-1259, US
Create Opportunities
CLA exists to create opportunities for our clients, our people, and our communities through industry-focused wealth advisory, outsourcing, audit, tax, and consulting services. With more than 9,000 people, 130 U.S. locations and a global affiliation, we promise to know you and help you. For more information visit CLAconnect.com. Investment advisory services are offered through CliftonLarsonAllen Wealth Advisors, LLC, an SEC-registered investment advisor. CLA is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability status, protected veteran status, national origin, or any other characteristic protected by law. EOE/AA Employer/Vets/Disability Hiring rights: https://www.claconnect.com/general/equal-employment-opportunity Disclaimer: http://www.CLAconnect.com/Disclaimer/
Offices: 10700 Northup Way, Suite 200, Bellevue, WA 98004-1446, US · 646 Okoma Drive, Suite A, Omak, WA 98841-9515, US · 601 West Riverside Avenue, Suite 700, Spokane, WA 99201-0622, US · 517 North Mission Street, Suite B, Wenatchee, WA 98801, US · 405 South Central Avenue, PO Box 277, Quincy, WA 98848-1259, US
