Senior Change Manager

DFP Recruitment; Brisbane; Hybrid; AUD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

DFP Recruitment in Brisbane is seeking an experienced Senior Change Manager for a statewide digital transformation program. The role will lead the end-to-end change strategy, stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications and adoption activities to support the rollout of a new workforce management system.

You will provide strategic advice to senior executives, establish governance, oversee risk and adoption measures, and ensure successful change across large, complex environments.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale transformation programs.
• Experience in education/government/workforce systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead the end-to-end change management strategy and implementation roadmap.
• Provide strategic change advice to senior executives, governance bodies and project stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain change governance, reporting and assurance frameworks.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to build commitment, sponsorship and ownership of change.
• Oversee change impact assessments, organisational readiness and adoption activities.
• Identify and manage change-related risks, stakeholder concerns and implementation challenges.
• Develop adoption frameworks, performance measures and benefits realisation strategies.
• Oversee the delivery of communication, training and change enablement initiatives.
• Prepare executive reports, governance papers, dashboards and risk assessments.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Leadership

Strategic thinking

Job description

Senior Change Manager

Till August 2027

Brisbane | Hybrid Work Arrangements

DFP Recruitment is seeking an experienced Senior Change Manager for a major statewide digital transformation program. The role will lead the end‑to‑end change strategy, stakeholder engagement, readiness, communications, training and adoption activities to support the successful roll out of a new workforce management system.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the development and delivery of the end‑to‑end change management strategy and implementation roadmap.
• Provide strategic change management advice to senior executives, governance bodies and project stakeholders.
• Establish and maintain change governance, reporting and assurance frameworks.
• Lead stakeholder engagement to build commitment, sponsorship and ownership of change.
• Oversee change impact assessments, organisational readiness and adoption activities.
• Identify and manage change‑related risks, stakeholder concerns and implementation challenges.
• Develop adoption frameworks, performance measures and benefits realisation strategies.
• Oversee the delivery of communication, training and change enablement initiatives.
• Prepare executive reports, governance papers, dashboards and risk assessments.

About You

• Strong strategic thinking, leadership and stakeholder management skills.
• Excellent communication, collaboration and organisational skills.
• The ability to influence senior stakeholders and work effectively across multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience managing change in complex, large‑scale environments.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Skills

• Experience leading large‑scale transformation programs within education, government or workforce management environments.
• Experience with Human Capital Management (HCM), HRIS or enterprise system implementations.
• Demonstrated expertise in change impact assessments, readiness assessments and adoption measurement.
• Experience developing change strategies, stakeholder engagement plans and implementation roadmaps.
• Knowledge of change governance, reporting and benefits realisation frameworks.
• Experience delivering communications, training and change enablement initiatives.

DFP welcomes applications from Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people, people with diverse cultural and linguistic backgrounds and people with disability. In addition, DFP will provide reasonable adjustments for individuals with disability throughout the recruitment process.