Change management and communications Manager - part-time position

AutoStore™; Oslo fylke; On-site; NOK 520,000 - 780,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Pension plan

Paid exercise

Job summary

AutoStore is seeking a part-time Change & Communications Manager (25 hours/week) to guide organizational change and keep employees informed and engaged. You will craft a global internal communications strategy, run town halls, maintain guidelines, and support the HR transformation with stakeholders across locations.

The role requires English writing, clear messaging, and the ability to influence leaders and drive adoption of change in a fast-growing company with offices in Vindafjord, Stavanger,

Qualifications

• A genuine interest in how organizations change and how communication, engagement, and leadership together help people adopt change, supporting business performance and employee experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to turn complex or detailed information into clear, concise, and engaging employee communications
• Proven experience in change management, including change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and adoption measurement
• Digital confidence and the ability to assess and optimize digital channels
• Good stakeholder management skills and the ability to build productive working relationships across functions, locations, and levels of seniority
• Strong coordination skills, with the confidence to organize town halls, work with presenters and stakeholders, and keep multiple activities moving to deadline
• Credibility and confidence to advise, coach, and upskill senior leaders
• Highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently within a 25-hour-per-week schedule while managing competing priorities
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential internal information
• Qualifications – Preferred: Familiarity with a recognized change methodology
• Qualifications – Preferred: Experience with internal communications: channel management, content management, collaboration, or employee communication platforms
• Qualifications – Preferred: Relevant education or experience in change management, communications, journalism, marketing, HR, organizational communication, or a related field

Responsibilities

• Organizational change management: Develop an organizational change management playbook with communication and engagement at its core, including stakeholder mapping, persona-based journeys, key message development, channel selection, and adoption measurement
• Internal communications: Develop and execute the global internal communications strategy, including key messages, leadership narrative, channel framework, internal communications calendar, and communication cadence, ensuring communication supports company priorities, key changes, and employee needs
• Assess and drive internal communication channels so they effectively support employees through change and strengthen engagement
• Maintain internal communication guidelines and templates
• Coordinate AutoStore all-employee town halls, including key messages, narrative, agenda planning, speaker coordination, follow-up communications and sentiment
• Manage the internal communications calendar and pipeline
• Support internal engagement initiatives, campaigns, events, recognition activities, culture-building programs, and communication around key moments in the employee experience
• Gather employee feedback and monitor channel usage to evaluate how well communication and engagement are driving understanding and adoption of change, and recommend improvements
• HR transformation: Support the creation and delivery of the change and communications plan for the HR transformation, including change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and communications planning, in partnership with project managers
• We offer: A Collaborative and Inclusive Culture where we celebrate and value everyone’s contributions, encouraging diverse perspectives in decision-making
• We offer: Work-Life Balance & Well-being with paid exercise, health insurance, and a generous pension plan
• We offer: International and Supportive Environment within a Norwegian multinational that values collaboration and innovation

Skills

Change management experience

Stakeholder management

Communication skills

Digital literacy

Coordination skills

Coaching leaders

Organizational awareness

Job description

The Change & Communications Manager (part-time, 25 hours per week) helps AutoStorians navigate organizational change and stay informed, connected, and engaged through relevant internal communication and engagement journeys across AutoStore. This role will use change management, employee engagement, and internal communications best practices to help the organization move through change, drawing on channels and activities such as town halls, the intranet, internal news, and leadership communications. In addition, this role will support change management and communications for the HR transformation program.

Key priorities will be building organizational change capability and shaping the leadership narrative and internal communications strategy to support it, ensuring internal channels help employees understand and adopt change.

The successful candidate will be an experienced change and communications professional with the ability to work independently, coordinate effectively across stakeholders, and use communication and engagement to drive real adoption of change.

Organizational change management

• Develop an organizational change management playbook with communication and engagement at its core, including stakeholder mapping, persona-based journeys, key message development, channel selection, and adoption measurement
• Collaborate with the Organizational Effectiveness Lead on the leadership engagement approach for people leaders and the executive management team (XMT)

Internal communications

• Develop and execute the global internal communications strategy, including key messages, leadership narrative, channel framework, internal communications calendar, and communication cadence, ensuring communication supports company priorities, key changes, and employee needs
• Assess and drive internal communication channels so they effectively support employees through change and strengthen engagement
• Maintain internal communication guidelines and templates
• Coordinate AutoStore all-employee town halls, including key messages, narrative, agenda planning, speaker coordination, follow-up communications and sentiment
• Manage the internal communications calendar and pipeline
• Support internal engagement initiatives, campaigns, events, recognition activities, culture-building programs, and communication around key moments in the employee experience
• Gather employee feedback and monitor channel usage to evaluate how well communication and engagement are driving understanding and adoption of change, and recommend improvements

HR transformation

• Support the creation and delivery of the change and communications plan for the HR transformation, including change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and communications planning, in partnership with project managers

Qualifications

• A genuine interest in how organizations change and how communication, engagement, and leadership together help people adopt change, supporting business performance and employee experience
• Strong written and verbal communication skills in English, with the ability to turn complex or detailed information into clear, concise, and engaging employee communications
• Proven experience in change management, including change impact assessments, stakeholder engagement, and adoption measurement
• Digital confidence and the ability to assess and optimize digital channels
• Good stakeholder management skills and the ability to build productive working relationships across functions, locations, and levels of seniority
• Strong coordination skills, with the confidence to organize town halls, work with presenters and stakeholders, and keep multiple activities moving to deadline
• Credibility and confidence to advise, coach, and upskill senior leaders
• Highly organized, proactive, detail-oriented, and capable of working independently within a 25-hour-per-week schedule while managing competing priorities
• Sound judgment and discretion when handling sensitive or confidential internal information

Qualifications – Preferred

• Familiarity with a recognized change methodology
• Experience with internal communications: channel management, content management, collaboration, or employee communication platforms
• Relevant education or experience in change management, communications, journalism, marketing, HR, organizational communication, or a related field

We offer:

• A Collaborative and Inclusive Culture where we celebrate and value everyone’s contributions, encouraging diverse perspectives in decision-making.
• Work-Life Balance & Well-being: We offer 1 hour per week of paid exercise, health insurance, and a generous pension plan, prioritizing your mental and physical well-being.
• A Creative and Safe Workplace by joining a company experiencing rapid growth, with the stability of being Norway’s first unicorn listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.
• International and Supportive Environment within a Norwegian multinational that values collaboration and innovation.

Location

Location for this role is either at our headquarters in Vindafjord (Nedre Vats), Stavanger (Stavanger Øst) or our Oslo office (Lysaker) in Norway or Lyon (France) or UK (remote).

Application deadline

Please note that we review applications continuously—All inquiries are treated confidentially.

Recruitment Agencies

AutoStore does not accept agency resumes or assistance for this role. Please do not forward resumes to our job's alias or AutoStore employees. AutoStore is not responsible for any fees related to unsolicited resumes. This policy should be respected.