Change Manager

About the RoleWe are seeking a highly experienced, hands-on S4 Change Readiness Lead to act as the right hand to the global S/4HANA programme lead. This is a senior, delivery-focused role for a pragmatic enterprise change leader who thrives in complex, large-scale transformations and is comfortable getting into the detail while leading a wider change structure.You will play a pivotal part in driving adoption, readiness, and business transformation across an enterprise environment with thousands of impacted usersKey ResponsibilitiesOwn end-to-end Organizational Change Management (OCM) delivery across the S/4HANA programme lifecycle, from discovery and impact assessment through deployment, adoption, and post-go-live sustainmentLead change strategy and readiness planning, including change impact assessments across technology, process, data, and operating model changesDrive stakeholder engagement and communications, partnering with senior sponsors and business leaders to build alignment, manage resistance, and ensure clear executive messaging.Establish and lead Change Champion and Super User networks to support local adoption, readiness, and feedback loops across the business.Oversee training strategy and delivery, including Training Needs Analysis (TNA), role-based curricula, and train-the-trainer programmes to ensure end-user readinessDefine and monitor business readiness and adoption metrics, providing go-live recommendations and leading change support through hypercare and transition to BAU.Lead a team of approximately 10 people across the wider S4 change structure, including future change leads—while remaining highly hands-on and personally delivering key workstreamsProfile RequiredEssential ExperienceMultiple end-to-end enterprise change-management programmes, with a proven track record of personally delivering (not just managing) in complex environments.At least two S/4HANA transformations strongly preferred. Candidates with major Oracle or comparable enterprise ERP transformation experience will be considered if the overall transformation/change profile is exceptional.Large-scale enterprise environment with thousands of impacted users (c.5,000–10,000+ users) to demonstrate the required level of complexity and stakeholder managementStrong understanding of S/4HANA practical implications, including personas, role mapping, and how solution decisions translate into stakeholder, learning, and readinessHands-on, pragmatic, and credible leadership style—someone who gets into the detail, owns delivery, and can effectively act as a right hand to the programmeLeadership & DeliveryExpected to lead approximately 10 people across the wider S4 change structure, including future change leads.Not a pure people manager—must be highly hands-on and personally deliver key change workstreams while providing direction and oversight to the teamMethodologies & SkillsExperience with recognised change-management methodologies (e.g., Prosci ADKAR or similar).Strong stakeholder management, communications, and training capabilitiesAbility to develop change roadmaps with KPIs, milestones, and adoption metrics, and to adjust strategies based on feedback and readiness diagnostics