Margaret Karlen
Strategic Communications and Change Management Leader
- Role
- People Communications Lead for Global HR at Accenture
- Location
- Chicago, IL, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Margaret Karlen
I’m a communication, org effectiveness and change executive who believes in leading with a strong vision and keeping people at the center. My curiosity drives me to dig in, find ways to simplify and think creatively to make an impact for organizations and their people. I have had the privilege of working for Accenture for 20 years, leading large-scale, global transformation programs. I am currently the global People Engagement lead for HR at Accenture. Previously, I spent 15 years in Accenture’s Management Consulting practice, working across 10+ Fortune 500 companies in industries ranging from retail, health care, consumer goods, technology, banking, pharmaceuticals, insurance to professional services. I am most energized when I’m partnering with people on building creative solutions that achieve business results and inspire and grow employees. These have ranged from multi-channel communication campaigns to transformation change plans, journey management initiatives to immersive workshops, org effectiveness and culture assessments to leadership development and employee experience design. Growing up in consulting taught me how to be flexible, navigate ambiguity, deliver under tight deadlines and respond to changing needs. It also taught me how to build strong trust-based relationships with both senior leaders and teams – the kind that you can pick back up even if you haven’t talked in ten years.
Experience
People Communications Lead for Global HR
Mar 2021 — Present · Chicago, IL, US
Led communications for strategic HR/talent initiatives to Accenture’s employees globally. Partnered with HR leaders and the wider internal communications organization to communicate using an audience-first approach, delivering relevant and clear messages for complex programs. Led multi-channel communications programs to launch the largest and most complex implementation of Workday’s Human Capital Management (HCM) to date, leading communications for four releases—the move of Recruiting and Onboarding to Workday plus three Performance Management releases (priorities and feedback, midyear connects and talent discussions). Used data and insights to inform and shape communications programs and channels.
Education
University of Wisconsin-Madison
Bachelor of Arts - BA
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