Head of Change and Transformation

About Our Client

My client is a leading pensions firm that overeses and regulates workplace pension arrangements.

Build strong, trusted partnerships with senior leaders to support successful delivery of change initiatives.
Ensure all change activity aligns with strategic organisational priorities and goals.
Promote transparent, evidence based decision making and prioritisation.
Lead the organisation's value management, business change, delivery, and business architecture functions.
Drive best practice in benefits realisation, performance measurement, and strategic planning.
Ensure major initiatives have clear objectives, measurable benefits, and robust delivery plans.
Oversee prioritisation of initiatives based on strategic value, organisational capacity, and urgency.
Develop capability across change related functions by ensuring the right skills are available at the right time.
Build talent pipelines and address capability gaps through targeted development.
Embed change expertise across the organisation to increase consistency and resilience.
Provide assurance to senior leaders and committees on delivery progress, risks, and value realisation.
Support the development of frameworks for performance tracking, resource allocation, and decision‑making.
Facilitate planning across directorates to ensure alignment, identify dependencies, and address delivery challenges.
Manage, coach, and develop a high‑performing team that evolves with organisational needs.
Oversee career development and performance across delivery, design, architecture, and analysis teams.

A successful Head of Change and Transformation should have:

Deep understanding of how people, culture, and behaviour influence change.
Strong knowledge of value management, benefits realisation, and performance measurement.
Ability to link financial planning and investment decisions to outcomes and impact.
Awareness of regulatory or government environments
Knowledge of established change management methods such as MSP, PRINCE2, and Agile.
Extensive experience leading complex, organisation wide change.
Strong analytical ability to interpret and simplify complex information.
Experience setting up enterprise level change or value management functions.
Skilled at building credibility, influencing senior leaders, and working with external partners.
Strong portfolio and programme management capability.
Excellent communication and negotiation skills.
Proven ability to shape organisational culture, build capability, and lead professional communities.

Contact

George Thomas

Quote job ref

JN-022026-6955521

Phone number

+442072692167