Job Description
Job Description
Job Description
Project Manager / Change Manager
Anika Systems is a fast-growing federal IT consulting firm that helps government clients modernize, transform, and innovate through data, intelligent automation, enterprise IT modernization, and digital solutions. We are seeking an experienced Project Manager/Change Manager to support a high-impact federal client engagement. This individual will play a pivotal role in driving organizational transformation, stakeholder engagement, and system adoption.
This position is partly on-site in the Washington, DC area. Candidates must be a U.S. Citizen with the ability to obtain and maintain a government suitability clearance. Responsibilities - Lead and coordinate stakeholder engagement activities (interviews, workshops, readiness assessments) aligned with the overall change strategy.
- Develop and maintain change impact analyses to inform communication, training, and adoption plans.
- Facilitate client-facing meetings to drive alignment, uncover risks, and ensure readiness for adoption.
- Support and synthesize outputs from workshops, translating insights into tactical change actions.
- Represent change management across program forums to ensure integration with technical and program objectives.
- Build relationships with stakeholders to assess readiness, mitigate resistance, and promote adoption.
- Coordinate and deliver communications, training sessions, and change events to drive user understanding and engagement.
- Use data-driven insights and feedback mechanisms to evaluate stakeholder readiness and adjust strategies.
- Deliver end-user presentations that promote confidence in system capabilities and process changes.
- Coach executive leaders and supervisors to strengthen organizational change capacity and sustain momentum.
- Partner with program leads and cross-functional teams in an agile environment to execute stakeholder-specific and program-wide plans.
- Develop and track key performance indicators (KPIs) for transformation and adoption success.
- Ensure high-quality deliverables, timely documentation, and transparent reporting across all change management activities.
- Rapidly acclimate to new tools and technologies to support program adoption
Qualifications - Bachelor’s degree (or equivalent experience).
- U.S. citizenship with ability to obtain a Public Trust Clearance
- Minimum of 10 years professional experience , including hands-on change management, stakeholder engagement, communications, and project management.
- Demonstrated ability to implement change management strategies within client delivery environments.
- Proven success in building trusted relationships and credibility with senior stakeholders.
- Experience developing and executing change management and communications deliverables.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to tailor solutions to client needs.
- Excellent verbal, written, and presentation skills with the ability to adapt messages to diverse audiences.
- Collaborative, empathetic, and inquisitive mindset.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint).
- Ability to travel and work on client site up to five days per week, as required.
- Will work with senior leadership, so strong communication skills are needed.
- Ability to understand the high level roadmap/objectives and break it down for implementation.
Preferred Skills - Experience with large-scale federal IT transformation or modernization initiatives
- Familiarity with change management frameworks such as Prosci, ADKAR, or CCMP (certification preferred).
- Experience conducting readiness assessments, stakeholder analysis, training design, and communications planning.
- Background in federal consulting
- Experience working in Agile delivery environments, including backlog refinement and user story development.
- Experience collaborating with multi-disciplinary teams
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