Change Manager

Eden Scott; City of Edinburgh; Hybrid; GBP 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Competitive salary

Pension scheme

Flexible benefits

Employee assistance programme

Job summary

Eden Scott is partnering with a well-established financial services organisation in Edinburgh to recruit an experienced Change Manager. The role focuses on developing and embedding a robust change management framework across strategic, operational, regulatory, and business change initiatives.

The successful candidate will drive governance standards, reporting, and continuous improvement, working with senior stakeholders, programme management, suppliers, and external partners to ensure delivery

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in Change/Transformation roles within financial services.
• Design and embed change management frameworks, methodologies, and governance.
• Strong end-to-end project management and delivery track record.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and clear communication with senior leadership.

Responsibilities

• Develop and continuously enhance the organisation's change framework and governance.
• Ensure change initiatives align with strategic, regulatory, and operational goals.
• Provide timely reporting to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Lead strategic and operational projects from initiation to review.
• Manage project plans, budgets, risks, issues, and dependencies.
• Collaborate with programme management, suppliers, and cross-functional teams.

Skills

Change management

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Reporting

Communication skills

Education

Change/PM qualification (PRINCE2, MSP, APM, Agile, Prosci)

Tools

PRINCE2

MSP

APM

Agile

Prosci

Job description

Eden Scott is delighted to be working with a well-established and highly respected financial services organisation in Edinburgh to recruit an experienced Change Manager.This is an excellent opportunity to join a forward-thinking organisation undergoing an exciting period of transformation. The successful candidate will play a pivotal role in developing and embedding a robust change management framework, ensuring strategic, operational, regulatory, and business change initiatives are successfully delivered across the organisation.Offering a collaborative culture, flexible working arrangements, an outstanding benefits package, and genuine opportunities for professional development, this role is ideal for an experienced change professional looking to make a lasting impact.Reporting into senior leadership, the Change Manager will be responsible for establishing and enhancing change management methodologies, governance standards, and reporting capabilities to provide clear oversight of change activity across the business.Working closely with programme management functions, senior stakeholders, departments, suppliers, and external partners, you will ensure change initiatives are prioritised, effectively governed, and delivered in a controlled and consistent manner.You will also take ownership of key strategic projects, driving best practice in project and change management while fostering a culture of continuous improvement.

Key Responsibilities

• Develop, promote, manage, and continuously enhance the organisation's change management framework, methodologies, standards, and governance processes.
• Establish a consistent approach to project delivery, change control, risk management, and benefits realisation.
• Partner with programme management colleagues to implement effective change governance and reporting processes.
• Provide accurate and timely reporting to senior leadership and governance forums.
• Lead key strategic and operational projects from initiation through to implementation and review.
• Manage project plans, timelines, budgets, risks, issues, dependencies, and benefits.
• Oversee all phases of the project lifecycle, including business case development, requirements gathering, planning, governance, testing, training, implementation, and post-project evaluation.
• Develop and maintain strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Create and execute stakeholder engagement and communication plans.
• Facilitate workshops, steering groups, and project meetings.
• Collaborate effectively with third-party suppliers and service providers.
• Ensure all projects operate within established governance frameworks and regulatory requirements.

Essential Experience

• Extensive experience in a Change Manager, Project Manager, or similar transformation-focused role within financial services.
• Proven experience designing and implementing change management frameworks, methodologies, and processes.
• Strong project management expertise across the full project lifecycle.
• Excellent stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence and collaborate at all levels.
• Strong communication and presentation skills, both written and verbal.
• Experience leading workshops, governance meetings, and cross-functional project teams.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities within a fast-paced environment.
• Successful completion of basic vetting checks.

Desirable

• Professional Change Management or Project Management qualification (e.g. PRINCE2, MSP, APM, Agile, Prosci).

What's on Offer

Alongside a highly competitive salary, our client offers an attractive and comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Generous defined benefit pension scheme
• Hybrid working model combining home and office working in central Edinburgh
• Flexible working arrangements
• Discretionary variable pay award
• Inclusive family leave policies covering maternity, paternity, adoption, and surrogacy
• Employee Assistance Programme for you and your family
• Employee recognition and reward schemes
• Recruitment referral bonus programme
• Access to a flexible benefits platform offering healthcare options, gym discounts, retail discounts, cycle-to-work, and technology schemes