Change Manager

Change Manager

Canopius Group | Manchester, ENG, GB

Posted 23 days ago

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Description

Job Description


The Role:


The Change Manager is responsible for designing and delivering structured change management approaches across programmes and projects to drive successful business outcomes.


The role focuses on embedding a consistent change framework across the portfolio, maximising employee adoption, enabling new ways of working, and ensuring change is delivered in a controlled, sustainable, and people-centred way.


Responsibilities Will Include



  • Change Strategy & Framework

    • Design, implement, and continuously improve the change management framework across the portfolio

    • Drive alignment to a consistent set of methodologies, tools, and standards

    • Embed change management as a core capability across Change, Technology, Data and Operations functions



  • Change Delivery

    • Lead change activity across multiple programmes and workstreams

    • Develop and deliver end-to-end change plans, including:

      • Stakeholder engagement

      • Communications

      • Training and readiness

      • Adoption and embedding



    • Ensure change delivery aligns with broader programme and business objectives



  • Stakeholder Engagement & Influence

    • Engage and influence senior stakeholders to drive alignment and buy-in

    • Partner with business leaders, project teams, and SMEs to embed new ways of working

    • Coach leaders and teams through change, addressing resistance and enabling behavioural shift



  • Adoption & Benefits Realisation

    • Define and track change success metrics (e.g. adoption, engagement, readiness)

    • Monitor progress and intervene where adoption is at risk

    • Ensure initiatives deliver intended business outcomes and benefits



  • Continuous Improvement

    • Identify opportunities to improve organisational change capability and maturity

    • Implement tools, processes, and methodologies to enhance delivery
    • Analyse ongoing initiatives to identify efficiency and capability improvements and other ad hoc duties as required.




Further Relevant Skills And Experience



  • Proven experience delivering change management across complex programmes

  • Strong understanding of change management methodologies (e.g. Prosci, ADKAR or equivalent)

  • Excellent stakeholder management and influencing skills

  • Ability to operate across Change, Technology, Data and Operations environments

  • Experience developing communication, engagement, and training strategies

  • Exceptional communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Excellent listening skills

  • Ability toarticulatemessages to a variety of audiences

  • Ability toestablishand maintain strong relationshipsacross all levels within anorganisation

  • Ability to influence others and movetowarda common vision or goal

  • Flexible and adaptable

  • RecognisedChange Management certification

  • Experience with large-scaleorganisationchange efforts

  • Experience inInsurance or Financial Services preferred


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