Senior Change Manager

Morgan McKinley; Dublin; On-site; EUR 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Morgan McKinley is recruiting a Senior Transformation Programme Manager for a major Irish statutory body undergoing expansion to meet EU regulatory requirements. The role will design governance, processes, and change management frameworks to deliver multiple high-impact projects, including organizational structure reviews and workforce expansion.

You will establish a transformation office, oversee portfolios, provide dashboards to senior leadership and board, and collaborate with HR, IT, Finance

Qualifications

• 5+ years delivering large-scale organizational change.
• Experience designing and setting up PMOs or transformation frameworks.
• Public sector/regulatory environment experience.
• Strong stakeholder management and executive reporting skills.
• Ability to build governance, processes, and change management frameworks.

Responsibilities

• Establish the Function: Build and operationalise the change management office, operating model, standards, and reporting mechanisms.
• Portfolio Oversight: Maintain an integrated view of all major transformation workstreams, tracking risks, dependencies, milestones, and strategic alignment.
• Leadership Reporting: Provide executive dashboards, data-backed insights, and decision support to senior leadership and board members.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with HR, IT, Finance, Communications and external consultants for seamless execution.
• Capability Building: Embed long-term change capabilities within the business and transition new processes into core operations.

Skills

Change management

PMO setup

Stakeholder management

Executive reporting

Cross-functional collaboration

Public sector experience

Job description

Location: Dublin, Ireland

Reporting to: Executive Director

Team: 3 Direct Reports

About the Role

A key Irish statutory body is undergoing a major expansion due to new European regulatory requirements. To guide the organisation through this period of structural growth and change, a temporary transformation office is being established.

We are seeking a Senior Transformation Programme Manager to build and lead this function. You will design the governance, processes, and change management frameworks required to deliver multiple high-impact projects, including organizational structure reviews, accommodation planning, and strategic workforce expansion.

Key Responsibilities

• Establish the Function: Build and operationalise the change management office, including its operating model, standards, and reporting mechanisms.
• Portfolio Oversight: Maintain an integrated view of all major transformation workstreams, tracking risks, dependencies, milestones, and strategic alignment.
• Leadership Reporting: Provide executive dashboards, data-backed insights, and decision support directly to senior leadership and board members.
• Cross-Functional Alignment: Partner with internal functions (HR, IT, Finance, Communications) and external consultants to ensure seamless execution and stakeholder engagement.
• Capability Building: Embed long-term change capabilities within the business and transition new processes into core operations.
• Experience: 5+ years driving complex, large-scale organizational change and transformation initiatives.
• Framework Setup: Demonstrated success in designing and setting up project management offices or transformation frameworks from scratch.
• Stakeholder Management: Exceptional track record of advising executive-level leadership and managing complex risk and benefits realization.
• Sector Experience: Prior experience within a public sector, regulatory, or semi-state environment.