Sr Manager overseeing workforce enablement and communications in the Transformation program at Xcel Energy. Engaging with stakeholders and managing teams for effective deployment and adoption.
Responsibilities
Assess and analyze workforce, role and operating model impacts resulting from Transformation program design and deployment decisions across impacted Business Areas.
Create appropriate models for interim (implementation), stabilization and optimization.
Enable strategic workforce and operating model decisions by translating program requirements into clear implications for roles, skills, deployment models and ways of working.
Facilitate cross functional working sessions with BAs, HRBPs, TPMO, other internal stakeholders and external strategic vendor partners (e.g., Business Integrator) to align workforce impacts, sequencing and readiness actions.
Support integration of workforce impacts into existing HR practices (e.g., job architecture, staffing approaches) through HR-owned processes in close partnership with HRBPs.
Identify workforce related risks (e.g., capacity, readiness, labor considerations) and escalate material tradeoffs or unresolved issues to the senior leadership.
Support program culture enablement identifying changes required to decision norms, collaboration models and leader behaviors tied to future state operating model.
Lead and manage a small team of transformation enablement and/or communications resources, providing direction on priorities, quality standards and capability development aligned to program phases and readiness needs.
Create communication strategy for the program across enterprise key stakeholders.
Create communication strategy for the program.
Align with the Business Integrator and Systems Integrator.
Develop and execute internal transformation communications related to all program activities to impacted teams across the enterprise aligned to readiness, such as milestones, deployment phases and change impacts.
Translate complex program and workforce changes into clear, audience appropriate messaging for impacted BAs.
Coordinate with enterprise and business communication partners to ensure consistency of messaging.
Maintain a communications cadence that supports readiness, adoption and transparency.
Partner closely with Change Management, Training, Process roles within the Transformation Readiness to ensure integrated readiness planning.
Track readiness dependencies related to workforce and communications and surface risks or misalignments early.
Provide people management for assigned transformation enablement and communications resources.
Build and sustain transformation capability within the team.
Ensure team capacity and skills are aligned to program demand across multiple phases.
Foster a collaborative, outcomes oriented team culture aligned to transformation principles and enterprise values.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree or equivalent experience.
8-10+ years of experience in transformation, operating model enablement, change enablement, HRBP, communications or related program facing roles.
3-5 years of people leadership with prior experience managing managers/SME teams.
Demonstrated experience translating complex program initiatives into workforce, operating model and communication implications.
Strong facilitation and stakeholder management skills across matrixed organizations.
HR, Change Management or Program Management certifications a plus!
Benefits
Annual Incentive Program
Medical/Pharmacy Plan
Dental
Vision
Life Insurance
Dependent Care Reimbursement Account
Health Care Reimbursement Account
Health Savings Account (HSA) (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
Limited-Purpose FSA (if enrolled in eligible health plan and HSA)
Transportation Reimbursement Account
Short-term disability (STD)
Long-term disability (LTD)
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Fitness Center Reimbursement (if enrolled in eligible health plan)
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