Business Change Lead

A major technology transformation is underway within a highly complex engineering environment, and this role will help make sure the change lands properly across the organisation. You’ll be hands-on, working closely with stakeholders, technology teams and communications colleagues to turn transformation plans into lasting business adoption., * Lead the people, process and behavioural change activity across a large-scale IT transformation programme.

• Rebuild and strengthen stakeholder relationships across different levels of the organisation, from senior leaders through to operational teams.
• Work alongside programme, project, technology and business teams to make sure change is practical, understood and adopted.
• Partner closely with the communications team to create clear, consistent messaging and support a smooth transition.
• Assess how new systems and processes will impact teams, roles and ways of working, identifying areas that need additional support.
• Develop and manage stakeholder engagement, communications, training and organisational readiness activity.
• Coordinate change champions and business change networks to build ownership and momentum across the organisation.
• Plan and support deployment, transition, cutover and hypercare activity, keeping operational disruption to a minimum.
• Track adoption, readiness, risks and benefits, providing clear reporting through to programme governance.
• Identify resistance and change risks early, taking practical action to address them.
• Ensure new capabilities and processes are successfully embedded into business-as-usual operations.
• Support benefits realisation by connecting technology delivery with measurable improvements for the business.

• Significant hands-on business change experience within large-scale IT, ERP, HR, Finance, Procurement or digital transformation programmes.
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing skills, including the confidence to engage senior stakeholders without direct authority.
• Proven ability to rebuild relationships, facilitate workshops and bring people with you through behavioural and organisational change.
• Experience delivering change impact assessments, readiness assessments, communications and training.
• Good understanding of change management methodologies and practical adoption techniques.
• Experience working with enterprise platforms such as SAP, Workday, Oracle, Microsoft or similar.
• Strong programme delivery skills across governance, risk, issues, deployment and transition.
• Excellent communication and presentation skills, with the ability to make complex information clear for different audiences.
• A commercially minded, pragmatic approach - comfortable getting into the detail rather than staying at strategy level.
• Experience of benefits realisation and embedding change into BAU.
• Global or multi-site deployment experience would be advantageous.
• Change, programme or project management qualifications such as Prosci, APMG, MSP, PRINCE2 or Agile would be beneficial.

• A hands-on role with genuine influence over a significant transformation programme.
• Hybrid working with locations in Derby, Manchester or Warrington.
• The opportunity to work across a complex, high-profile engineering environment.
• A role where stakeholder engagement, communication and practical change delivery are genuinely valued.
• Flexible and part-time working options available, supporting different work-life balance needs.
• The initial FTC has the potential to transition into a permanent position.
• An inclusive environment where different perspectives and working styles are valued, with reasonable adjustments available throughout the recruitment process and employment.

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