Change Manager

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