Ari Jacobs Email & Phone Number

Saint Paul, Mn, Us

Seattle, Washington, Us

Natural resources manufacturing client:• Developed and deployed year-long organizational change strategy to support the transition from AX2012 to D365 F&O • Served as the OCM Lead, working directly with business and program leadership to create a tailored change program, standardized across multiple locations while still encompassing site-specific nuanceAutomotive distributor client:• Developed a tailored organizational change strategy centered around using Power Platform to address gaps from transitioning off mainframe to D365 • Designed detailed comms, learning, and engagement approaches to support the varying needs of the user base including both pro development and citizen development (low / no code) use casesMotorcycle manufacturing client:• Served as the OCM Lead, developing an organizational change strategy to support the transition from on-prem data centers to Microsoft Azure (cloud) • Defined a comprehensive communications framework centered around cascading key messages from business leaders and delivering detailed t-minus communications to impacted stakeholders

Seattle, Washington, Us

HR contact center client:• Served as the OCM Lead, developing an organizational change strategy to support the transition from legacy contact systems to Amazon Connect (AWS)• Designed instructor-led training based on learning needs and prepared / hosted train-the-trainer sessions for advanced / super usersPower and utilities client:• Served as the OCM Lead for SharePoint Online migration impacting both corporate and field employees; defined the OCM strategy and created detailed training and communications plans aligned with the unique needs of each stakeholder group to drive adoption

London, Gb

Global agribusiness client:• Supported the development of a transformative culture activation plan through assessment of organizational culture health and identification of key operational levers/actions and behaviors to achieve desired future state. • Supported the delivery of an agile sprint effort to regionally identify and define diversity and inclusion at a large, multi-brand agribusiness company. Responsible for strategy definition and data collection from key business stakeholders through leadership interviews, thinktanks, and focus groupsProfessional services client:• Managed the change management training workstream for LATAM North SAP implementation; drove the definition and deployment of the change impact assessment strategy resulting in timely completion and capture of change management insights

London, Gb

Professional services client:• Served as the Change Network Lead for a LATAM South SAP implementation; led the design and stand-up of the change champion network driving activities such as approach definition, member identification, translation requirements and cascade structure, resulting in successful stakeholder understanding and adoption of future state concepts/behaviors. • For North America SAP implementation, drove and delivered finance training strategy across multiple functions including Source to Pay (S2P), Controlling, Treasury, and Markets Finance

Des Moines, Iowa, Us

• Supported the automation workstream of the IT Testing department through a migration from on-premise systems to Microsoft Azure• Drove standardization of testing process and procedures through creation of an automation tool to upload testing data using Visual Basic for Applications (VBA)

Marlborough, Ma, Us

• Supported the migration of legacy product lifecycle management systems to PTC's Windchill through the elicitation of functional and business requirements for the migration tool