Technical Change Manager

Hudson AU; Brisbane; On-site; AUD 110,000 - 170,000; Full time

Job summary

Hudson AU is seeking an experienced Technical Change Manager in Queensland to bridge IT and business, shaping stakeholder engagement and adoption across a major government transformation. You will build trusted relationships with executives, understand strategic priorities, and drive readiness for new systems and processes.

You will lead governance forums, design communication strategies, and monitor adoption outcomes to demonstrate real value from technology investments, while autonomously

Qualifications

• Significant experience on large, complex digital transformation programs.
• Strong executive-level engagement skills and credibility with IT and business leaders.
• Proven track record delivering change and business readiness for technology solutions.

Responsibilities

• Act as the primary liaison between IT program teams and business areas, building relationships with executives and stakeholders.
• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and operational challenges.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement and communication strategies, including workshops and executive briefings.
• Identify stakeholder impacts and resistance points, and design engagement approaches for readiness.
• Lead change, training and workforce readiness activities for new systems and processes.
• Manage stakeholder concerns and escalations, and broker solutions when business needs clash with technical constraints.

Skills

Stakeholder engagement

Executive relationship management

Change delivery

Governance facilitation

Digital transformation

Job description

About the opportunity

A Queensland Government department is delivering a major, department-wide transformation of how information and records are managed. The program will affect every staff member, introducing new technology, modern ways of working and stronger recordkeeping practices across the organisation.

We’re looking for an experienced Technical Change Manager to be the key link between IT and the business. You’ll build trusted relationships with executives and business leaders, represent stakeholder needs throughout delivery, and drive engagement and adoption so the organisation gets real value from its technology investment.

What you’ll be doing

• Act as the primary point of contact between IT program teams and business areas, building strong relationships with executives and key stakeholders.
• Partner with business leaders to understand strategic priorities and operational challenges.
• Develop and deliver stakeholder engagement and communication strategies, including running champions networks, communities of practice, workshops and executive briefings.
• Identify stakeholder impacts and resistance points, and design engagement approaches that support implementation and business readiness.
• Lead change, training and workforce readiness activities for new systems and business processes.
• Manage stakeholder concerns and escalations, and broker solutions where business requirements clash with technical constraints.
• Monitor adoption outcomes and stakeholder satisfaction, and report on engagement effectiveness.

What you’ll bring

• Significant experience on large, complex digital transformation programs, in stakeholder engagement, business relationship management, change or technology delivery.
• Strong executive-level engagement skills and a track record of building trust and credibility with IT and business leaders.
• Proven experience delivering change and business readiness for technology solutions.
• Experience facilitating governance forums, steering committees and executive briefings.
• The ability to work autonomously in a small team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.

Highly regarded

• Prosci or equivalent change management certification, and/or project management certification.
• Experience with records management, EDRMS or information management system rollouts.
• Queensland Government experience.

Please note:

The successful candidate will need to complete a criminal history check. If you have lived in New Zealand for 12 months or more since the age of 16, a New Zealand police check will also be required.

Diversity, Equity & Inclusion at Hudson

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Casual Loading

Please note for all Australian based contract and temporary roles only, the pay rate is inclusive ofmandatory 25% casual loading. This excludes permanent and fixed term roles.

Due to current Victorian labour hire licence restrictions, Hudson is not advertising, offering or accepting applications for contract, temporary or labour hire roles that are based in Victoria or otherwise connected to Victoria. This includes contract, temporary or labour hire roles where the candidate resides in Victoria, even if the role is based in another state. These restrictions do not apply to permanent or fixed term employment opportunities.