Change Manager (Workday Implementation)

We are looking for an experienced Change Manager to support a large-scale Workday and HR transformation programme. You will be responsible for developing and delivering the change strategy, supporting stakeholder engagement, communications, training, readiness and user adoption throughout the programme., Change Strategy & Planning

Develop and deliver the overall Organisational Change Management (OCM) strategy. Create detailed change plans aligned to programme milestones and deployments. Assess the impact of change across employees, managers, HR teams and business functions.Stakeholder Engagement

Identify and manage key stakeholders across the organisation. Build strong relationships with senior leaders and business stakeholders. Facilitate workshops, impact assessments and alignment sessions.Communications

Develop and manage the overall communications strategy. Create targeted communications for different employee groups. Produce presentations, FAQs, briefings, newsletters and leadership communications.Change Impact & Readiness

Conduct organisational impact assessments covering processes, roles, systems and behaviours. Develop readiness frameworks and conduct regular readiness reviews. Monitor business preparedness for deployment and go-live.Training & Adoption

Define training requirements alongside functional and business teams. Develop role-based training strategies and learning plans. Coordinate training materials, user guides and supporting resources.Programme & Governance Support

Participate in governance and steering committee meetings. Provide regular change reporting and executive updates. Ensure change activity remains aligned with programme objectives and timelines.

Strong experience in Organisational Change Management within large-scale transformation programmes. Strong experience supporting Workday implementations or major Workday transformation programmes. Experience with enterprise HR, Finance or Payroll technology implementations. Proven experience taking change initiatives from planning through to post-go-live adoption. Strong stakeholder analysis, impact assessment, communications and readiness experience. Experience delivering change across organisations of 2,000+ employees. Strong understanding of change management methodologies and best practice. Strong influencing and stakeholder management capabilities.

Desirable

Change Management certification such as Prosci, APMG or CCMP. Experience with Oracle HCM, Oracle EBS, Oracle Fusion HCM, SAP SuccessFactors or similar HR platforms. Experience supporting M&A, workforce integration, organisational restructuring or similar transformation activity. Background within energy, utilities, infrastructure, engineering or other regulated environments.

This vacancy is being advertised by either Advanced Resource Managers Limited, Advanced Resource Managers IT Limited or Advanced Resource Managers Engineering Limited (“ARM”). ARM is a specialist talent acquisition and management consultancy. We provide technical contingency recruitment and a portfolio of more complex resource solutions. Our specialist recruitment divisions cover the entire technical arena, including some of the most economically and strategically important industries in the UK and the world today. We will never send your CV without your permission. Where the role is marked as Outside IR35 in the advertisement this is subject to receipt of a final Status Determination Statement from the end Client and may be subject to change