Change Manager

Schneider Electric; Telford; On-site; GBP 83,200 - 124,800; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Bonus scheme

Pension scheme

Employee share ownership

Job summary

Schneider Electric is seeking a Change Manager to drive adoption and value realisation across organisational projects. The role focuses on developing structured change management plans, conducting impact assessments, and delivering targeted communications and training to stakeholders globally.

The successful candidate will operate with autonomy within a complex, matrix organisation, aligning activities with project goals and strategy while mitigating resistance and measuring outcomes.

Qualifications

• Proven experience applying change management methodologies in design and delivery contexts.
• Ability to prioritise, plan and navigate ambiguity with judgement.
• Experience operating within a complex global matrix organisation.

Responsibilities

• Drive employee adoption and value realisation across projects and initiatives.
• Develop and implement structured change management plans to maximise engagement.
• Lead change impact assessments and define interventions.
• Support communications to stakeholders with timely messaging.
• Assist with training design and delivery of learning solutions.
• Identify and manage resistance with mitigation actions.
• Align change activities with project plans and strategic objectives.
• Measure effectiveness of interventions and drive continuous improvement.
• Provide guidance and coaching on change management best practices.

Skills

Change management

Stakeholder management

Communication

Autonomy

Education

Change Management qualification or equivalent (CMI/APMG Practitioner level or above)

Job description

Job Title: Change Manager

Location - Telford or Coventry

Mission: As a Change Manager, you play a key role in facilitating organizational projects and initiatives by ensuring successful employee adoption and value realisation. You develop and implement strategies to maximize the adoption of change, support communication efforts, conduct thorough impact analyses, assist with training programs, and actively manage resistance to change. Your mission is to drive successful organizational transformations by focusing on the human aspect of change management, preparing, supporting, and equipping both our people and our customers to embrace and utilise changes in business processes, technology, job roles, and organisational structures. Your impact is measured by the successful adoption of changes and the achievement of project objectives through effective and well-executed change management practices.

What will you do:

• 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, organizational 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
• Provide professional guidance and coaching to colleagues and stakeholders on change management best practices

What will make you successful:

• 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

Experience & Education

• 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

What we offer you:

Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Open Talent Market (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally), Shopping & Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and much more.

At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it\'s an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company\'s future.

We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.

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