Change Manager (Operational Readiness and Enablement)

Standard Life; City of Edinburgh; Vor Ort; GBP 47.000 - 58.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Private medical cover

38 days annual leave

Excellent pension

Life assurance 12x salary

Income protection

Volunteering days

Zusammenfassung

Standard Life, Edinburgh, is seeking a Change Lead for the Enhanced Services Change Team on a 12 month secondment. You will manage technology-enabled change, ensure delivery within scope and budget, and build strong cross-functional relationships to embed new capabilities across Operations, Technology and Communications.

You’ll scope projects, define objectives, produce plan documentation, and manage stakeholders to keep sponsors informed.

Qualifikationen

• Proven experience leading people-focused technology-enabled change.
• Strong track record embedding change across multiple functions, including stakeholder alignment, training, adoption, and transition to business-as-usual.
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills with ability to manage conflicting priorities.

Aufgaben

• Lead end-to-end small to medium-sized business change projects within scope, time, budget and quality.
• Build relationships across Operations, Technology, Communications and Training to embed and sustain new capabilities.
• Define objectives, deliverables and success measures; produce high-quality documentation (plans, risks, actions, decisions).
• Manage stakeholders and keep sponsors informed throughout the project.
• Operate within governance frameworks to track risks and issues; apply change management tools and best practices.
• Drive readiness, training, adoption and transition into business-as-usual with measurement and feedback.

Kenntnisse

Change management

Stakeholder engagement

Communication

Agile

Waterfall

Jobbeschreibung

Job Description

Job Type: 12 Month Secondment

Location and flexible working: Edinburgh.All our roles are open to part-time, job-share and other types of flexibility. We will discuss what is important to you and balancing this with business requirements during the recruitment process. You can read more about flexible working here

Salary: Up to £52,700 dependent upon experience plus an indicative bonus range of 8% to 16%, private medical cover, 38 days annual leave, excellent pension, 12x salary life assurance, income protection, 3x volunteering days and much more

Closing Date: 10th November

Who are we?

We're Standard Life, a retirement specialist focused entirely on retirement savings and income. We champion the belief that everyone's journey to and through retirement can be better, and for more than 200 years, we've been helping our customers plan and prepare for their financial futures.

Life today is increasingly complicated, uncertain and unpredictable. People move through different careers, face unexpected moments and navigate important choices. We offer our colleagues flexibility, trust and benefits that work for whatever life brings. In return we expect curiosity, connection, accountability and high standards. We make room for what matters - so you can bring your best, every day.

The role

You will join our Enhanced Services Change Team, supporting or leading small to medium-sized business change projects. You'll ensure delivery within scope, time, budget, and quality, while shaping and implementing an effective change and adoption approach. You'll build strong relationships across the business, including Operations, Technology, Communications, and Training, to ensure the new capabilities are successfully embedded, adopted, and sustained.

You will be responsible leading the end-to-end change and business readiness including scoping projects and define objectives, deliverables, and success measures including producing clear, high-quality documentation (plans, risks, actions, decisions) along with managing stakeholders and keep sponsors informed throughout the project.

Operate within governance frameworks to track risks and issues plus applying and sharing change management tools and best practices along with leading or supporting continuous improvement initiatives. You will also drive stakeholder engagement, readiness, training, adoption, and transition into business-as-usual, using agreed measures and feedback to confirm the change is embedded effectively.

What We're Looking For

• Proven experience leading people-focused technology-enabled change
• Strong track record of embedding change across multiple functions, including stakeholder alignment, training, adoption, and transition to business-as-usual
• Strong communication and stakeholder engagement skills along with ability to manage conflicting priorities and guide diverse teams
• Ability to work closely with technical and operational teams, constructively challenge delivery plans and keeping customer and colleague outcomes at the centre of decision-making
• Ideally have APMG Change Management or similar qualification (Agile, PRINCE2, Lean) and familiarity with Agile and Waterfall methodologies

We want to hire the whole version of you

We are committed to ensuring that everyone feels accepted and welcome applicants from all backgrounds. If your experience looks different from what we've advertised and you believe that you can bring value to the role, we'd love to hear from you.

If you require any adjustments to the recruitment process, please let us know so we can help you to be at your best.

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