Lead Change Management Consultant

Utilize Ameritas Change Management principles to help guide a critical actuarial modernization project towards successful implementation and acceptance.

Support the management of the actuarial modernization project.  Partner with the project's change management strategic leader to develop and execute upon change management specific strategies and policies to meet specific business needs.  Plan, administer, and review activities concerned with training and development, user acceptance, and employee relations.

Work within established Ameritas change management principles to design and develop plans supporting the development and implementation of proprietary actuarial systems as part of a modernization effort.  Implement programs, communications, and learning materials that will support the business specific needs of the enterprise including change initiatives and results, continuous improvement, and ongoing change management programs.  Continually identify, gather, and evaluate education materials for organizational change management.  Position will utilize education, awareness, and insight to make strategic decisions regarding change management based on best practices.  

At Ameritas, our mission is Fulfilling Life. We do that in many ways, but especially by helping people invest in themselves by offering trusted financial products and advice. Because we believe everyone should be happy, healthy, and financially secure, we work hard to provide trusted financial products and valued guidance, including individual life and disability insurance, employee benefits, retirement planning, investments, and wealth management services.

This position is a hybrid role working partially in-office in Lincoln, Nebraska and partially from home.

This position will support the actuarial modernization project for the next two years.  At that time, it is anticipated that this role will be able to transition to support other ongoing projects or other business lines.

What You Do

• Collaborate and consult with business leaders to determine change management needs, make recommendations, develop activities & programs, and identify resources or tools to meet those needs.
• Provide guidance and coaching for a variety of associate concerns surrounding change management and enrichment.
• Manage internal communication plan and design for the actuarial modernization project to enhance the learning and development of employees.
• Identify training needs, develop training plans and materials.  Coach and facilitate train-the-trainer sessions to enhance skills for successful delivery of change management programs.
• Assist with the development and execution of change management strategies for specific programs.
• Establish and communicate reporting metrics and project dashboards which provide quantifiable gauges regarding the delivery, effectiveness, alignment, and ROI of change management programs.
• Provide recommendations to leadership and coordinate implementation for process improvement and project changes designed to make the company’s change management programs meaningful and impactful.
• Serve as primary contact for organizational change management for specific programs.

What You Bring

• Bachelor’s degree or equivalent combination of education and experience required.
• 3-5 years of relevant experience in change management or a related field required. 

What We Offer

• Our company motto is “Fulfilling Life” and we take that job seriously, with a heavy commitment to volunteering and community support, employee well-being, and providing quality products and services that help our customers create a brighter future.
• Being a mutual-based organization, the return on our investment goes back into the company, to benefit our members/customers.
• We’re committed to professional development, opportunity, inclusion and diversity. Team building and collaboration are also priorities.
• A total rewards package with all the comprehensive health and welfare benefits you’d expect, including competitive pay and incentives, 401(k), flexible work schedules and time off to care for yourself and others.
• Additional popular benefits, including tuition reimbursement, and student loan repayment, an incentivized well-being program, adoption assistance, paid time off for volunteering, training and career development opportunities.

An Equal Opportunity Employer

Ameritas has a reputation as a company that cares, and because everyone should feel safe bringing their authentic, whole self to work, we’re committed to an inclusive culture and diverse workplace, enriched by our individual differences. We are an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer that hires based on qualifications, positive attitude, and exemplary work ethic, regardless of sex, race, color, national origin, religion, age, disability, veteran status, genetic information, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or any other characteristic protected by law.