Change Manager

Experis UK; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid working

Exposure to senior leadership

Job summary

Experis UK is seeking an experienced Change Manager to lead and coordinate change activities across a complex portfolio of transformation initiatives. The role focuses on planning, delivering and embedding change to realise benefits at scale.

You will work with programme teams, operational stakeholders and senior leaders to manage change impact, readiness and adoption in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. Hybrid working with Manchester as base is offered.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Change Management or Organisational Change roles.
• Experience influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Background in large, multi-site or matrixed organisations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Translate organisational change strategy into clear, actionable change plans.
• Act as trusted advisor, providing expert guidance on change approach and delivery.
• Ensure people-centred change is embedded across processes, systems and ways of working.
• Conduct and oversee change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis and readiness planning.
• Manage and coordinate change roadmaps, sequencing activity to minimise change fatigue.
• Build strong, credible relationships with senior leaders, delivery teams and operational management.
• Advise leaders on change risk, readiness and mitigation strategies.
• Provide direction, coaching and mentoring to Change Analysts, practitioners or change champions.
• Set clear objectives and priorities across change activity.

Skills

Change Management

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Leadership

Planning & prioritisation

Job description

Contract: Permanent / Fixed Term (flexible)

Working Pattern: Hybrid (office and remote)

The Opportunity

We are looking for an experienced Change Manager to lead and coordinate change activity across a complex portfolio of initiatives. This role plays a critical part in ensuring change is effectively planned, delivered and embedded, enabling the organisation to realise sustainable benefits from transformation.

Operating as a senior practitioner, you will work closely with programme teams, operational stakeholders and senior leaders to manage change impact, readiness and adoption at scale. The role suits someone comfortable balancing multiple priorities in a fast‑moving, matrixed environment.

Key Responsibilities

Change Management

• Translate organisational change strategy into clear, actionable change plans
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance on change approach and delivery
• Ensure people‑centred change is embedded across processes, systems and ways of working

Change Planning & Delivery

• Conduct and oversee change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis and readiness planning
• Manage and coordinate change roadmaps, sequencing activity to minimise change fatigue

  Stakeholder Engagement & Communication

  • Build strong, credible relationships with senior leaders, delivery teams and operational management
  • Advise leaders on change risk, readiness and mitigation strategies
  • Ensure effective, timely and targeted change communications are delivered
  • Support and coach leaders and managers in their role as change sponsors

  Capability & Leadership

  • Provide direction, coaching and mentoring to Change Analysts, practitioners or change champions
  • Set clear objectives and priorities across change activity
  • Support the development of organisational change capability
  • Foster a collaborative, learning‑focused culture of continuous improvement

  Skills & Experience

  Experience

  • Significant experience in Change Management or Organisational Change roles
  • Strong track record working within complex transformation programmes
  • Experience influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership
  • Background in large, multi‑site or matrixed organisations is advantageous

  Skills

  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills
  • Strong capability in assessing and managing change impact, readiness and saturation
  • Effective planning, prioritisation and dependency management
  • Clear, confident written and verbal communication skills

  Personal Attributes

  • Credible, calm and authoritative approach
  • Pragmatic and outcomes‑focused
  • Comfortable working with ambiguity and competing priorities
  • Politically astute, collaborative and resilient
  • Adaptable and effective in fast‑paced environments
  • Passionate about enabling sustainable, people‑focused change

  Why Join?

  • Hybrid working with Manchester as the primary base
  • Opportunity to work closely with senior leaders and shape change delivery
  • Role with genuine influence and visibility