Platform Evaluation & Implementation Lead

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Work onsite in Washington DC Tues Wed Thurs and remote on Mon & Fri.

Seeking a temporary Platform Evaluation & Implementation Lead to support knowledge management system (Insights Hub) and strengthen its generative AI and platform capabilities.

This role spans two distinct but connected phases:
Pre-decision platform evaluation including structured collection of stakeholder feedback to inform leadership decisions; and any participation in any testing and analysis required.
Post-decision planning and execution supporting implementation readiness migration planning testing validation and change management.
This is a senior hands-on role for an experienced strategic partner who can lead through ambiguity apply agile principles and contribute directly to executionnot just coordinate work.

Key Responsibilities

A. Pre-Decision Platform Evaluation & Sandbox Testing
Support the definition and operationalization success criteria and evaluative metrics (e.g. usability accuracy relevancy completeness recency efficiency).
Support collection synthesization and analyzation of testing feedback and insights.
Support preparation of decision-ready summaries and recommendations for leadership and advisory stakeholders.

B. Planning & Program Management
Partner with Research leadership to inform overall scope sequencing and decision framing for the Insights Hub initiative.
Support delivery of actionable project plan with milestones dependencies and deliverables.
Manage the integrated schedule from evaluation through execution keeping the team on track and surfacing risks early.
Apply agile principles to adapt plans as new information constraints or opportunities emerge.

C. Implementation Readiness Migration Planning Testing & Validation (Post-Decision)
Support planning and coordination required to stand up a selected system or evolve the existing platform including:
o Implementation planning and workflow design
o Data migration planning and execution support
o Testing validation and readiness checkpoints
o Partner with technical and business stakeholders to ensure the solution meets functional governance and operational requirements.
o Help translate evaluation findings into implementation priorities and sequencing.

D. Change Management & Communications
Craft clear audience-appropriate communications throughout both phases (evaluation and post-decision) including updates guidance and decision materials.
Provide change-management support to help stakeholders understand whats changing why it matters and how to engage with new systems or workflows.
Anticipate adoption challenges and proactively address them through communication training and process adjustments.

Qualifications & Experience
Required
Balance strategic thinking with a willingness to roll up sleeves and produce deliverables.
Significant experience leading complex cross-functional initiatives involving platform evaluation system implementation or both.
Demonstrated expertise in:
o Project management and agile delivery
o Platform or vendor evaluation and comparison
o Sandbox or user testing design and execution
o Testing and validation
o Change management and communications
o Data migration or implementation readiness planning
Strong communication and synthesis skills with experience creating executive-ready materials.
Comfort operating in ambiguity and helping teams move from exploration to decision.

Preferred
Experience in research insights knowledge management analytics or data-driven environments.
Familiarity with enterprise governance stakeholder decision-making and cross-team coordination.

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