IT Change Management Lead

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TECHEAD is seeking qualified applicants for the following Contract position – IT Change Management Lead / Nashville TN – (JOB-22598). If you are looking for a new opportunity and this position looks to be a fit, please apply to see the TECHEAD difference that has made us successful for 30+ years!

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Job Description:
12+month Contract Role
Onsite in Nashville, TN with travel to Hopkinsville, KY
Pay Range: $75 to $85 per hour

Techead is partnering with our manufacturing client in Nashville to help them hire a senior-level IT Change Management Lead to support a strategic manufacturing footprint transformation, including the startup of a new greenfield facility and the decommissioning of a legacy plant. This role will drive end-to-end IT change coordination across business, IT, operations, and engineering, ensuring seamless system integrations, validated processes, and successful user adoption.

Key Responsibilities

• Program & Change Leadership: Define and execute the IT change management strategy for site startup and legacy site closure. Serve as the primary liaison between cross-functional teams to align system readiness, dependencies, and cutover plans.

• Systems Implementation & Integration: Coordinate the deployment of enterprise and shop-floor systems (MES, ERP, WMS, core infrastructure) while overseeing data migration and cutover execution.

• Validation & Testing: Lead oversight and execution of User Acceptance Testing (UAT) along with Installation, Operational, and Performance Qualifications (IQ/OQ/PQ) to ensure compliance with relevant standards.

• Training & Adoption: Develop training strategies, SOPs, and job aids to ensure operational readiness and user adoption across all plant personnel.

• Cutover & Hypercare: Manage go-live cutover execution, establish the post-implementation hypercare support model, and track stabilization metrics.

Required Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: Proven track record with greenfield plant implementations and/or facility shutdowns.

• Systems Knowledge: Deep familiarity with core manufacturing environments (ERP, MES, WMS, shop floor tech).

• Testing & Compliance: Hands-on experience with validation protocols (UAT, IQ/OQ/PQ); regulated industry background (e.g., CPG, pharma, industrial) strongly preferred.

• Leadership: Demonstrated capability leading cross-functional teams and managing executive stakeholders in fast-paced environments.

TECHEAD’s mission is to make our on-site associates successful by placing them in the right environment so they can grow and prosper. How we treat and respond to our clients and employees is a reflection of who we are and makes us stand out from the rest. Keeping our business focused on building and maintaining relationships with our employees and clients is the key to our success. We won’t strive for anything less.

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