Strategic Change Lead - Hybrid, Manchester

Experis; Ringway; Hybrid; GBP 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Experis is seeking an experienced Change Manager to lead and coordinate change activities across a complex portfolio of initiatives. The role is based in Manchester with hybrid working and involves working with senior leaders to manage change readiness and adoption at scale.

You will translate change strategy into actionable plans, guide delivery, and ensure people-centred change is embedded in processes, systems and ways of working, enabling sustainable transformation benefits.

Qualifications

• Significant experience in Change Management or Organisational Change roles.
• Proven experience delivering change across enterprise or portfolio-level initiatives.
• Experience influencing stakeholders at all levels, including senior leadership.
• Background in large, multi-site or matrixed organisations is advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Lead end-to-end change management activities across multiple concurrent initiatives.
• Translate organisational change strategy into clear, actionable change plans.
• Act as a trusted advisor, providing expert guidance on change approach and delivery.
• Ensure people-centred change is embedded across processes, systems and ways of working.
• Conduct and oversee change impact assessments, stakeholder analysis and readiness planning.
• Manage and coordinate change roadmaps, sequencing activity to minimise change fatigue.
• Ensure change impacts across people, process and technology are clearly understood and addressed.
• Support transition into business-as-usual, embedding change to drive benefits realisation.
• Build strong relationships with senior leaders, delivery teams and operational management.
• Advise leaders on change risk, readiness and mitigation strategies.
• Ensure effective, timely and targeted change communications are delivered.
• Support and coach leaders and managers in their role as change sponsors.
• Provide direction, coaching and mentoring to Change Analysts, practitioners or change champions.
• Set clear objectives and priorities across change activity.
• Support the development of organisational change capability.
• Foster a collaborative, learning-focused culture of continuous improvement.

Skills

Stakeholder management

Change impact assessment

Planning & prioritisation

Effective communication

Job description

Experis is seeking an experienced Change Manager to lead and coordinate change activities across a complex portfolio of initiatives. The role is based in Manchester with hybrid working and involves working with senior leaders to manage change readiness and adoption at scale.

You will translate change strategy into actionable plans, guide delivery, and ensure people-centred change is embedded in processes, systems and ways of working, enabling sustainable transformation benefits.