Manager, Business Transformation

**Who we are**
You know those big cities that still feel like small towns? Where everyone’s friendly and helps each other out? That’s like Grant Thornton. Except here we’re all professionals and there isn’t a mayor or a general store. What we’re trying to say is that we’re a large and growing professional services firm that still feels like a community. We employ over 3000 people across Canada, and we truly care about our colleagues, our clients and the communities where we work and live. That’s what’s most important to us. We’re building a thriving organization that’s purpose driven and still want to remember what your favourite milkshake flavour is.

**About our Business Transformation Team**:
We are a high-performance team focused on understanding all of Grant Thornton’s business process for all service lines and functional areas. We are experts in designing new processes and champion change to enable our colleagues in their transition from the current to the future state.

**As a Manager, Business Transformation your responsibilities will include**:

- A passionate business process expert who has an improvement focus leading the implementation of behavioural changes enabled by technology and manages the effective adoption, reinforcement and integrates change in alignment with our strategy.
- A leader in the roll-out of our internal transformation program within the region; aligning the fundamental processes and ways in which we work across the country to ensure consistency for all colleagues and our clients through the delivery of training, rolling out and understanding new enhancements and upgrades.
- Collaborate with relevant stakeholders to understand feedback and provide objective data driven approach to improve organizational performance.
- Design, implement and deliver business performance/improvement programs in areas such as business process reengineering, business performance improvement, client and colleague relationship management.
- Leverage data analytics to suggest program opportunities and recommendations for future progression.
- Oversee and identify deliverables, as well as coach Analysts on the team.
- Help business units to successfully navigate through critical business changes and address complex issues.
- Foster an environment and culture that encourages productivity, innovation & teamwork.
- Other duties as assigned.

**Be Grant Thornton**
If you’re a bit like us, you’re driven to connect with how others are feeling and thinking. Here we walk in others shoes before taking action. Just imagine being part of a team that puts “we before me”, where flexAbility is a mindset, and where you trust your colleagues to have your back. At Grant Thornton, you’ll work with inspiring leaders who support your development, both personally and professionally. This is a place where your insatiable curiosity enables you to think, see and hear from a variety of perspectives, a place where every day is different and having the courage to grow is part of who you are. And when all this comes together, well that’s when the magic happens

**Think you’ve got what it takes to be a Manager, Business Transformation? Like the colour purple? Great. Here's a few more boxes we’re also hoping you can tick**:

- Undergraduate degree in business, engineering, economics or relevant experience
- 7+ years experience in process reengineering, business analysis, change management and / or business transformation
- Has experience in a leadership or influencing role for at least 3-5 completed projects
- Proven track record of recent and related experience delivering change / transformation initiatives using Lean Six Sigma process and/or Organizational Change Management methods in a large complex, multi-stakeholder environment
- Ability to present concepts and ideas to leadership that focuses on recommendations and eliciting decisions from key stakeholders and leadership
- Able to engage, influence, and lead colleagues through change
- Strong analytical and creative problem-solving skills
- Experience in project management and change management
- Experience working in a team-oriented, collaborative environment
- Excellent leadership and interpersonal skills, ability to develop strong client relationships
- Excellent written and oral communication, including formal presentations and training delivery at all organizational levels
- Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Suite and Microsoft Dynamics
- Certification in Lean Six Sigma or Change Management an asset

At Grant Thornton we’re focused on making a difference in the lives of our clients, our colleagues and our communities. That’s our purpose. Or, as we like to say, living our purple.

**Are you ready to Discover Your Purple?**

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