Job Description:
Job Title: Change Manager
Location - Telford or Coventry
Mission: As a Change Manager, you play a key role in facilitating organizational projects and initiatives by ensuring successful employee adoption and value realisation. You develop and implement strategies to maximize the adoption of change, support communication efforts, conduct thorough impact analyses, assist with training programs, and actively manage resistance to change. Your mission is to drive successful organizational transformations by focusing on the human aspect of change management, preparing, supporting, and equipping both our people and our customers to embrace and utilise changes in business processes, technology, job roles, and organisational structures. Your impact is measured by the successful adoption of changes and the achievement of project objectives through effective and well-executed change management practices.
What will you do:
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Ensure organisational projects and initiatives achieve their intended outcomes by driving employee adoption and value realization
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Develop and implement structured change management strategies and plans to maximise engagement, adoption, and sustained usage
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Lead change impact assessments to identify affected stakeholders and define appropriate change interventions
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Support the design, development, and delivery of targeted communications to stakeholders and impacted audiences, ensuring consistent and timely messaging
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Support training activities by documenting requirements and contributing to the design and delivery of effective learning solutions
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Identify, assess, and actively manage resistance to change, preparing mitigation tactics and risks management actions
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Align change activities with project plans, organizational priorities, and strategic objectives
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Measure and evaluate the effectiveness of change interventions, continuously improving approaches to increase adoption and readiness
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Operate independently with minimal supervision, seeking guidance as needed in complex or ambiguous situations
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Provides professional guidance and coaching to colleagues and stakeholders on change management best practices
(External) English Qualifications:
What will make you successful:
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Proven experience in change management methodologies, with the ability to apply these effectively in a design and delivery context
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Able to make decisions on priorities, change approach, and delivery, operating with a high degree of autonomy and confidently navigating ambiguity using experience and judgement
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Strong prioritisation and planning capability, able to focus effort on activities that drive adoption and value realisation
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Effective communication skills, with the ability to simplify complex change and tailor messaging to different audiences including executive stakeholders
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Well-developed critical thinking skills, able to assess impacts, anticipate challenges, and shape pragmatic solutions
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Strong stakeholder management and influencing capability, able to build credibility and gain buy-in across a range of stakeholders
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Versatility across change disciplines, with the ability to work effectively with specialist functions (e.g. Comms, CX) and flex into these areas as needed to support end-to-end delivery on less complex initiatives
Experience & Education
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Required: Relevant Change Management qualification or equivalent experience e.g. CMI/APMG Practitioner level or above)
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Desirable: Proven track record of operating successfully within a complex, highly collaborative global matrix organization
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Nice to have: Domain expertise in Energy Management, Industrial Automation, Smart Grid Technologies, Building Automation, or Data Centres
What we offer you:
Competitive salary & Bonus Scheme, 28 Days Annual Leave + Public Holidays, Pension Scheme, Employee Share Ownership Programme, Various Health & Wellbeing Support Options, Gym Flex, Open Talent Market (internal mobility opportunities + access to mentors & projects globally), Shopping & Dining Discounts, Learning Portal and much more.
At Schneider Electric, Diversity & Inclusion is at the heart of our organisation, it's an integral part of our history, culture, and identity. We recognise that embracing diversity unlocks innovation and creativity and fosters collaboration. We want our employees to reflect the diversity of our communities and the customers we serve. As a result, our teams are stronger to drive the company's future.
We are proudly participating in the Disability Confident Program offering support to people in the workplace who consider themselves living with a disability.
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Local Benefits (English):
At Schneider, we believe that every employee is a talent who deserves equal opportunities. This means you matter. Every individual needs to feel valued, supported, and treated fairly to do their best work.
Our Total Rewards is our way of saying: “We see you. We value you”. It’s more than just pay and benefits- it’s a meaningful investment in you. It is designed for you to perform, grow, feel safe, and elevate your potential to shine as an impact maker.
For this UK based position, the expected pay range is GBP 83,200 - GBP 124,800 per year. This pay range includes base pay and short-term incentives. The compensation range for this full-time position applies to candidates located within the United Kingdom. Our pay ranges are determined by the local market.
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Our Total Rewards package outlines all the benefits and support you’ll enjoy as part of the Schneider Electric team:
Care for Yourself and Your Family. We ensure you feel secure with benefits that help you and your family thrive: health and life insurance, paid time off, parental and care leave, flexible work options, and confidential counseling for life’s challenges.
Invest and Plan Your Future. We help you plan and invest for the future with competitive pay and programs: your base salary, short-term incentives or sales incentives, opportunities to own company shares, and retirement savings plans for your future.
Grow Your Skills and Career. We commit to helping you grow with ongoing performance and development conversations, Senior Talent Program, global career opportunities, access to our Schneider Career Hub for new positions, projects, and mentors, and learning platforms like Coursera to equip you with the skills for today and tomorrow.
Team Up in the Workplace. We encourage teaming up through project opportunities on the Schneider Career Hub, smart ways to collaborate, celebrating contributions via a recognition program, sharing your voice in our engagement survey, and fostering an inclusive, caring workplace.
Support Your Community. We make a difference in your community with volunteer leave, programs through the Schneider Electric Foundation, and initiatives that support youth education.
(External) English Company Boiler Plate:
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When you are thinking about joining a new team, culture matters. At Schneider Electric, our values and behaviors are the foundation for creating a great culture to support business success. We believe that our IMPACT values – Inclusion, Mastery, Purpose, Action, Curiosity, Teamwork – starts with us.
IMPACT is also your invitation to join Schneider Electric where you can contribute to turning sustainability ambition into actions, no matter what role you play. It is a call to connect your career with the ambition of achieving a more resilient, efficient, and sustainable world.
We are looking for IMPACT Makers; exceptional people who turn sustainability ambitions into actions at the intersection of automation, electrification, and digitization. We celebrate IMPACT Makers and believe everyone has the potential to be one.
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€40 billion global revenue
+9% organic growth
150 000+ employees in 100+ countries
You must submit an online application to be considered for any position with us. This position will be posted until filled.
Schneider Electric aspires to be the most inclusive and caring company in the world, by providing equitable opportunities to everyone, everywhere, and ensuring all employees feel uniquely valued and safe to contribute their best. We mirror the diversity of the communities in which we operate, and ‘inclusion’ is one of our core values. We believe our differences make us stronger as a company and as individuals and we are committed to championing inclusivity in everything we do.
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