Highmark Health Job Opportunity
This job serves as the Principal Enterprise Change Strategist, operating at the highest level of the organization to shape and guide enterprise-wide changes by anticipating the future of work, enabling bold shifts in how we operate, and embedding sustainable change in a rapidly evolving environment. As an expert practitioner in Enterprise Change, you are responsible for strengthening change capabilities in the organization and supporting the most complex changes impacting business outcomes by leading complex, cross-functional change strategies that drive enterprise priorities forwardparticularly in areas where digital transformation, data, and AI are redefining roles, workflows, and value creation.
Partnering with HR Partners, transformation leaders, and executive sponsors, you will act as a strategic advisor, integrator, and force multiplier. You will identify barriers and provide a recommended path for changing human behavior through coaching, orchestrating interventions, and providing input into mechanisms that reinforce desired outcomes, while also fostering relationships with internal partners to understand culture dynamics and barriers to change.
Essential Responsibilities :
- Architect and execute integrated change strategies and interventions for large-scale, high-priority transformation efforts by collaborating across Human Resources, business transformation teams, and senior business leaders to translate vision into aligned behavior, mindset shifts, and changes to ways of working.
- Identify, build, and foster relationships with internal stakeholders to gain a deep understanding of the business strategy and objectives, and influence and drive maturity and scalability of capabilities, practices, and frameworks for change readiness, adoption, and sustainment.
- Leverage industry-best practices, strategies, and approaches to influence successful behavioral and cultural change.
- Incorporate modern workforce dynamics, such as AI augmentation, digital enablement, and cross-functional teaming, into change planning.
- Leverage qualitative and quantitative insights, including sentiment analysis, readiness diagnostics, and stakeholder heat maps, to inform strategy, personalize interventions, and identify measures that support intended business outcomes.
- Serve as a strategic partner to senior executives by advising and coaching leaders on the people dynamics of complex change (i.e., navigating resistance, shaping narratives, and creating reinforcing mechanisms for adoption) while acting as a neutral integrator across functions to surface cross-cutting risks, opportunities, and interdependencies in change efforts.
- Serve as a thought partner to advise on modern approaches to transformation and innovation.
- Other duties as assigned or requested.
Education :
Required : Bachelor's Degree in Psychology, Business, or related fieldSubstitutions : 6 years of related and progressive experience in lieu of Bachelor's degreePreferred : Masters degree in Industrial and Organizational Psychology, Organizational Development, Human Resources, Business, or a related fieldExperience :
Required : 5 years in Change Management, 3 years in a leadership role, 3 years in Project ManagementPreferred : 3 years in External consulting, Experience with providers related to change managementLicenses or Certifications :
Required : Certification in change management from an accredited university, professional organization, or industry recognized institutionPreferred : Additional certification in Organizational Development, Strategic Planning, Performance Systems, or related disciplineSkills :
Analytical and Logical Reasoning / ThinkingOrganizational Change ManagementOral & Written Communication SkillsProblem Solving & Decision MakingProject ManagementDigital Fluency & AI AwarenessInfluence and Persuasion, specifically at a senior executive levelStrategic PlanningStrategic & Systems ThinkingPerformance ManagementOrganizational PsychologyLanguage (Other than English) : None
Travel Requirement : 0% - 25%
Physical, Mental Demands and Working Conditions :
Position Type : Office-basedPhysical work site required : YesDisclaimer : The job description has been designed to indicate the general nature and essential duties and responsibilities of work performed by employees within this job title. It may not contain a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees to do this job. This job adheres to the ethical and legal standards and behavioral expectations as set forth in the code of business conduct and company policies.
Pay Range Minimum : $108,000.00 Pay Range Maximum : $201,800.00 Base pay is determined by a variety of factors including a candidate's qualifications, experience, and expected contributions, as well as internal peer equity, market, and business considerations.