Group Strategy & Change Director

Bettys & Taylors Group; Harrogate; Hybrid; GBP 75,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A family-owned brand is seeking a Group Strategy & Change Director in Harrogate. The successful candidate will lead the development of long-term strategies and oversee major organisational changes. Responsibilities include overseeing cross-Group coordination, acting as a strategic advisor, and fostering collaboration across functions. This full-time role offers flexible working patterns and a range of benefits, including employee discounts and wellbeing support.

Benefits

Free meals, drinks, and snacks

Quarterly profit-share bonus

Holiday allowance with options

Company-wide employee discounts

Health cash plan and wellbeing support

Development opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in leading long-term strategies in a matrixed environment.
• Skills in navigating major organisational changes and cultural transformations.
• Ability to work across functions for integrated outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Strategic Network and ensure cross-Group coordination.
• Act as a strategic advisor to the Co-CEO.
• Lead the Group-wide prioritisation process for strategies.

Skills

Strategic development

Organisational change management

Cross-functional collaboration

Influence and stakeholder engagement

Effective communication

Job description

Ready to shape the future of our independent, family‑owned and values‑led business? Join us as Group Strategy & Change Director and lead the development of Bettys & Taylors Group's long‑term strategy and the multi‑time horizon approaches to delivering it.

Responsibilities

• Oversee the Strategic Network on behalf of Co‑CEO, ensuring cross‑Group coordination, collaboration and integration of strategies.
• Own the process for reviewing and resetting Group strategies, ensuring efficient stakeholder engagement.
• Act as a strategic advisor to Co‑CEO and support collective strategy execution.
• Work as a strategic partner to the Group Executive Team, leading work to ensure strategy creation is informed by GET and their engagement is fostered and sustained, and providing visibility of and challenge regarding progress against agreed strategies.
• Oversee the development and delivery of strategic insights across business, industry, customer and stakeholder landscapes, leveraging external partnerships.
• Lead the Group‑wide prioritisation process for strategic prioritisation and associated resource allocation.
• Lead the Group‑wide approach to measurement of and reporting on progress against strategic approaches.
• Lead our approaches to establishing clear 'line of sight' from individual roles to Group strategy.
• Identify emerging strategic change needs and align people, culture and technology capabilities through partnering with the relevant GET & Co‑CEO members.
• Work with leaders to develop change capability and foster a culture aligned with strategic transformation.
• Build strategic relationships with peer organisations to inform and benchmark change agendas.
• Own (where agreed), advocate for and oversee the delivery of our Group‑wide strategies on Change, OD, Strategic Thinking and Practice and Sustainability within their area of business leadership.

Qualifications

• Deliver long‑term strategies in a matrixed business.
• Effectively lead and steer major organisational change programmes impacting culture and ways of working.
• Work across multiple functions to achieve integrated outcomes.
• Apply external market and industry insights to strategic priorities.
• Design governance and prioritisation processes for large‑scale initiatives.
• Cross‑functionally collaborate, fostering integration.
• Influence skilfully at all levels, including Board and Co‑CEO.
• Engage and manage diverse internal and external stakeholders.
• Communicate effectively, via excellent verbal and written communication skills, with the emotional intelligence to build strong, collaborative partnerships.

Team Structure

The successful candidate will have one direct report and will influence and deliver through others in our matrixed, networked environment including via our Strategic Network and Change practitioners.

Location & Flexibility

This is a demanding, full‑time role, based at our main site at Plumpton Park in Harrogate, HG2 7LD. We would be happy to discuss flexible working patterns, including hybrid working, and ideally this would include c.3 days per week on site at Plumpton Park. If you would like to discuss flexibility options, please provide more details in your application.

What we offer you

• Free meals, drinks and snacks while at work.
• Discretionary quarterly profit‑share bonus.
• Holiday allowance with the option to buy and (in some cases) sell additional days.
• Company‑wide employee discounts.
• Access to our health cash plan, wellbeing support, company‑funded counselling, and enrolment in the company pension.
• Range of development opportunities no matter your role and ambitions, including external training programmes, apprenticeships and internal 1:1 coaching schemes.

About Bettys & Taylors Group

Our family business is home to three iconic Yorkshire brands – Yorkshire Tea, Bettys and Taylors of Harrogate. Together we share a passion for quality, service and doing things properly. We are driven by our purpose and our values, and we believe our people are what set us apart. We welcome applications from all cultures, backgrounds, and experiences and we are committed to offering an inclusive culture where everyone can thrive.