Job Overview

Job Type

Interim

Pay

Not disclosed

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Job description

Location:: Los Angeles, California (Hybrid), United States
Work arrangement:: Hybrid

AI Change Management Lead at Ghj in Los Angeles, California (Hybrid), United States.

Role Summary

Our clients are mid-market and enterprise organizations actively operationalizing AI-driven workflows across their finance, accounting, and operations functions. They need an experienced change management leader who can bridge the gap between technology implementation and organizational adoption. This interim consultant role is focused on driving the people side of AI transformation: ensuring employees understand, adopt, and sustain new AI-enabled processes and tools.

Responsibilities

Design and execute a comprehensive change management strategy aligned to the client's AI implementation roadmap
Conduct stakeholder assessments and impact analyses across impacted business units and roles
Develop communication plans that translate complex AI and automation changes into clear, audience-appropriate messaging
Lead training design and delivery, including role-specific enablement for finance, accounting, and operations teams
Build and coach a network of internal change champions to sustain adoption beyond the engagement
Identify and proactively manage resistance, cultural barriers, and organizational readiness gaps
Define and track change adoption KPIs and report progress to senior leadership and project sponsors
Partner closely with IT, HR, and business unit leaders to align change timelines with deployment milestones
Advise on organizational design adjustments needed to support new AI-enabled operating models
8+ years of change management experience with demonstrated delivery on large-scale technology or digital transformation programs
Hands-on experience leading change for AI, automation, or ERP implementations within accounting, finance, or shared services environments
Proficiency in structured change methodologies (Prosci/ADKAR, Kotter, McKinsey Influence Model, or equivalent)
Strong executive presence with the ability to influence C-suite and board-level stakeholders
Experience developing and facilitating role-based training and communications across multi-functional teams
Proven track record measuring and reporting adoption outcomes tied to business impact

Role:: AI Change Management Lead
Job Type:: Interim

Company profile

Ghj

ghjadvisors.com

GHJ is a national advisory, accounting and tax firm that provides audit, accounting, tax, profit participation and advisory services to businesses and nonprofit organizations. Its services include outsourced accounting, fractional CFO support, data analytics, forensic work, exit and transaction planning, and employee benefit plan and nonprofit audits. Headquartered in Los Angeles, GHJ has offices in Buffalo, Denver, Orange County and San Jose and is affiliated with HLB International, a global network of advisory and accounting firms that gives it access to resources in over 150 countries.