Business Change Manager

Job Title- Business Change Manager

Duration- 6 months (Possible Extension)

Salary- £600 per day

Onsite Parking

Working time- 9AM to 5PM

Holidays are accrued for PAYE contractors and they get 28days to start off with which increases to 33days after 12weeks.

About Us

Our client is a leading global advisory, broking and solutions company that helps clients around the world turn risk into a path for growth. With roots dating to 1828, and has 39,000 employees in more than 120 territories. They design and deliver solutions that manage risk, optimize benefits, cultivate talent, and expand the power of capital to protect and strengthen institutions and individuals. Their unique perspective allows us to see the critical intersections between talent, assets and ideas - the dynamic formula that drives business performance

• Summary of Role

  The Business Change Manager role has a dual reporting line to the Head of the Project Management Practice and the Business Change Lead, with the primary focus of leading the delivery and change management activities across:

  • the migration of existing/new clients onto Outsourcing GB's new digital pension products
  • the implementation of new systems and services for the administration of client pension schemes

  The role is business and client facing, and will partner with Client Relationship Managers, Operational and Delivery Teams to drive best practices of delivery and change management, including the:

  • Planning and implementation of client rollouts to new products and services
  • Definition and execution of business change activities (testing, training, communications and adoption) to ensure a smooth transition during release
  • Identification and management of risks, issues and dependencies across the delivery lifecycle
  • Management and quality assurance of business change deliverables throughout the project

  The Business Change Manager has the primary focus of project delivery, covering all aspects of project management (project planning, milestone tracking, resource management, project governance, stakeholder management), and will work with the Business Change Lead to implement Change Management best practices. The job requires a motivated individual with a track record of delivery in complex environments, who can autonomously shape and drive project activities from initiation through to completion.

  The Requirements

  Knowledge:

  • Highly experienced project manager with experience across Waterfall, Scrum and hybrid (W-Agile) methodologies
  • Previous experience in provisioning of new digital products and/or migration of large scale technology systems
  • Pension knowledge advantageous

  Skills:

  • Proven leadership experience in achieving successful project outcomes.
  • Track record of delivering strong results in large scale/complex software development projects.
  • Experience working with distributed software development products and teams.
  • Demonstrated Ability to lead cross functional teamwork in and across teams and organizations.
  • Strong verbal, written, interpersonal communication and negotiation skills.
  • Ability to develop project plans, manage individual deadlines and goals, including project metrics and dashboards.
  • Strong ability to identify potential issues and dependencies early.
  • Quickly facilitates mitigation plans, alternative approaches and communication of risks.
  • Experience with JIRA, Confluence, SharePoint benefitical
  • Analytical thinker with creative problem solving skills and attention to detail.
  • Good working knowledge of recognized Project Management frameworks e.g. Prince 2, PMBOK
  • Change management experience on complex projects

  People Skills:

  • Drive and enthusiasm with the ability to motivate teams to deliver
  • Ability to create an environment that encourages professional development
  • Ability to build strong working relationships, with IT and business managers
  • Ability to influence, network and collaborate with stakeholders
  • Negotiation and persuasion skills
  • Excellent and effective communication
  • Actively practices emotional intelligence (empathy, self-awareness, self-motivation, self- management) on project teams and throughout the enterprise.