Business Development Manager 3

Aquent, a leader in connecting top talent with the world's most innovative companies, is partnering with a global industry giant known for its pioneering work in technology and large-scale infrastructure development. This organization is at the forefront of shaping the future, driving advancements that impact millions worldwide. They are seeking a visionary professional to join their team and significantly contribute to their critical risk management and operational excellence initiatives.

**Unleash Your Impact as a Risk Management & Organizational Change Consultant!**

Are you a strategic thinker with a passion for transforming complex organizations? We are looking for an exceptional individual to drive pivotal risk management and organizational change initiatives within a dynamic, global environment. This is an incredible opportunity to shape the future of large-scale capital projects, influencing strategy, processes, and culture across a vast, matrixed organization. You will not just manage risk; you will embed a culture of proactive decision-making and resilience, ensuring the successful delivery of groundbreaking projects that define tomorrow's landscape. Your expertise will be instrumental in developing and implementing integrated risk management practices, leading to more efficient, secure, and impactful operations.

In this exciting role, you will contribute to critical projects focused on enhancing risk management strategy, driving organizational transformation, and implementing cutting-edge risk management and project management systems.

**Key Responsibilities:**

* **Risk Management Strategy & Transformation:** Develop and champion an enterprise-wide vision for integrated risk management across diverse stakeholder teams. Conduct comprehensive current-state and future-state assessments, identifying gaps and recommending scalable solutions for risk identification, assessment, mitigation, escalation, and reporting. Establish strategies to foster risk awareness and data-driven decision-making, while developing executive-level presentations, strategy documents, process maps, and transformation roadmaps.

* **Organizational Change Management & Training:** Facilitate the successful rollout of new initiatives across a large global organization through targeted onboarding, awareness campaigns, and comprehensive training programs. Lead stakeholder alignment workshops and change impact assessments, driving grassroots adoption by collaborating directly with project teams and regional stakeholders. Manage administrative activities related to training and alignment sessions, including scheduling and feedback capture.

* **Risk Analytics, Reporting & Governance:** Analyze risk data across projects, regions, and portfolios to identify trends, escalation points, and potential business impacts. Develop advanced dashboards and reporting mechanisms to support risk appetite monitoring and tolerance tracking. Produce monthly and weekly executive reports on risk metrics, trends, mitigation activities, and governance progress. Support the establishment of robust risk management rhythm of business processes and governance frameworks, providing actionable insights from diverse datasets.

* **Program & Stakeholder Management:** Cultivate strong stakeholder relationships across cross-functional project and business teams within a highly matrixed environment. Lead weekly status reviews, two-week look-ahead planning, and program execution reporting. Collaborate with leadership teams to align risk management goals, transformation objectives, and execution priorities, operating independently while effectively communicating with senior leaders and global stakeholder groups.

**Qualifications:**

**Must-Have Qualifications:**

* Extensive experience in Risk Management, Organizational Change Management, Program Management, or Business Transformation roles.

* Strong expertise in enterprise risk management frameworks, compliance-driven environments, and large-scale capital project delivery.

* Proven experience developing and implementing Organizational Change Management (OCM) strategies, stakeholder communication plans, and training programs.

* Experience creating process documentation, future-state process maps, governance models, and transformation roadmaps.

* Strong analytical skills with experience performing trend analysis, risk reporting, and escalation management.

* Hands-on experience with data visualization tools and executive reporting dashboards.

* Exceptional written and verbal communication skills with the ability to influence senior stakeholders.

* Demonstrated ability to work independently within complex, fast-paced, and highly matrixed organizations.

* Ability to synthesize ambiguous information into clear, actionable strategic recommendations.

**Nice-to-Have Qualifications:**

* PMI-RMP, AACE, Prosci, ACMP, or equivalent certification.

* Experience supporting Engineering, Procurement & Construction (EPC), infrastructure, or large-scale data center programs.

* Knowledge of risk appetite models, tolerance frameworks, and governance reporting structures.

* Experience working within enterprise digital transformation and operational excellence initiatives.

* Background in compliance-driven or highly regulated business environments.

Compensation is based on several factors including, but not limited to education, relevant work experience, relevant certifications, and location.

**About Aquent Talent:**

Aquent Talent connects the best talent in marketing, creative, and design with the world's biggest brands.

Our eligible talent get access to amazing benefits like subsidized health, vision, and dental plans, paid sick leave, and retirement plans with a match. We also offer free online training through Aquent Gymnasium. More information on our awesome benefits!

Aquent is an equal-opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, and other legally protected characteristics. We're about creating an inclusive environment-one where different backgrounds, experiences, and perspectives are valued, and everyone can contribute, grow their careers, and thrive.