People Solutions Manager - Executive & Organizational Alignment

ABOUT US

Proudfoot is a leading operational improvement firm, working with clients around the world to improve their processes and financial performance.

We specialize in the implementation of operational performance improvement programs that deliver measurable and sustainable results for our clients. Enabling organizations to achieve their revenue and profit goals with greater speed, predictability and control. Our teams develop on-site solutions that combine a common methodology with a collaborative approach and a strong infrastructure of support to deliver results that give you a competitive edge. Our improvement projects in North America region span all sectors including energy, utilities, manufacturing and engineering, as well as consumer goods, building materials, construction, and natural resources.

More info here: https://www.proudfoot.com

OPPORTUNITY

We are currently seeking a People Solution Manager, highly experienced in Executive and Organizational Alignment, to help our clients’ Executive Management teams and their people take their businesses to new levels of performance delivering results on a scale and at a speed the company would not be able to achieve on its own. We are looking for candidates with Natural Resources, Manufacturing, and Engineering exposure. You will be expected to work globally. You will travel up to 80% of the time and can be sometimes on remote client sites for up to a month.

The focus of this position is on the people side of change and will suit someone who has considerable prior client facing experience gained in industry and consulting, and who brings with them a deep expertise in behavioral change management and project delivery. As part of our Change Management capability you will work with our clients to provide a foundation for the sustainability of improved business practices and employee and management behaviors. Our solutions are customized to our client workplace, designed specifically for the client need at hand, ultimately engaging the hearts and minds of people to establish buy-in and maintain their involvement throughout the Proudfoot experience and beyond, empathy and emotional intelligence are important success factors. We do this by aligning and engaging our client’s people in leading edge communications, education, training and coaching to support the pursuit of results.

Duties of the People Solution Manager

• Establishing a credible professional business relationship with our client
• Delivering the identified outcomes to the client, this is the Proudfoot value proposition
• Developing, conducting and discerning Executive Alignment sessions at the top levels of organizations
• Developing and training Proudfoot training to team members
• Creating and implementing behavioral and change management plans that work to drive faster adoption, employee proficiency, and higher ultimate utilization of the changes.
• Delivery of on-the-floor, classroom or multimedia training programs and 1-to-1 coaching of employees, supervisors, mid-level managers and Executives.
• To work effectively through others in the organization to succeed, acting as a coach for senior leaders and executives in helping them fulfill the role of change sponsor.

Skills and Experience required

• While businesses experience is the primary qualification, we prefer candidates to have a Master’s degree.
• You are ideally PROSCI or ACMP certified
• Fluent in English, additional languages a plus

• Excellent communication, team work and analytical skills with a result orientation
• Minimum of five (5) years’ experience in a change management, operations process improvement, performance improvement or organizational development project role. In-depth expertise in applying change leadership and/or change management methodologies and tools.
• Ability to diagnose and affect cultural change
• Experience with conducting Executive and Organizational Alignment sessions with senior management  
• Experience in Mining (Underground), Manufacturing, Heavy Industry, Natural resources, building material sectors preferably
• Experience at design/roll-out of organization-wide communication strategies
• Ability to build key relationships and reach consensus despite differing goals & priorities
• Willingness to travel extensively
• Proven experience of working at board level with a track record in creating alignment at client Executive Management level and lead the facilitation of the senior management group
• Strong MS Office skills (Excel, Word, PowerPoint, etc)
• Have a passion for developing junior Proudfoot resources