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Senior Consultant, Workday Organizational Change Management (Government)

Senior Consultant, Workday Organizational Change Management (Government)
We are seeking a seasoned Workday Change Management professional with government sector experience to lead organizational change efforts for cities, counties, transportation, and transit agencies undergoing Workday transformations.
In this role, you will serve as a primary change management lead on assigned engagements—owning strategy, execution, and client partnership. You will work directly with executive sponsors, project leaders, and functional teams to design and deliver practical, scalable change approaches that enable long-term adoption.
As a Senior Consultant, you are expected to operate independently, guide client teams through complex change environments, and lead small delivery teams while modeling best practices in applied change management.
What Excellence Looks Like in This Role

Serving as a trusted advisor to client sponsors and change leaders throughout the implementation lifecycle
Independently leading the change management workstream on medium to large Workday engagements
Translating change theory into practical, agency-ready strategies
Designing adoption approaches that respect public sector culture, governance, and capacity constraints
Coaching client leaders and teams to confidently lead change within their organizations
Leading and mentoring consultants and specialists to deliver high-quality outcomes
Anticipating risks and proactively adjusting strategies to protect adoption and readiness

Key Responsibilities

Lead end-to-end change management delivery for assigned Workday implementations
Partner with executive sponsors, project leadership, and functional stakeholders to assess readiness and organizational impact
Develop and execute integrated change strategies aligned to Workday milestones and client priorities
Design and guide communications, engagement, and training approaches tailored to public sector audiences
Translate system design and program decisions into clear, actionable adoption plans
Review, refine, and approve client-facing change deliverables
Identify adoption risks and develop mitigation and reinforcement strategies
Facilitate leadership sessions, change network meetings, and cross-functional working groups
Lead and coordinate consulting team members and subject-matter specialists
Support knowledge sharing, continuous improvement, and delivery standards across engagements
Lead transformational initiatives at service-first, public sector agencies
Operate as a strategic advisor—not just a project contributor
Work alongside experienced Workday and change management professional
Influence delivery standards, tools, and methodology
Grow into advanced leadership and practice development opportunities
Remote-first environment with client travel as needed

Required Qualifications

Demonstrated experience supporting Workday HCM, Financial Management, and/or Payroll implementations
Proven success leading change management efforts within public sector agencies
Consulting or professional services background
Strong facilitation, communication, and stakeholder management skills
Ability to independently lead workstreams and manage multi-resource delivery
Experience applying structured change management methodologies in real-world environments

Preferred Qualifications

Workday certification (Workday Pro and/or Implementation Certification strongly preferred)
Certification in change management methodologies (e.g., Prosci, CCMP)
Experience in decentralized, shared-governance, or unionized environments
Experience mentoring junior consultants and developing delivery capability

Pay Transparency
Compensation for roles at Avaap varies depending on a wide array of factors including but not limited to the specific business unit, team, role, skillset, and level of experience. As required by law, Avaap provides a reasonable range of compensation for roles that may be hired.

Base Salary Range is $90,000 to $130,000 plus 15% variable compensation is available for this specific role. At Avaap it is not typical to be hired at the top of the base salary range.

During the interview process, alignment to level will be determined and should level differ from position applied for, a new compensation range will be provided for the appropriate role.

Minimum Qualifications

Must have excellent verbal and written communication skills along with the ability to communicate effectively
Must be able to perform work indoors and remain stationary at a computer
Ability to work in a fast-paced and deadline-oriented environment
Passion for exceptional customer service and collaboration
Ability to work remotely or out of one of Avaap’s physical office locations
Current permanent U.S. work authorization required

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