Head of Business Change

Davies; London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a Head of Business Change to drive cultural and operational changes aligned with their business model. The role involves leading a team, managing strategic projects, and engaging with executive stakeholders to ensure successful implementation of change initiatives.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in change management roles.
• Experience advising and engaging with Executive level stakeholders.
• Proven track record of leading major strategic initiatives.

Responsibilities

• Identify operating model challenges and develop business cases.
• Lead the Business Change team and foster an inclusive environment.
• Oversee delivery of strategic projects and ensure timely completion.

Skills

Leadership

Communication

Collaboration

Adaptability

Job description

Head of Business Change

Application Deadline: 14 June 2025

Department: Transformation

Employment Type: Permanent - Full Time

Location: London, UK

Reporting To: Leslie Edmonds

Description

Work with the Executive Team, Senior Managers, and Function Heads to identify and drive cultural, behavioural, and operational changes to support Asta's business model and strategy.

Key Responsibilities

1. Identify operating model challenges, analyze and challenge proposed solutions, develop business cases, and make recommendations to the Executive Team for improvements.
2. Lead the Business Change team, ensuring clear goals, quality work, and positive contributions. Foster an inclusive and engaging environment, providing development opportunities for team members.
3. Design and operate Asta's Change Management Framework, ensuring strategic projects have supporting business cases, align with strategy, and are properly governed.
4. Oversee delivery of strategic projects, ensuring they are completed on time, within budget, and realize benefits. Report progress, risks, and issues to committees and boards.
5. Apply change management techniques to promote adoption.
6. Promote awareness of technology solutions, collaborate with IT to gather requirements, assess suitability, and support implementation.
7. Encourage operational excellence and innovation across the business, creating efficiencies and streamlining processes.
8. Support the Operations Director with departmental activities.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

Key Personal Skills Required

• Leadership: Demonstrates exceptional leadership, fosters teamwork, guides teams to achieve objectives, makes decisions, and empowers others.
• Communication and Stakeholder Management: Excellent written and verbal skills, strong interpersonal abilities.
• Excellence: Leads by example, promotes high standards in behaviour and quality.
• Adaptability: Able to handle changing priorities, multitask, and work under pressure.
• Collaboration: Works well with others and builds strong relationships internally and externally.

Key Technical Skills, Knowledge, and Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years experience in change management roles.
• Experience advising and engaging with Executive level stakeholders.
• Proven track record of leading major strategic initiatives, including operational, cultural, and behavioural change.
• Ability to analyze change initiatives and present clear visions and business cases.
• Strong knowledge of process improvement and change management tools and techniques.