Change Management Lead — Adoption & Impact

Schneider Electric; Dawley; On-site; GBP 83,000 - 125,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive salary

Bonus scheme

28 days annual leave

Pension scheme

Employee share ownership

Health & wellbeing support

Gym flexibility

Open Talent Market

Discounts (Shopping & Dining)

Learning portal

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Change Manager in the United Kingdom to lead organizational transformations with a strong emphasis on employee adoption and value realization. You will design and execute change strategies, run impact assessments, and guide communications, training, and stakeholder engagement.

Operating within a global matrix, you will navigate complexity and autonomy to deliver pragmatic solutions that align with project goals and strategic priorities.

Responsibilities

• Ensure organisational projects and initiatives achieve their intended outcomes by driving employee adoption and value realization
• Develop and implement structured change management strategies and plans to maximise engagement, adoption, and sustained usage
• Lead change impact assessments to identify affected stakeholders and define appropriate change interventions
• Support the design, development, and delivery of targeted communications to stakeholders and impacted audiences, ensuring consistent and timely messaging
• Support training activities by documenting requirements and contributing to the design and delivery of effective learning solutions
• Identify, assess, and actively manage resistance to change, preparing mitigation tactics and risks management actions
• Align change activities with project plans, organisational priorities, and strategic objectives
• Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of change interventions, continuously improving approaches to increase adoption and readiness
• Operate independently with minimal supervision, seeking guidance as needed in complex or ambiguous situations
• Provides professional guidance and coaching to colleagues and stakeholders on change management best practices
• Proven experience in change management methodologies, with the ability to apply these effectively in a design and delivery context
• Able to make decisions on priorities, change approach, and delivery, operating with a high degree of autonomy and confidently navigating ambiguity using experience and judgement
• Strong prioritisation and planning capability, able to focus effort on activities that drive adoption and value realisation
• Effective communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex change and tailor messaging to different audiences including executive stakeholders
• Well-developed critical thinking skills, able to assess impacts, anticipate challenges, and shape pragmatic solutions
• Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, able to build credibility and gain buy-in across a range of stakeholders
• Versatility across change disciplines, with the ability to work effectively with specialist functions (e.g. Comms, CX) and flex into these areas as needed to support end-to-end delivery on less complex initiatives, Required: Relevant Change Management qualification or equivalent experience e.g. CMI/APMG Practitioner level or above)
• Desirable: Proven track record of operating successfully within a complex, highly collaborative global matrix organization
• Nice to have: Domain expertise in Energy Management, Industrial Automation, Smart Grid Technologies, Building Automation, or Data Centres
• Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
• Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace. Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the , and initiatives that support youth education. Looking to make an IMPACT with your career? When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values - Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork - starts with us. IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of ac

Job description

Schneider Electric is seeking a Change Manager in the United Kingdom to lead organizational transformations with a strong emphasis on employee adoption and value realization. You will design and execute change strategies, run impact assessments, and guide communications, training, and stakeholder engagement.

Operating within a global matrix, you will navigate complexity and autonomy to deliver pragmatic solutions that align with project goals and strategic priorities.