Senior Transformation & Change Leader – Hybrid Leeds

Markel; Leeds; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 100,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Great salary + 25% annual bonus

25 days holiday + bank holidays

Buy and sell holiday scheme

Generous pension contribution

Private medical insurance

Dental cover

Life assurance

Income protection

Travel insurance

Season ticket loan

Hybrid working

Professional development opportunities

Job summary

Markel in Leeds seeks an experienced Senior Business Change Project Manager to lead strategic change initiatives across the business. You will work with Executive Sponsors, technology teams, and external vendors to turn ambitious ideas into measurable outcomes, driving growth, efficiency, and global expansion.

You will deliver complex programmes, manage governance and budgets, and ensure readiness across stakeholder groups, with a clear focus on operational excellence and digital transformation.

Qualifications

• Minimum 10 years' Project Management experience.
• Consistent record delivering complex business change projects.
• Experience working in regulated environments.
• Strong collaborator management, including Executive-level engagement.
• Experience running project budgets, forecasting and financial reporting.
• Vendor and third-party supplier management experience.
• Strong governance, risk and issue management expertise.
• Experience running Steering Committees and governance forums.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of complex business change projects from initiation through to implementation.
• Chair Project Working Groups and Steering Committees.
• Build relationships with Executive Sponsors and senior partners.
• Lead project governance, reporting, RAID logs, and project controls.
• Create and maintain detailed project plans and delivery roadmaps.

Skills

Project management

Stakeholder management

Governance

Budgeting & forecasting

Vendor management

Education

PRINCE2 Practitioner

APM Qualification

PM certification

Job description

Markel in Leeds seeks an experienced Senior Business Change Project Manager to lead strategic change initiatives across the business. You will work with Executive Sponsors, technology teams, and external vendors to turn ambitious ideas into measurable outcomes, driving growth, efficiency, and global expansion.

You will deliver complex programmes, manage governance and budgets, and ensure readiness across stakeholder groups, with a clear focus on operational excellence and digital transformation.