Change Management Lead - Reading, United Kingdom - Harcourt Matthews

Harcourt Matthews

Verified Company

Reading, United Kingdom

3 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Change Management Lead

Reading

£70,000 - £75,000 + Bonus & benefits

The Company

Due to continued growth and success, this international law firm has an exciting opportunity for a Change Management Lead to join them.

This award-winning firm is known for being welcoming and supportive of their employees - business services and lawyers / trainees alike.

Known for being international legal experts in sectors such as digital business, energy, financial services, life sciences, real estate, retail and more, they have represented many household names.

Having also won an award for Best Law Firm for Legal Tech, we are now delighted to support the recruitment of a Change Management Lead to lead the firm's change management capability in order to successfully embed a centre of excellence for change management across the change team and firm as a whole.

Key Responsibilities of the Change Management Lead

Accountability for defining and embedding a change management centre of excellence across the firm, including associated methodologies and approaches that are fit for purpose for the company
Responsibility for advising the Director of Change and the International Change Board on any portfolio wide opportunities or risks associated with change management
Accountability for the design, development and implementation of change management activities required to ensure the entire portfolio of change is able to deliver successfully.
Taking ownership of a portfolio wide change impact assessment
Providing advice on amends on the phasing, timing & shape of the integrated portfolio roadmap to give it the best chance of successful delivery
Individual ownership of change management activities on specific programmes and projects as determined by business need
Acting as an advisor on best practice and ambassador for change management across the firm

Skills & Attributes of the Change Management Lead

Proven experience of shaping and delivering complex change management steams for transformation programmes with clientcentric mindset
Change Management (e.g. PROSCI) qualifications preferred
Experience within the professional services or legal sector
Experience in defining and implementing a structured methodology to deliver change management activities, including conducting change impact assessments and developing change management strategies
A focus on delivering tangible business outcomes, with a clear view for how change fits in to the broader business agenda
Ability to manage and influence a complex stakeholder landscape (including csuite level) in order to successfully deliver sustainable change
The ability to build and manage a high performing team and to create a sense of community amongst the often disparate members of the project teams
Previous line management experience would be an advantage but is not essential

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Applications can only be considered from those eligible to live & work in the UK without restriction.

Harcourt Matthews is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy

Our divisions include:

Legal Operations (Legal Tech and Legal Project Management, LPM, Operations Project Managers, Change, Innovation and Process Improvement); Accounting & Finance (Part and fully qualified Accountants); Pricing & Strategy; Pfi/PPP & FM.