Enterprise Change Management Leader

Celanese is a global leader in chemistry, producing specialty material solutions used across most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use our chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees and shareholders. We are committed to sustainability by responsibly managing the materials we create for their entire lifecycle and are growing our portfolio of sustainable products to meet increasing customer and societal demand. We strive to make a positive impact in our communities and to foster inclusivity across our teams. Celanese is a Fortune 500 company that employs approximately 12,400 employees worldwide with 2023 net sales of $10.9 billion.

Celanese is looking for a talented, driven, and experienced Enterprise Change leader to join their organization to lead change activities globally.  In this role, you will lead the development and execution of change enablement strategies for the enterprise in support of various large-scale initiatives including Celanese's digital transformation, inorganic growth agenda, and more. You will develop effective change plans for engaging stakeholders on planned initiatives and working collaboratively to identify and overcome potential obstacles. This leader will assess change readiness and impending impact across the enterprise. The successful candidate will drive business transformation and enable the users to absorb the change. 

You will be responsible for building a new Transformational Change Management organization.  You will generate standard processes and templates for traditional change management (CM) such as Benefits Statement, Stakeholder Analysis and Engagement, Change Strategy/Plan, Communication Plan/Product, Change Impact Analysis, Gap Analysis, Training Plan, Production, Presentation, and Strategy/Tools to sustain the change.  You will also be expected to be creative and leverage communication channels, digital tools, and transformational change tactics that coincide with the Celanese culture and ways of working.

YOU will be involved in the following tasks:

• Engage with C-suite, senior leaders, and stakeholders to drive the change agenda
• Partner with leaders as a subject matter expert and trusted advisor in:
  • Assessing and classifying the business change to determine the right change strategy and approach
  • Ensuring that the appropriate change management tools and methods are applied to all projects
  • Providing expert coaching and advice to help develop change management behaviors to professionals involved in project delivery
• Drive business value and business outcomes through measurable change management activities, for both traditional and Agile deliveries through the project lifecycle and post go-live
• Create an environment where members feel motivated, engaged, connected, able to perform to high levels, and to grow and develop in their roles.  Onboard, advise, coach, manage, and mentor more junior change managers to build the capability
• Work closely and collaborate with peers leading change across other areas of Celanese’s business
• Equip the business with the skills to better manage and sustain change
• Servant leader, comfortable interacting in a consistently collaborative manner with all levels of the organization

What YOU will bring to the team:

Professional and Interpersonal Skills

• Relationship and stakeholder management skills - experience in working as a trusted advisor at senior business leader level on critical, complex challenges
• Ability to influence effectively at different organizational levels
• Challenge current practices
• Independent and objective thinker.  Resilient and able to manage challenge and resistance   
• Excellent oral and written presentation skills
• Skilled in coaching and developing talent

Functional Skills

• Expertise in transformational change and change management methods and their application, with emphasis on driving measurable business results 
• Change Strategy and Planning, Change Impact Assessment and Change Action Execution, Change Measurement, Stakeholder Management, Communications Management, Change Network Management, Learning Needs, Strategy and Planning, Learning Design, Build, and Execution
• Competency and Knowledge Mgt, Organization Design and Deployment, Culture Design and Behavior Change, Role and Position Design and Deployment, Benefits Analysis, Benefits Management, Value Enablement and Realization

Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in organizational Change Management, business, or equivalent experience
• Master’s degree preferred
• 10+ years of relevant work experience with 5+ years of progressive change management experience leading cross enterprise functional diverse teams
• Experience in leading change in large, complex organization undergoing significant transformation
• Experience with acquisitions and managing the integration employee experience
• Comfortable managing multiple responsibilities within a fast-paced environment. Ability to adapt to shifting priorities, demands and timelines. Effectively coordinate multiple projects with interrelated teams and technology issues simultaneously within aggressive timelines.
• Excellent interpersonal, communication, presentation, and collaborative skills to work effectively with teams throughout organization
• Outstanding leadership and organizational skills
• Highly developed communication skills with the ability to articulate and concisely convey ideas
• Prior leadership experience working seamlessly in a multinational organization across multiple time zones and cultures

In exchange we offer YOU the following benefits:

• Cafeteria and Private Health Care Insurance
• Flexible working arrangements and home office possibilities
• Structured onboarding support
• Diverse career paths (people management, subject matter expert)
• Development opportunities (free language courses, online learning courses)
• Company events, CSR activities and possibility to join social groups

About Celanese

Celanese Corporation is a global chemical leader in the production of differentiated chemistry solutions and specialty materials used in most major industries and consumer applications. Our businesses use the full breadth of Celanese's global chemistry, technology and commercial expertise to create value for our customers, employees, shareholders and the corporation. As we partner with our customers to solve their most critical business needs, we strive to make a positive impact on our communities and the world through The Celanese Foundation. Based in Dallas, Celanese employs approximately 13,300 employees worldwide and had 2022 net sales of $9.7 billion.

About CBS

CBS (Celanese Business Solutions) Budapest is more than a shared service center. In our team, you’ll be a true partner to Celanese, a leading chemistry company, and join us in improving the world through innovation. You’ll bring world-class solutions to our customers by our end to end processes, and your great ideas will be welcome. You’ll have career defining moments helped by our culture of continuous improvement, and as one of our best talents, you’ll grow through cross-functional and international opportunities. You’ll feel like you belong in our diverse community. You’ll enjoy our commitment to wellbeing, flexible working conditions and our exceptional green office that guarantee a great work experience every day. You’ll be able to balance your priorities and focus on what matters to you the most. Wherever you may be in your personal and professional journey – you’ll always find your place at Celanese

For more information, visit https//www.celanese.com/