Lead Change Manager

SmartRecruiters, Inc.; Sheffield; Hybrid; GBP 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

HelloKindred seeks a Lead Change Manager to steer multi-workstream transformation initiatives in a hybrid IT services environment. You will shape delivery strategy, oversee resources, manage senior stakeholders, and ensure outcomes align with strategic objectives.

You will coach delivery professionals, champion best practices, and drive adoption, readiness, and benefits realization across large-scale programs.

Qualifications

• Experience leading large-scale transformation programmes within financial services.
• Proficient in programme management, change management, and business transformation.
• Ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead matrix teams.
• Experience managing complex budgets, regulatory change, and organisational transformation.
• Strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Hold programme management qualifications such as MSP, PgMP, or Agile Programme Management.

Responsibilities

• Lead complex change programmes, workstreams, or portfolios with significant business impact.
• Define and implement change delivery approaches, governance structures, and operating models.
• Provide direction and oversight to Project Managers, Change Managers, Business Analysts, and wider delivery teams.
• Establish programme controls and ensure adherence to regulatory, risk, and governance requirements.
• Build strong relationships with senior executives and sponsors, providing strategic advice.
• Drive issue resolution across complex dependencies and competing priorities.
• Ensure effective change adoption, business readiness, and benefit realisation activities.
• Manage programme financials, resource allocation, and investment performance.
• Support strategic planning, prioritisation, and portfolio management activities.
• Champion change management best practice and continuous improvement.
• Inspire confidence and lead through ambiguity.
• Influence stakeholders at executive and board level.
• Create clarity and direction across large-scale initiatives.
• Develop and coach delivery professionals.
• Deliver sustainable business outcomes.

Skills

Leadership

Change Management

Programme governance

Stakeholder management

Budget management

Strategic thinking

Delivery leadership

Education

MSP

PgMP

Agile Programme Management

Job description

HelloKindred are specialists in staffing marketing, creative and technology roles, offering a range of talent solutions that can be delivered on-site, remotely or hybrid.

Our vision is to make work accessible and people’s lives better.We do this by disrupting traditional employment barriers –connecting ambitious talent to flexible opportunities with trusted brands.

Job Description

Anticipated Contract End Date/Length: April 30, 2027
Work set up: Hybrid (3 days per week in office)
Clearance required: BPSS

Our client in the Information Technology and Services industry is looking for a Lead Change Manager to provide leadership across multiple change initiatives or a significant transformation programme. The role is accountable for shaping delivery strategy, overseeing project and change resources, managing senior stakeholder relationships, and ensuring successful execution of business outcomes aligned to strategic objectives.

What you will do:

• Lead complex change programmes, workstreams, or portfolios with significant business impact.
• Define and implement change delivery approaches, governance structures, and operating models.
• Provide direction and oversight to Project Managers, Change Managers, Business Analysts, and wider delivery teams.
• Establish programme controls and ensure adherence to regulatory, risk, and governance requirements.
• Build strong relationships with senior executives and sponsors, providing strategic advice and challenge.
• Drive issue resolution across complex dependencies and competing priorities.
• Ensure effective change adoption, business readiness, and benefit realisation activities.
• Manage programme financials, resource allocation, and investment performance.
• Support strategic planning, prioritisation, and portfolio management activities.
• Champion change management best practice and continuous improvement.
• Inspire confidence and lead through ambiguity.
• Influence stakeholders at executive and board level.
• Create clarity and direction across large-scale initiatives.
• Develop and coach delivery professionals.
• Deliver sustainable business outcomes.

Qualifications

• Bring significant experience leading large-scale transformation programmes within financial services.
• Apply a strong understanding of programme management, change management, and business transformation methodologies.
• Demonstrate the ability to influence executive stakeholders and lead matrix teams.
• Bring experience managing complex budgets, regulatory change, and organisational transformation.
• Apply strong commercial awareness and strategic thinking capabilities.
• Hold programme management qualifications such as MSP, PgMP, or Agile Programme Management, which are desirable.

Additional Information

Candidates must be legally authorized to live and work in the country where the position is based, without requiring employer sponsorship.

HelloKindred is committed to fair, transparent, and inclusive hiring practices. We assess candidates based on skills, experience, and role-related requirements.

We appreciate your interest in this opportunity. While we review every application carefully, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

HelloKindred is an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants of all backgrounds and do not discriminate on the basis of race, colour, religion, sex, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

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