More #JobOpportunities in this latest edition of #FirstMoves. ChatGPT really loved the roles at Takeda, Providence, Google (Future of Work), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Sourcewell as “the clearest examples of organizations investing in the conditions that make change spread.” One observation I had: There are many job postings reappearing from weeks ago. Do revisit some of the job postings from the past month in First Moves. They are coming back like zombies in an MST3K marathon.
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Strongest to Weakest Alignment with Infectious Change Design
🔥 Ready for Infectious Change
Adoption
- Takeda — Director, Change Management – Labs of Tomorrow
Location: Cambridge, MA
Why It Stands Out: This role explicitly separates delivery from adoption: program managers own implementation while this leader owns behavior change, adoption, and value realization. Responsibilities include stakeholder readiness, resistance management, leader sponsorship, behavior adoption metrics, stakeholder sentiment, and sustained operating model change across lab automation, digital enablement, and research transformation initiatives. Few roles articulate the distinction between implementation and adoption this clearly.
Apply: https://takeda.wd3.myworkdayjobs.com/External/job/Boston-MA/Director–Change-Management—Labs-of-Tomorrow_R0181806
Insight - Intellias — Enterprise Change Manager
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Why It Stands Out: Leads adoption of AI-powered omnichannel transformation initiatives across healthcare and commercial organizations. Strong emphasis on readiness, stakeholder engagement, change champions, adoption KPIs, and workforce transformation.
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4425631511/ - ITG Brands — People & Culture Initiatives Partner – Sales
Location: United States
Why It Stands Out: Focuses on translating organizational initiatives into field-level adoption and behavior change. Bridges culture, leadership, and business execution in a sales environment.
Apply: https://careers.itgbrands.com/job/36750 - Google — People Experience & Delivery Partner
Location: Various U.S. Locations
Why It Stands Out: Significant HR partnership and employee experience responsibilities, but limited direct ownership of organizational transformation, workforce strategy, or behavior adoption.
Apply: https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/102339574444761798-people-experience-and-delivery-partner/ - Symbotic — Talent Analytics & AI Lead
Location: Remote (U.S.)
Why It Stands Out: Connects people analytics, AI strategy, workforce insights, and organizational decision-making. Strong fit for practitioners interested in using data and AI to influence workforce outcomes rather than simply reporting metrics.
Apply: https://symbotic.wd504.myworkdayjobs.com/Symbotic/job/USA-Remote–Travel/Talent-Analytics—AI-Lead_R7266-1 - Etsy — Senior Manager, People Insights & Engineering
Location: Brooklyn, NY (Hybrid)
Why It Stands Out: Blends people analytics, engineering, workforce insights, and organizational effectiveness. Focuses on creating insight infrastructure that informs talent and organizational decisions at scale.
Apply: https://etsy.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/Etsy_Careers/job/Brooklyn-New-York/Senior-Manager–People-Insights—Engineering_JR5396-1 - Talkdesk — People Insights Manager
Location: Remote
Why It Stands Out: Uses workforce analytics and employee insights to improve organizational effectiveness and talent decisions. A strong example of moving from measurement to organizational influence.
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4422166189/
Transformation - Providence — Principal Talent & Organizational Development Consultant
Location: Irvine, CA (Hybrid)
Why It Stands Out: Focuses on workforce strategy, organizational design, future workforce planning, and systemic organizational effectiveness. Directly aligned with shaping how organizations evolve rather than merely supporting HR programs.
Apply: https://providence.jobs/irvine-ca/principal-talent-and-organizational-development-consultant-hybrid/CB319A6F9B3445CBB2F8EBF9477605A6/job/ - Bristol Myers Squibb — Associate Director, Organizational Effectiveness & Development
Location: Princeton, NJ
Why It Stands Out: Combines organizational effectiveness, leadership development, workforce strategy, and organizational design within a major global organization.
Apply: https://bristolmyerssquibb.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/BMS/job/Princeton—NJ—US/Associate-Director–Organizational-Effectiveness-and-Development_R1601502 - Sourcewell — Talent and Culture Client Delivery Director
Location: Staples, MN (Remote Eligible)
Why It Stands Out: Strong emphasis on workforce planning, engagement analysis, organizational effectiveness, succession planning, and strategic workforce design. Uses data to diagnose organizational issues and shape future workforce strategies.
Apply: https://sourcewell.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/SWCareers/job/Staples-MN/Talent-and-Culture-Client-Delivery-Director_R-1775 - Blue Cross NC — Senior Organizational Development Advisor
Location: Durham, NC (Hybrid)
Why It Stands Out: Organizational development, leadership effectiveness, workforce capability building, and enterprise change support all sit within the role’s core responsibilities.
Apply: https://bcbsnc.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/BCBSNC/job/Hybrid-Flex—Durham/Senior-Organizational-Development-Advisor_RQ0018793-1 - Humana — Process Optimization Lead
Location: Remote
Why It Stands Out: While rooted in process improvement, the role extends into change management, workflow redesign, adoption, and operational transformation. Focuses on redesigning systems that shape employee behavior and performance.
Apply: https://careers.humana.com/us/en/job/HUMHUMUSR418492EXTERNALENUS/Process-Optimization-Lead
🟡 Not Yet Ready - Attain Partners — Change Management Consultant
Location: Remote
Why It Stands Out: Strong consulting and implementation role, but primarily focused on delivering client change management workstreams rather than owning organizational transformation outcomes.
Apply: https://www.linkedin.com/jobs/view/4422203790/ - Google — Director, Research & Collaborations, Future of Work
Location: Mountain View, CA; New York, NY; San Francisco, CA
Why It Stands Out: Leads research on how AI, automation, and workplace technologies are reshaping roles, skills, leadership, and organizational culture. Combines organizational psychology, workforce analytics, executive influence, and future-of-work strategy while partnering with People Analytics and external academic institutions.
Apply: https://www.google.com/about/careers/applications/jobs/results/130616363617002182-director/
⚠️ Proceed With Caution - Contra Labs — Strategic Projects Lead
Location: New York, NY (Onsite)
Why It Stands Out: Interesting AI research and evaluation work involving creative professionals, but primarily focused on AI benchmarking, research methodology, and project execution rather than organizational change or workforce transformation.
Apply: https://jobs.ashbyhq.com/contra/8688ee62-1a8f-4535-bde8-db6959521cd
Insights from ChatGPT
This batch continues the recent trend toward AI-enabled workforce transformation, with especially strong representation in:
- Future of Work research
- People Analytics
- Organizational Effectiveness
- Workforce Strategy
- Change Adoption Leadership
The strongest matches to Infectious Change Design are the roles that explicitly own behavior adoption, organizational effectiveness, workforce design, and value realization, rather than simply communications, training, or project delivery. Takeda, Providence, Google (Future of Work), Bristol Myers Squibb, and Sourcewell stand out as the clearest examples of organizations investing in the conditions that make change spread.
More on the Rating Logic
🔥 Ready for Infectious Change
A role must clearly combine:
1. Employee Listening
- Owns or shapes how feedback is gathered (surveys, pulse, lifecycle, qualitative)
- Interprets data into insight (not just reporting)
2. Organizational Change
- Owns or drives execution of change
- Influences how leaders and teams actually operate differently
3. Signals of Real Behavior Change Design
(doesn’t need all, but should show several)
- Cross-functional influence without authority
- Focus on adoption, not just communication
- Iteration, measurement, and adjustment over time
- Leader behavior, team norms, or system changes
- Evidence of how change spreads, not just how it’s announced
👉 If all three are present → Ready
🟡 Not Yet Ready for Infectious Change
These roles have part of the equation, but not the full system:
- Strong listening but weak on execution
- Strong change management but disconnected from feedback
- Heavy on programs (L&D, engagement, HRBP) without ownership of behavior change
- Influence is indirect or optional, not required
👉 These are often good roles—but incomplete systems
⚠️ Proceed with Caution
Risk of being a cog, not a driver
Vague scope or staffing-driven roles
Transactional work (assessments, reporting, admin)
Little visibility into real influence or outcomes
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