Business Change Manager

Daintta; Cheltenham; Hybrid; GBP 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays

Up to 5 days annual training leave

Discretionary company awards and bonuses

Access to Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice scheme

Gym and restaurant discounts

Free breakfast every Tuesday

Social events and workshops

Job summary

Daintta is seeking a talented Business Change Manager to lead operational change within secure organisations while engaging stakeholders and ensuring user adoption.

You will manage change strategies, coordinate training, and support transitions in a hybrid working environment, primarily from the Cheltenham office.

Enjoy a dynamic workplace with significant benefits including 25 days annual leave, professional development opportunities, and a flexible cash allowance.

Qualifications

• Minimum SC clearance required; DV clearance preferred.
• British Citizen with 5 years residency in the UK.

Responsibilities

• Develop and manage business change and adoption strategies.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis and engagement planning.
• Coordinate training, communications, and operational readiness activities.
• Support organisational impact assessments and transition planning.
• Facilitate adoption of new processes, technologies, and operating models.
• Manage business readiness assessments and acceptance activities.
• Track and report benefits realisation and change outcomes.

Skills

Change management methodologies

Stakeholder engagement and communications

Training and operational readiness planning

Benefits management and adoption measurement

Workshop facilitation and conflict resolution

Strong understanding of organisational change in secure environments

Familiarity with secure environments and their transition and governance processes

Job description

Daintta are a rapidly growing, values-driven team of specialists who work with government clients across Cyber Security, National Security, Law Enforcement, Telecommunications, Defence, Science and Technology. We are seeking a talented and motivated Business Change Manager to lead and coordinate business readiness and adoption activities to ensure successful operational implementation of change within secure organisations. The role focuses on stakeholder engagement, user adoption, operational transition, and benefits realisation.

What’s in it for you?

You will be joining Daintta with accountability for delivering client projects and enabling others to deliver through leadership and collaboration. In addition to being rewarded fairly for your contribution to the business, you get to work in a dynamic organisation that is agile and responsive: a business that is growing fast and where you get to drive and shape the future, a place where you are respected and somewhere you can be innovative and creative.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop and manage business change and adoption strategies.
• Conduct stakeholder analysis and engagement planning.
• Coordinate training, communications, and operational readiness activities.
• Support organisational impact assessments and transition planning.
• Facilitate adoption of new processes, technologies, and operating models.
• Manage business readiness assessments and acceptance activities.
• Track and report benefits realisation and change outcomes.

Skills/Knowledge

• The role requires the following key skills / knowledge, non-exhaustively:
• Change management methodologies.
• Stakeholder engagement and communications.
• Training and operational readiness planning.
• Benefits management and adoption measurement.
• Workshop facilitation and conflict resolution.
• Strong understanding of organisational change in secure environments.
• Familiarity with secure environments and their transition and governance processes

Location?

Hybrid, with 2-3 days working from Daintta office (London or Cheltenham) or on client site as required.

Time Off

• 25 days annual leave, plus bank holidays
• Up to 5 days annual training leave with a dedicated training budget
• Up to 3 days annual volunteering leave- give back to the community
• Competitive maternity, paternity, shared parental leave & compassionate leave
• Employee Assistance Programme - 24/7 support services
• £2,000 Flex Cash Allowance, paid pro-rata over the year
• Discretionary company awards and bonuses, based on performance and company targets
• Access to Electric Vehicle (EV) Salary Sacrifice scheme

Professional Development

• Up to £1,000 annual training budget (access to additional training and development budget via business case)
• Up to 5 days annual training leave
• 1 professional membership paid annually
• Up to £200 of additional IT budget for new joiners
• Free breakfast every Tuesday in the London office
• Fortnightly drinks – in London
• Regular social events, quizzes, and guest workshops
• Huckletree perks – including gym and restaurant discounts
• Employee referral programme
• Monthly breakfast club in our Cheltenham office

Security Information

Due to the nature of this position, you must have and retain a minimum of SC clearance and be desirable to attain DV clearance. Strong preference is to hold an existing DV clearance. To qualify, as a minimum, you must be a British Citizen and have resided in the UK for the last 5 years. For more information about clearance eligibility, please see https://www.gov.uk/government/organisations/united-kingdom-security-vetting