[Hiring] Senior Manager Change Management @Akamai

Role Description

Do you thrive at the intersection of finance transformation, technology, and human behavior? Are you passionate about helping organizations adopt new ways of working and realizing the full value of ERP investments? Join our change management team!

Akamai is growing its Change Management team. As part of the IT Change Management team, you will drive change activities across a broad set of transformational efforts. You will partner with executive sponsors, project team members, and HRBPs. You will lead discovery, strategy, planning, and execution to shift mindsets and behaviors.

In this role, you will lead change strategy and execution for Oracle ERP Cloud initiatives supporting Finance stakeholders. You will partner with Finance leaders, IT, HR, and program teams to drive adoption, minimize disruption, and ensure sustained business outcomes.

This role is embedded within a broader Change Management practice, offering opportunities to contribute to additional enterprise transformation initiatives over time.

• Defining and executing comprehensive change management strategies for Oracle ERP Cloud implementations and enhancements
• Aligning change plans to Finance priorities, business processes, and enterprise transformation goals
• Translating technical ERP changes into business impacts and actionable insights for stakeholders
• Identifying and assessing impacted Finance stakeholder groups across functions (e.g., FP&A, Accounting, Procurement)
• Designing and implementing adoption strategies, including training, reinforcement, and performance support (e.g., digital adoption tools)
• Defining and tracking success metrics (adoption, usage, proficiency, business outcomes)
• Leading change impact assessments and readiness evaluations to proactively mitigate risks
• Applying and evolving Akamai's Change Management frameworks, tools, and methodologies

Qualifications

• 8+ years of experience in Change Management, Organizational Change, or Transformation roles
• Proven experience supporting Oracle ERP Cloud (Finance) implementations or similar ERP platforms (e.g., SAP, Workday Financials)
• Understanding of Finance processes (e.g., Record-to-Report, Procure-to-Pay, Order-to-Cash) and how ERP systems enable them
• Experience in developing and executing end-to-end change strategies for large-scale programs and AI-driven initiatives
• Dedicated analytical skills to define KPIs, measure adoption, and translate insights into actionable outcomes

Benefits

• FlexBase, Akamai's Global Flexible Working Program, allows 95% of employees the choice to work from home, the office, or both
• Opportunities to grow, flourish, and achieve great things
• Benefits surrounding health, finances, family, work-life balance, and personal endeavors
• Industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation (in the form of PTO), sick time, family-friendly benefits including parental leave, and an employee assistance program

Company Description

Akamai powers and protects life online. Leading companies worldwide choose Akamai to build, deliver, and secure their digital experiences, helping billions of people live, work, and play every day. With the world's most distributed compute platform—from cloud to edge—we make it easy for customers to develop and run applications, while we keep experiences closer to users and threats farther away.

Akamai Technologies is an Affirmative Action, Equal Opportunity Employer that values the strength that diversity brings to the workplace. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be discriminated against on the basis of gender, gender identity, sexual orientation, race/ethnicity, protected veteran status, disability, or other protected group status.