Requisition ID: 186092
Career Group: Corporate Office Careers
Job Category: HR Change Management
Travel Requirements: 0 - 10%
Job Type: Full-Time

Country: Canada (CA)
Province: Ontario; Alberta; Nova Scotia; Québec
City: Mississauga
Location: Tahoe Office, Bureau de Montréal-Nord, Calgary Office, King St. Office

Embark on a rewarding career with Sobeys Inc., celebrated among Canada's Top 100 employers, where your talents contribute to our commitment to excellence and community impact.

Our family of 128,000 employees and franchise affiliates share a collective passion for delivering exceptional shopping experiences and amazing food to all our customers. Our mission is to nurture the things that make life better - great experiences, families, communities, and our employees. We are a family nurturing families.

A proudly Canadian company, we started in a small town in Nova Scotia but we are now in communities of all sizes across this great country. With over 1,600 stores in all 10 provinces, you may know us as Sobeys, Safeway, IGA, Foodland, FreshCo, Thrifty Foods, Lawtons Drug Stores or another of our great banners but we are all one extended family.

Ready to Make an impact?

Do you want to make a difference in people's lives and equip them to navigate, adapt and thrive through strategic business and technology transformations? We have an exciting opportunity for you!

As a change management lead, you will be playing a key role in driving the change experience to help employees transition, adoption and achievement of business results.

Here's where you'll be focusing:

• Lead, develop and execute change management strategies and plans using a structured methodology
• Collaborate and influence key executives, leaders and impacted stakeholders to solve business challenges using change management strategies and interventions
• Be as an active, visible coach and guide for executives and leaders in helping them fulfill the role of change sponsors and champions of change
• Assess the change impact on people, process and technology as an input into mitigation activities and change plans; defining the change journey with a focus on a audience-specific, tailored employee experience
• Develop and implement activities to align leaders, engage stakeholders, mitigate impacts and resistance and assess change readiness
• Identify anticipated points of resistance and adoption / transition risks and develop specific response strategies and plans
• Actively build strong relationships with stakeholders and foster an environment of trust and open conversations
• Develop and execute communication plans and activities in collaboration with Corporate and Operational Communications teams
• Create and lead a change network to increase awareness, enable feedback and champion change initiatives
• Work closely with Learning & Development to develop high-level plans and ensure alignment of detailed training plans and execution

What you have to offer:

• 8+ years experience in delivering organizational change management (OCM) including change management strategy and plan, stakeholder management, change network, communications & engagement, leadership alignment / coaching, training, change readiness assessment
• Change Management Certification, PROSCI, CCMP Designation or equivalent
• Bachelor's degree in human resources, psychology, business or equivalent
• Experience with large-scale, cross-functional business and IT transformations
• Able to work through ambiguity, think outside of the box and thrive on new challenges
• Demonstrated ability to influence others and move toward a common vision or goal
• Strong interpersonal, relationship building, collaboration and active listening skills
• High level of motivation, a self-starting attitude and a strong work ethic
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills in both English and French. The candidate will be expected to work with peers in other provinces in the development, development and implementation of tools and processes across Canada, as well as provide support to Sobeys employees across Canada
• Skill in data analysis methods and reporting techniques
• Advanced MS Office skills (esp. Excel, PowerPoint, SharePoint)

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At Sobeys we require our teammates to have the ability to adhere to a hybrid work model that requires your presence at one of our office locations at least three days per week. This requirement is integral to our commitment to team collaboration and the overall success of our office culture.

We offer a comprehensive Total Rewards package, which varies by role and designed to help our teammates to live better - physically, financially and emotionally.

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We will consider factors such as your working location, work experience and skills as well as internal equity, and market conditions to ensure the selected candidate is paid fairly and competitively. We look forward to discussing the specific compensation details relevant to this role with candidates who are selected to move forward in the recruitment process.

Our Total Rewards programs, for full-time teammates, goes well beyond your paycheque:

• Competitive Benefits Package, tailored to meet your needs, including health and dental coverage, life, short- and long-term disability insurance.
• Access to Virtual Health Care Platform and Employee and Family Assistance Program.
• A Retirement and Savings Plan that provides you with the opportunity to build and add value to your savings.
• A 10% in-store discount at our participating banners and access to a wide range of other discount programs, making your purchases more affordable.
• Learning and Development Resources to fuel your professional growth.
• Parental leave top-up
• Paid Vacation and Days-off

We are committed to accommodating applicants with disabilities throughout the hiring process and will work with applicants requesting accommodation at any stage of this process.